Enrollment
102
Elementary
DISTRICT 82 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEYLIN·NCES 200479000582
Cheylin Elementary
121 E.Sixth, Bird City, KS 67731 · (785) 734-2351 · Cheyenne County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL102 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
53 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Cheylin Elementary→Cheylin Jr/Sr High
Based on grade levels within Cheylin. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
38.6%
KS avg 44.5% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
33.3%
KS avg 38.8% . -13.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
102
+30 (+42%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 9.0:1
% White
62%
was 71%
% Hispanic
32%
was 29%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Cheylin Elementary
Cheylin Elementary is one of the rural-scale K-5 schools in Bird City, Kansas, overseen by Cheylin, with 102 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 313 students per school, that is 67% below typical.
Cheylin Elementary is one of 2 schools operated by Cheylin, a district that caters to 164 students overall.
On demographics, Cheylin Elementary reports that 62% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 5% Black. By comparison, Cheyenne County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Cheylin Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.3%, the actual is 37.0%, a residual of -0.3 points.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Cheyenne County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $55,429 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Cheylin Elementary is one of 4 public schools in Cheyenne County (combined enrollment of about 461 students).
Nearest neighbor: Cheylin Jr/Sr High, around 0.1 miles off. On composite proficiency, Cheylin Elementary comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 37.7%.
Cheylin Elementary operates from a small-town location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cheylin Elementary has increased 42%, going from 72 students in 2018 to 102 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 71% to 62% across the same window.
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Cheyenne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,628
Census ACS
Median income
$55,429
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
461 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Cheylin Jr/Sr High0.1 mi · 62
- St Francis High14.1 mi · 164
- St Francis Elem14.3 mi · 133
- DUNDY CO STRATTON HIGH SCHOOL21.1 mi · 126
- BENKELMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL21.2 mi · 159
- Rawlins County Elementary26.3 mi · 210
Frequently asked questions
About Cheylin ElementaryHow large is Cheylin Elementary?
Cheylin Elementary enrolls approximately 102 students in grades PK-06.
Is Cheylin Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cheylin Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Cheylin Elementary have?
Cheylin Elementary employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Cheylin Elementary?
Student demographics at Cheylin Elementary are roughly 62% White, 32% Hispanic, 5% Black.
What district is Cheylin Elementary in?
Cheylin Elementary is part of Cheylin.
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