Enrollment
278
Elementary
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CIRCLE·NCES 201230000805
Circle Towanda Elementary
501 North 6th St, Towanda, KS 67144 · (316) 536-2728 · Butler County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
143 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 28 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 24% smaller than its 6th grade class (37).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Based on grade levels within Circle. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
44.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
29.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 | 44.4% | 29.1% |
| 2023-24 | 31.3% | 18.8% |
% 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
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Circle Towanda Elementary
Circle Towanda Elementary's state test result (32.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circle Towanda Elementary this school | 278 | 51.4% | 32.4% |
| Circle Oil Hill Elementary El Dorado | 274 | 48.9% | 37.0% |
| Minneapolis Elementary Minneapolis | 298 | 50.0% | 38.9% |
| Smith Center Elem Smith Center | 253 | 52.2% | 51.4% |
| Bickerdyke Elem Russell | 261 | 54.0% | 35.8% |
| Lincoln Elementary Fredonia | 242 | 50.8% | 40.6% |
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 Circle Towanda Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #468 of 625 | #16 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #473 of 625 | #16 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #386 of 625 | #15 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #415 of 714 | #12 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #58 of 539 | #2 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.4% | #494 of 540 | #17 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.4% | #361 of 658 | #5 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #143 of 151 | #10 of 11 |
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
278
0 (0%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 416
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 278 | 24.4 | 11.4:1 | 51% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 19.5 | 15.3:1 | 52% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 306 | 19.5 | 15.7:1 | 53% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 278 | 19 | 14.6:1 | 44% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 17.5 | 15.7:1 | 46% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 288 | 20 | 14.4:1 | 43% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 20 | 16.0:1 | 39% (124) |
| 2000-01 | 500 | 26 | 19.2:1 | 26% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 416 | 19 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Circle Towanda Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (274 to 278); teachers up 40% (17.5 to 24.4).
About Circle Towanda Elementary
Circle Towanda Elementary is a public elementary school in Towanda, Kansas. The school serves pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 278 students.
Circle operates 6 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,091 students.
White students are 90% of those enrolled at Circle Towanda Elementary. The rest of enrollment is 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Butler County, where about 87% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.
The school lists 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. Compared with the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 51% of the student body. It compares with 37% for public schools in Butler County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Circle Towanda Elementary is 37.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 32.4%.
In Butler County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $81,610 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Butler County number 42, with about 18,052 students.
Circle High, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Within ten miles of Circle Towanda Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 34.1%; Circle Towanda Elementary's is 32.4%, ranking 5th of 9.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 278, close to the 278 recorded in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.6:1 to 11.4:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,287
Census ACS
Median income
$81,610
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
18,052 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Circle
- Circle HighHigh · 604 students
- Circle Greenwich ElementaryElementary · 337 students
- Circle Middle SchoolMiddle · 312 students
- Circle Benton ElementaryElementary · 286 students
- Circle Oil Hill ElementaryElementary · 274 students
Nearby schools
- Circle High0.5 mi · 604
- Circle Benton Elementary5.9 mi · 286
- Circle Oil Hill Elementary6.0 mi · 274
- Circle Middle School6.1 mi · 312
- Skelly Elementary School7.1 mi · 266
- Ewalt Elementary7.2 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About Circle Towanda ElementaryHow large is Circle Towanda Elementary?
Circle Towanda Elementary enrolls approximately 278 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Circle Towanda Elementary serve?
Circle Towanda Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Circle Towanda Elementary have?
Circle Towanda Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Circle Towanda Elementary?
Student demographics at Circle Towanda Elementary are roughly 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Circle Towanda Elementary in?
Circle Towanda Elementary is part of Circle.
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