Enrollment
139
Elementary
DISTRICT 113 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DIGHTON·NCES 200555001294
Dighton Elem
320 E James, Dighton, KS 67839 · (620) 397-5319 · Lane County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL139 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Kansas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
10.7:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
68 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 16 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 23% smaller than its 6th grade class (26).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Dighton Elem→Dighton High
Based on grade levels within Dighton. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
55.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
64.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 | 55.3% | 64.7% |
| 2023-24 | 60.5% | 55.6% |
% 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
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% 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 17 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 Dighton Elem
Dighton Elem's state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dighton Elem this school | 139 | 48.9% | 56.2% |
| Madison Elem Madison | 130 | 50.0% | 50.9% |
| White City Elem White City | 140 | 47.9% | 36.7% |
| Burlingame Elementary Burlingame | 142 | 47.9% | 33.3% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Hoisington | 155 | 49.7% | N/A |
| Wakefield Elem Wakefield | 129 | 51.9% | 28.0% |
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 Dighton Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #139 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #79 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #224 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 139 | #608 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.9% | #385 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
139
-18 (-11%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 161
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 139 | 13 | 10.7:1 | 49% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 152 | 9 | 16.9:1 | 48% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 162 | 8.2 | 19.8:1 | 46% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 157 | 9 | 17.4:1 | 39% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 146 | 8.4 | 17.4:1 | 49% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 146 | 9 | 16.2:1 | 51% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 160 | 10 | 16.0:1 | 43% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 120 | 11 | 10.9:1 | 33% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 161 | 14 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dighton Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (146 to 139); teachers up 55% (8.4 to 13).
About Dighton Elem
Dighton Elem is a low-enrollment elementary school in Dighton, Kansas, under Dighton. The school had 139 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313, so this school runs 56% smaller than that.
Dighton has 2 schools; together they serve 225 students.
About 88% of the student body at Dighton Elem is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Hispanic. The White share in Lane County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. Pick two students at random and there is a 21% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1 at Dighton Elem, with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Kansas have 13.2:1, compared with 10.7:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 49% of enrollment. That tracks the 47% average for public schools in Lane County.
The allk12 Grade for Dighton Elem is A-. Compared with Kansas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 84% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Dighton Elem ranks in the top 10% of Kansas schools. It scores 56.2%; the prediction is 38.8%.
Lane County has about 1,461 residents, and the median household income is $54,526, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Besides Dighton Elem, Lane County has 3 other public schools.
Dighton High is located about 0.3 miles from Dighton Elem. The school's 56.2% average proficiency ranks 1st among 6 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Dighton Elem is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment at Dighton Elem dropped 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 157 to 139 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.4:1 to 10.7:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Dighton Elem. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Lane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,461
Census ACS
Median income
$54,526
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
227 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Dighton Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Dighton Elementary. Dighton Elem is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Dighton ElementaryDighton, MA · 468 students
Nearby schools
- Dighton High0.3 mi · 86
- Healy Elem11.7 mi · 2
- Scott City Lower Elem23.7 mi · 230
- Scott City High23.9 mi · 302
- Scott Community Learning Center24.0 mi · 4
- Scott City Middle24.5 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About Dighton ElemHow large is Dighton Elem?
Dighton Elem enrolls approximately 139 students in grades PK-06.
Is Dighton Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dighton Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dighton Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dighton Elem is approximately 10.7:1 (13 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Dighton Elem?
Dighton Elem reports a student body of 88% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Dighton Elem?
Dighton Elem is overseen by Dighton in Lane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.