Enrollment
134
Elementary
DISTRICT 146 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEXTER·NCES 200552001244
Dexter Elem
311 N. Main, Dexter, KS 67038 · (620) 876-5415 · Cowley County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL134 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of Kansas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
12.9:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
71 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (17).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Dexter Elem→Dexter High
Based on grade levels within Dexter. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
77.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
60.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 | 77.4% | 60.4% |
| 2023-24 | 60.3% | 67.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
67.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+30.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 31 points, placing it in Kansas's top 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 Dexter Elem
Dexter Elem's state test result (67.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter Elem this school | 134 | 53.0% | 67.8% |
| Onaga Elem Onaga | 164 | 54.3% | 40.9% |
| Neosho Rapids Elementary Neosho Rapids | 107 | 56.1% | 42.0% |
| Madison Elem Madison | 130 | 50.0% | 50.9% |
| Wakefield Elem Wakefield | 129 | 51.9% | 28.0% |
| Lakeside Elementary Cawker City | 163 | 56.4% | 70.4% |
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 Dexter Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Cowley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #38 of 625 | #1 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #112 of 625 | #1 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.4% | #19 of 625 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 134 | #616 of 714 | #10 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.0% | #337 of 658 | #9 of 13 |
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
134
+18 (+16%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 82
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 134 | 10.4 | 12.9:1 | 53% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 122 | 7.5 | 16.4:1 | 57% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 129 | 7.6 | 17.0:1 | 56% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 116 | 8 | 14.5:1 | 53% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 88 | 6.9 | 12.8:1 | 67% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 88 | 6 | 14.7:1 | 58% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 63 | 6 | 10.5:1 | 49% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 100 | 8 | 12.5:1 | 41% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 82 | 6 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dexter Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 52% (88 to 134); teachers up 51% (6.9 to 10.4).
About Dexter Elem
Dexter Elem is a public elementary school run by Dexter in Dexter, Kansas. It educates 134 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 57% smaller than the 313 average for elementary schools in Kansas.
Dexter is the district for Dexter Elem. It has 2 schools and 291 students.
Most students at Dexter Elem are White: 96% of enrollment. That is higher than the 80% White share among all Cowley County residents. Dexter Elem has a diversity index of 7%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 10.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.9 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Kansas average about 13.2:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 53% of students.
Dexter Elem is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 97% of Kansas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Dexter Elem ranks in the top 10% in Kansas. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 67.8%, against a prediction of 36.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Cowley County, median household income is about $57,878, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The public schools of Cowley County number 22 and enroll about 5,714.
Dexter High is the public school closest to Dexter Elem, less than a tenth of a mile away. Dexter Elem has 3 other public schools within ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Dexter Elem at 1st of 9.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
Dexter Elem had 116 students in 2020-21 and 134 in 2024-25, a 16% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.5:1 in 2020-21 to 12.9:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Cowley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,411
Census ACS
Median income
$57,878
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,714 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Dexter Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Dexter Elementary. Dexter Elem is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Dexter Elementary SchoolEvansville, IN · 384 students
- DEXTER ELEMENTARYDEXTER, NM · 330 students
- DEXTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDEXTER, NY · 300 students
- Dexter Elementary SchoolDexter, IA · 186 students
- Dexter Elementary SchoolTylertown, MS · 74 students
Nearby schools
- Dexter High0.0 mi · 157
- Central Jr-Sr High9.7 mi · 139
- Central Elem10.0 mi · 162
- Country View Elem10.2 mi · 114
- Cedar Vale High13.0 mi · 63
- Cedar Vale Elem13.0 mi · 65
Frequently asked questions
About Dexter ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Dexter Elem?
Dexter Elem enrolls approximately 134 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dexter Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dexter Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Dexter Elem have?
Dexter Elem employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Dexter Elem?
Student demographics at Dexter Elem are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Dexter Elem?
Dexter Elem is overseen by Dexter in Cowley County.
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