Enrollment
329
Elementary
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEARWATER·NCES 200492000377
Clearwater Elementary West
101 S. 1st Avenue, Clearwater, KS 67026 · (620) 584-2081 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Kansas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
125 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 64 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 28% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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 Clearwater. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
53.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
46.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 | 53.8% | 46.2% |
| 2023-24 | 26.4% | 38.9% |
% 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Clearwater Elementary West
Clearwater Elementary West's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater Elementary West this school | 329 | 38.0% | 41.3% |
| Rose Hill Intermediate Rose Hill | 328 | 36.0% | 45.6% |
| Woodrow Wilson Elem Hays | 364 | 37.9% | 51.8% |
| Sunflower Elem Paola | 373 | 40.5% | 52.0% |
| Soderstrom Elem Lindsborg | 318 | 41.5% | 61.3% |
| Jefferson West Elementary School Meriden | 320 | 34.4% | 60.9% |
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 Clearwater Elementary West ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #341 of 625 | #36 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #257 of 625 | #24 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #256 of 625 | #29 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #324 of 714 | #70 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #403 of 539 | #74 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.2% | #430 of 540 | #87 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.0% | #492 of 658 | #78 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #215 of 377 | #44 of 67 |
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
329
-10 (-3%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 253
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 329 | 22.3 | 14.8:1 | 38% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 21 | 15.5:1 | 38% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 22 | 14.8:1 | 39% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 30% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 22.6 | 16.5:1 | 32% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 352 | 25 | 14.1:1 | 35% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | 23 | 16.2:1 | 37% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 326 | 22 | 14.8:1 | 19% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 253 | 15 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clearwater Elementary West.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (372 to 329); teachers down 2% (22.6 to 22.3).
About Clearwater Elementary West
Clearwater Elementary West is a public elementary school in Clearwater, Kansas. The student body numbers 329 students, from pre-K through 3.
Clearwater operates 3 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,095 students.
Most students at Clearwater Elementary West are White: 85% of enrollment. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Sedgwick County is about 69% White. By the diversity index, Clearwater Elementary West comes in at 27%.
Teachers at Clearwater Elementary West total 22.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 38%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Sedgwick County is 63%.
Measured against Kansas public elementary schools, Clearwater Elementary West receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Kansas, Clearwater Elementary West is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 41.3% actual against a predicted 44.0%.
Sedgwick County has these Census figures: median household income is about $69,365, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Sedgwick County number 160 and enroll about 84,569.
Nearest public school: Clearwater Intermediate - Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Clearwater Elementary West ranks 2nd of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Clearwater Elementary West as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 329, 3% below the 339 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 16.9:1 to 14.8:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Sedgwick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
528,226
Census ACS
Median income
$69,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
84,569 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clearwater
- Clearwater Intermediate - Middle SchoolMiddle · 405 students
- Clearwater HighHigh · 361 students
Other schools in Clearwater
- Clearwater Intermediate - Middle SchoolMiddle · 405 students
- Clearwater HighHigh · 361 students
Nearby schools
- Clearwater Intermediate - Middle School0.3 mi · 405
- Clearwater High0.9 mi · 361
- Haysville West Middle School8.1 mi · 551
- Freeman Elem8.2 mi · 397
- Prairie Elementary School8.3 mi · 407
- Rex Elem8.6 mi · 386
Frequently asked questions
About Clearwater Elementary WestHow many students attend Clearwater Elementary West?
Clearwater Elementary West enrolls approximately 329 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Clearwater Elementary West serve?
Clearwater Elementary West serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clearwater Elementary West?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clearwater Elementary West is approximately 14.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clearwater Elementary West?
At Clearwater Elementary West, the student body is approximately 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Clearwater Elementary West public or private?
Clearwater Elementary West is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clearwater.
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