Enrollment
185
Elementary
DISTRICT 132 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CREST·NCES 200804001274
Crest Elementary
603 E. Broad, Colony, KS 66015 · (620) 852-3529 · Anderson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL185 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Kansas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.7:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
113 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 22 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 18% smaller than its 8th grade class (22).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Crest Elementary→Crest High
Based on grade levels within Crest. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
30.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
28.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 | 30.1% | 28.2% |
| 2023-24 | 27.7% | 28.7% |
% 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Crest Elementary
Crest Elementary's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crest Elementary this school | 185 | 61.1% | 33.6% |
| Stockton Elem Stockton | 199 | 58.8% | 39.2% |
| Swenson Early Childhood Education Center Osawatomie | 172 | 59.9% | N/A |
| Erie Elementary Erie | 182 | 62.1% | 40.7% |
| Nickerson Elem Nickerson | 183 | 59.0% | 60.9% |
| Anthony Elem Anthony | 210 | 62.4% | 52.3% |
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 Crest Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #455 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #479 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #549 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 185 | #560 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.1% | #241 of 658 |
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
185
+25 (+16%) vs 2020
+270% since 1990-91, when it was 50
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 185 | 13.5 | 13.7:1 | 61% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 184 | 12.8 | 14.4:1 | 60% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 164 | 12.6 | 13.0:1 | 60% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 160 | 12 | 13.3:1 | 55% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 156 | 12.1 | 12.9:1 | 46% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 147 | 13 | 11.3:1 | 46% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 153 | 13 | 11.8:1 | 54% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 48 | 6 | 8.0:1 | 56% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 50 | 3 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crest Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (156 to 185); teachers up 12% (12.1 to 13.5).
About Crest Elementary
In Colony, Kansas, Crest Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 8 and enrolls 185 students. It has 41% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Kansas (about 313).
Crest runs 2 schools with a combined 263 students. Crest Elementary is one of them.
The share of White students at Crest Elementary is 91%. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. In Anderson County overall, the White share is about 92%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Crest Elementary scores 16%.
The school lists 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. That is in line with the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 61% of the student body.
Crest Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 25% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Crest Elementary would score about 33.0%. It scores 33.6%, within a point of that figure.
Census data for Anderson County show median household income comes to about $70,614, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 6 public schools and about 1,188 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Crest High, is less than a tenth of a mile. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Crest Elementary is 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Crest Elementary in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A 16% rise took enrollment from 160 in 2020-21 to 185 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Crest Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
Anderson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,834
Census ACS
Median income
$70,614
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,188 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Crest Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Crest Elementary. Crest Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Crest ElementaryEl Cajon, CA · 271 students
Nearby schools
- Crest High0.0 mi · 78
- Iola Elementary School10.3 mi · 619
- Iola High School Virtual10.5 mi · 22
- Iola Sr High10.5 mi · 296
- Iola Middle School10.5 mi · 238
- Westphalia10.6 mi · 53
Frequently asked questions
About Crest ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Crest Elementary?
Crest Elementary enrolls approximately 185 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Crest Elementary serve?
Crest Elementary serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crest Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crest Elementary is approximately 13.7:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crest Elementary?
At Crest Elementary, the student body is approximately 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Crest Elementary public or private?
Crest Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Crest.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.