Crest Elementary

Set in Colony, Kansas, Crest Elementary is a small primary school, operated by Crest. It enrolls 185 students across grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 41% below the state mean of about 313.

Crest Elementary is one of 2 schools operated by Crest, a district that enrolls 263 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Crest Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%); the rest is composed of 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Anderson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Crest Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.0%; this one delivers 33.6%.

In the area at large, Anderson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,614 per year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Anderson County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,188 students), of which Crest Elementary is one.

Crest High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Crest Elementary at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 31.2%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Crest Elementary has increased 19%, going from 156 students in 2018 to 185 in 2025.

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