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
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Kansas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 13 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 11 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 10 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (11) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (10).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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%
Math
33.3%
KS avg 38.8%
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.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.6% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 35.7% | 46.5% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
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 →
Schools most like Cheylin Elementary
Cheylin Elementary's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheylin Elementary this school | 102 | 52.0% | 37.0% |
| Greeley County Elem School Tribune | 115 | 48.7% | 27.2% |
| Kinsley-Offerle Elementary Pre-K-5 Offerle | 128 | 53.1% | 58.0% |
| Ingalls Elem Ingalls | 111 | 45.0% | 53.6% |
| Macksville Elem Macksville | 114 | 60.5% | 43.6% |
| Peabody-Burns Elementary Peabody | 104 | 60.6% | 28.7% |
Matched among Kansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cheylin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #402 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #431 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #472 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 102 | #655 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.0% | #354 of 658 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
102
+3 (+3%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 135
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 11.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 102 | 10.5 | 9.7:1 | 52% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 98 | 8.3 | 11.9:1 | 59% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 91 | 8.5 | 10.7:1 | 52% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 99 | 9 | 11.0:1 | 58% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 72 | 8 | 9.0:1 | 54% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 68 | 8 | 8.5:1 | 50% (34) |
| 2010-11 | 69 | 9 | 7.7:1 | 72% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 100 | 9 | 11.1:1 | 45% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 135 | 9 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cheylin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 42% (72 to 102); teachers up 32% (8 to 10.5).
About Cheylin Elementary
Cheylin Elementary is a small elementary school found in Bird City, Kansas. Enrolled students number 102 students, in pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 67% lower than the average for elementary schools in Kansas, which is about 313.
Cheylin Elementary is in Cheylin, a district with 164 students across 2 schools.
Roughly 62% of students at Cheylin Elementary are White. Enrollment also includes 32% Hispanic and 5% Black. Among people living in Cheyenne County, the White share is about 88%. Cheylin Elementary's diversity index is 51%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Cheylin Elementary was 9.7:1. This ratio sits 3.5 below the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 52%. For comparison, public schools in Cheyenne County average 51%.
allk12 grades Cheylin Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Cheylin Elementary is -0.3 points: 37.0% actual, 37.3% predicted.
Cheyenne County census figures show that the median household income is $55,429, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Cheyenne County is home to 4 public schools and about 461 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Cheylin Jr/Sr High is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Cheylin Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 3 more students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 11.0:1 to 9.7:1.
Posts about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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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