Enrollment
291
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING HILL·NCES 201185002121
Dayton Creek Elementary School
21120 W 188th Ter, Spring Hill, KS 66083 · (913) 592-7266 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
55 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
71.3%
KS avg 44.5% . +15.3pp since 2023
Math
60.6%
KS avg 38.8% . -2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
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
62.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 →
About Dayton Creek Elementary School
Located at 21120 W 188th Ter, in Spring Hill, Kansas, Dayton Creek Elementary School is a mid-tier K-5 school that educates 291 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Spring Hill.
Spring Hill runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 5,841 students. Dayton Creek Elementary School is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, Dayton Creek Elementary School lists that nearly all students (81%) are White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. Compared to Johnson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dayton Creek Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.2%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Johnson County indicate median household earnings sit near $109,208, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Dayton Creek Elementary School is one of 168 public schools in Johnson County (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students).
Forest Spring Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Dayton Creek Elementary School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 50.8%.
Dayton Creek Elementary School operates from a low-density location.
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Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
620,631
Census ACS
Median income
$109,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
93,598 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spring Hill
- Insight School of KansasHigh · 1,159 students
- Spring Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,121 students
- Spring Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 600 students
- Kansas Virtual Academy (KSVA)Elementary · 584 students
- Prairie Creek ElementaryElementary · 432 students
- Timber Sage Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
Other schools in Spring Hill
- Insight School of KansasHigh · 1,159 students
- Spring Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,121 students
- Spring Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 600 students
- Kansas Virtual Academy (KSVA)Elementary · 584 students
- Wolf Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
- Forest Spring Middle SchoolMiddle · 296 students
Nearby schools
- Forest Spring Middle School1.8 mi · 296
- Wolf Creek Elementary School1.9 mi · 336
- Spring Hill High School2.4 mi · 1,121
- Madison Place Elementary3.1 mi · 382
- Spring Hill Elementary School3.3 mi · 600
- Insight School of Kansas3.5 mi · 1,159
Frequently asked questions
About Dayton Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dayton Creek Elementary School?
Dayton Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 291 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Dayton Creek Elementary School serve?
Dayton Creek Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dayton Creek Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dayton Creek Elementary School is approximately 12.9:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dayton Creek Elementary School?
At Dayton Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Dayton Creek Elementary School public or private?
Dayton Creek Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Spring Hill.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.