Enrollment
389
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALINA·NCES 201137000504
Coronado Elem
2725 Ray Ave, Salina, KS 67401 · (785) 309-4100 · Saline County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
192 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 9 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
39.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
38.4%
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 38 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 | 39.1% | 38.4% |
| 2023-24 | 34.2% | 37.9% |
% 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
38.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Coronado Elem
Coronado Elem's state test result (38.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coronado Elem this school | 389 | 49.4% | 38.6% |
| Timmerman Elementary Emporia | 370 | 45.4% | 48.2% |
| Starside Elem De Soto | 428 | 52.1% | 39.3% |
| Stewart Elem Salina | 406 | 48.0% | 46.6% |
| Cimarron Elem Cimarron | 312 | 46.5% | 39.3% |
| Grand Star Elementary Gardner | 380 | 56.3% | 43.2% |
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 Coronado Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Saline County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #381 of 625 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #362 of 625 | #5 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #465 of 625 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 389 | #207 of 714 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #138 of 539 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #172 of 540 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.4% | #382 of 658 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #303 of 377 | #6 of 9 |
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
389
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 325
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 389 | 31.7 | 12.3:1 | 49% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 32 | 12.5:1 | 49% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 33.4 | 11.8:1 | 47% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 32 | 12.4:1 | 46% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 30.5 | 13.5:1 | 51% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 28 | 13.9:1 | 51% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 39% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 316 | 17 | 18.6:1 | 13% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 325 | 15 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coronado Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (411 to 389); teachers up 4% (30.5 to 31.7).
About Coronado Elem
Coronado Elem is a public elementary school in Salina, Kansas. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 389 students. The school is 24% above the average for elementary schools in Kansas.
Salina has a total of 13 schools and 6,441 students, Coronado Elem among them.
The largest group at Coronado Elem is White students, at 57%. Other students are 30% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Saline County residents are about 82% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Coronado Elem scores 58%.
The school has 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.3 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1. Of all students at Coronado Elem, 49% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Saline County is 58%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Coronado Elem is within a point of the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 38.6% actual, 38.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kansas.
For the population of Saline County, median household income comes to about $65,422, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Saline County's 17 public schools enroll about 7,580 students and include Coronado Elem.
About 0.5 miles separate Coronado Elem from the closest public school, Salina High South. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Coronado Elem places 3rd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Coronado Elem as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
Coronado Elem had 398 students in 2020-21 and 389 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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Saline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,668
Census ACS
Median income
$65,422
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
7,580 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salina
- Salina High SouthHigh · 1,046 students
- Salina High CentralHigh · 934 students
- Salina South MiddleMiddle · 782 students
- Lakewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- Meadowlark Ridge ElemElementary · 431 students
- Stewart ElemElementary · 406 students
Other schools in Salina
- Salina High SouthHigh · 1,046 students
- Salina High CentralHigh · 934 students
- Salina South MiddleMiddle · 782 students
- Lakewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- Meadowlark Ridge ElemElementary · 431 students
- Stewart ElemElementary · 406 students
Other Coronado Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 6 states are named Coronado Elementary. Coronado Elem is the 5th largest of the 9.
- Coronado Elementary SchoolGILBERT, AZ · 536 students
- Coronado Elementary SchoolAMARILLO, TX · 435 students
- CORONADO ELEMENTARYHOBBS, NM · 422 students
- Coronado Elementary SchoolSIERRA VISTA, AZ · 404 students
- Coronado Elementary SchoolLITTLETON, CO · 384 students
Nearby schools
- Salina High South0.5 mi · 1,046
- Stewart Elem1.1 mi · 406
- Schilling Elem1.2 mi · 376
- Salina South Middle1.2 mi · 782
- Heusner Elem1.9 mi · 392
- Salina High Central2.5 mi · 934
Frequently asked questions
About Coronado ElemHow large is Coronado Elem?
Coronado Elem enrolls approximately 389 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Coronado Elem serve?
Coronado Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Coronado Elem have?
Coronado Elem employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Coronado Elem?
At Coronado Elem, the student body is approximately 57% White, 30% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Coronado Elem public or private?
Coronado Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Salina.
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