Colby Elem

Colby Elem operates as a mid-sized elementary-level community in Colby, Kansas, overseen by Colby Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 369 students spanning grades pre-K through 4.

Within Colby Public Schools, which oversees 3 schools and 958 students, Colby Elem is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Colby Elem reports that White students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school logs 19% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Thomas County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Colby Elem shows 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Roughly 39% of students at Colby Elem qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Colby Elem performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.4%, the actual is 36.5%, a residual of -6.9 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Thomas County shows median household earnings sit near $71,325, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Colby Elem is one of 7 public schools in Thomas County (combined enrollment of about 1,169 students).

Nearest neighbor: Colby Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Colby Elem. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Colby Elem ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 27.1%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Colby Elem's enrollment has ticked up 8% since 2018, when it stood at 341 (now 369). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 11% to 19% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Colby Elem community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.