Concordia Elementary

Concordia Elementary is an average-sized elementary-level community in Concordia, Kansas, run under Concordia. The school serves 448 students in grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so Concordia Elementary sits 43% bigger than that benchmark.

Concordia Elementary is one of 3 schools operated by Concordia, a district that works with 1,149 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Concordia Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%); the rest breaks down as 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Concordia Elementary has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Concordia Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 31.9%; Concordia Elementary posts 48.9%, +16.9 points above that line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Cloud County) shows that median household earnings sit near $58,770, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cloud County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,361 students), Concordia Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Concordia Middle, roughly 0.3 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Concordia Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 31.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Looking at the recent track record. Concordia Elementary's enrollment has declined 12% since 2018, when it stood at 508 (now 448). White enrollment moved from 92% to 87% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.