Enrollment
109
Elementary
DISTRICT 113 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUNNINGHAM·NCES 200537000634
Cunningham Elem
104 W 4th, Cunningham, KS 67035 · (620) 298-2462 · Kingman County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL109 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
42 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 19 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 15% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
Cunningham Elem→Cunningham High
Based on grade levels within Cunningham. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
53.7%
KS avg 44.5% . +13.4pp since 2023
Math
46.3%
KS avg 38.8% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.7% | 46.3% |
| 2023-24 | 40.3% | 47.8% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
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
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
Where Cunningham Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #207 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #256 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #258 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 109 | #649 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.5% | #486 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
109
-20 (-16%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 120
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 109 | 10.6 | 10.3:1 | 39% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 138 | 9 | 15.3:1 | 32% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 143 | 8.1 | 17.6:1 | 32% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 129 | 10 | 12.9:1 | 32% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 119 | 10.1 | 11.8:1 | 36% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 139 | 13 | 10.7:1 | 37% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 120 | 14 | 8.6:1 | 56% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 148 | 11 | 13.4:1 | 36% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 120 | 10 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cunningham Elem.
About Cunningham Elem
Federal records list Cunningham Elem as an elementary school in Cunningham, Kansas. The school serves 109 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Kansas is roughly 313 students; this school is 65% smaller than that.
Besides Cunningham Elem, Cunningham runs 1 other school. The district enrolls 226 students.
Cunningham Elem's enrollment is 94% White. Next come 5% Hispanic. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 12%, meaning two students picked at random have a 12% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Cunningham Elem total 10.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.3:1. That is 2.8 students per teacher below the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 39%. Among public schools in Kingman County, the average eligibility rate is 48%.
Cunningham Elem's average proficiency rate on state tests of 51.4% is 7.6 points above the 43.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
County data help place the school in context: in Kingman County, the median household income is $59,842, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Kingman County has 9 public schools and roughly 1,091 students.
Cunningham High is located less than a tenth of a mile from Cunningham Elem. On proficiency, Cunningham Elem is ahead of the 35.9% nearby average, ranking 1st of 7.
Under the NCES locale system, Cunningham Elem is Rural: Remote.
The school enrolled 109 students in 2024-25, 20 fewer than the 129 it had in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.3:1) than in 2020-21 (12.9:1).
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Kingman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,186
Census ACS
Median income
$59,842
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,091 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Cunningham High0.0 mi · 117
- Pratt Learning Center15.3 mi · 15
- Fairfield Schools16.4 mi · 268
- Liberty Middle School16.9 mi · 282
- Pratt Sr High16.9 mi · 337
- Pratt Academic Center17.0 mi · 179
Frequently asked questions
About Cunningham ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Cunningham Elem?
Cunningham Elem enrolls approximately 109 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Cunningham Elem serve?
Cunningham Elem serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Cunningham Elem have?
Cunningham Elem employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cunningham Elem?
At Cunningham Elem, the student body is approximately 94% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Cunningham Elem in?
Cunningham Elem is part of Cunningham.
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