Delaware Ridge Elementary
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
School pathway
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingWhat this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 | 40.0% | 26.1% |
| 2023-24 | 31.7% | 26.6% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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%.
Schools most like Delaware Ridge Elementary
Delaware Ridge Elementary's state test result (33.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Ridge Elementary this school | 378 | 57.1% | 33.1% |
| Eisenhower Elem Junction City | 370 | 57.3% | 41.7% |
| Rising Star Elem Lenexa | 473 | 51.2% | 42.8% |
| Lincoln Elem Junction City | 305 | 52.1% | 55.8% |
| Indian Creek Elem Olathe | 349 | 58.2% | 34.2% |
| Merriam Park Elementary Merriam | 415 | 58.3% | 44.3% |
Where Delaware Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Wyandotte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #461 of 625 | #10 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #496 of 625 | #13 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #447 of 625 | #10 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 378 | #226 of 714 | #16 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #266 of 539 | #14 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #74 of 540 | #10 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #301 of 658 | #35 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #141 of 151 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 378 | 28.3 | 13.4:1 | 57% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 28.3 | 13.4:1 | 60% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 29.3 | 13.1:1 | 59% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 367 | 29 | 12.7:1 | 44% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 28.3 | 13.1:1 | 45% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 387 | 25 | 15.5:1 | 53% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 364 | 24 | 15.2:1 | 48% (176) |
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (372 to 378); teachers unchanged (28.3 to 28.3).
About Delaware Ridge Elementary
Delaware Ridge Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in Kansas City, Kansas. A total of 378 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313 students, so this school is 21% larger than average.
Bonner Springs enrolls 2,437 students in 5 schools, including Delaware Ridge Elementary.
White students form the largest group at Delaware Ridge Elementary, 50% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 20% Hispanic, 18% Black, and 10% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Wyandotte County's population at about 42%. Delaware Ridge Elementary has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Delaware Ridge Elementary total 28.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.4:1. Elementary schools in Kansas have a similar average ratio of 13.2:1. The school counts 216 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 57%. The average for public schools in Wyandotte County is 75%.
The allk12 Grade for Delaware Ridge Elementary is C-. Compared with Kansas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 17% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 34.8% at Delaware Ridge Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.1%.
Delaware Ridge Elementary is located in Wyandotte County, where median household income is about $63,631, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 62 public schools in Wyandotte County, with a combined enrollment of about 30,713.
The school nearest to Delaware Ridge Elementary is Piper High, at a distance of about 1.5 miles. Within five miles of Delaware Ridge Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 49.1%; Delaware Ridge Elementary's is 33.1%, ranking 6th of 7.
Delaware Ridge Elementary falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Delaware Ridge Elementary saw enrollment rise 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Delaware Ridge Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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