Enrollment
211
Elementary
DISTRICT 194 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DONIPHAN WEST SCHOOLS·NCES 200034801963
Doniphan West Elementary School
642 Hwy 20 East, Denton, KS 66017 · (785) 359-6526 · Doniphan County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL211 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Kansas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
98 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 24 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 31% smaller than its 6th grade class (32).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Doniphan West Elementary School→Doniphan West JR/SR High School
Based on grade levels within Doniphan West Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
49.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
44.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 | 49.6% | 44.4% |
| 2023-24 | 43.1% | 40.4% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
Schools most like Doniphan West Elementary School
Doniphan West Elementary School's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doniphan West Elementary School this school | 211 | 46.4% | 49.3% |
| McKinley Elem Abilene | 196 | 47.4% | 42.3% |
| NLC Elementary School Americus | 223 | 47.5% | 42.5% |
| Appanoose Elementary School Pomona | 191 | 45.0% | 45.8% |
| Phillipsburg Elem Phillipsburg | 233 | 45.9% | 57.0% |
| Wiley Elem Holcomb | 218 | 46.8% | N/A |
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 Doniphan West Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #227 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #280 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #316 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 211 | #523 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #46 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.6% | #474 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.4% | #412 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #242 of 377 |
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
211
+29 (+16%) vs 2020
+171% since 2010-11, when it was 78
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 211 | 18.9 | 11.2:1 | 46% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 217 | 18.5 | 11.7:1 | 44% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 222 | 17.5 | 12.7:1 | 45% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 182 | 16 | 11.4:1 | 30% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 235 | 16.5 | 14.2:1 | 46% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 237 | 18 | 13.2:1 | 48% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 78 | 7 | 11.1:1 | 41% (32) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Doniphan West Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (235 to 211); teachers up 14% (16.5 to 18.9).
About Doniphan West Elementary School
Doniphan West Elementary School is a small elementary school in Denton, Kansas, administered by Doniphan West Schools. Federal data show 211 students enrolled in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 313 students for elementary schools in Kansas.
Doniphan West Elementary School falls under Doniphan West Schools, which has 2 schools enrolling 387 students.
By race and ethnicity, Doniphan West Elementary School is 88% White. Other groups make up 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Native American. In Doniphan County overall, the White share is about 90%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 23, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Doniphan West Elementary School totals 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.2:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1. Federal data show 46% of students (98) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Doniphan County is similar, at 45%.
Doniphan West Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 64% of Kansas public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Doniphan West Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Kansas schools: 49.3% actual against 40.0% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Doniphan County, median household income comes to about $74,028, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 9 public schools and about 1,340 students.
Troy High and Middle School is the nearest public school to Doniphan West Elementary School, about 8.2 miles away. Doniphan West Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within ten miles. The school's 49.3% average proficiency ranks 1st among 9 nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 211, compared with 182 in 2020-21.
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Doniphan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,503
Census ACS
Median income
$74,028
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,340 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Doniphan West Schools
- Doniphan West JR/SR High SchoolHigh · 176 students
Nearby schools
- Troy High and Middle School8.2 mi · 150
- Doniphan West JR/SR High School8.3 mi · 176
- Troy Elem8.4 mi · 165
- Everest Middle11.0 mi · 151
- Atchison Elementary School12.8 mi · 693
- Atchison High School13.0 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About Doniphan West Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Doniphan West Elementary School?
Doniphan West Elementary School enrolls approximately 211 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Doniphan West Elementary School serve?
Doniphan West Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Doniphan West Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Doniphan West Elementary School is approximately 11.2:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Doniphan West Elementary School?
At Doniphan West Elementary School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Doniphan West Elementary School public or private?
Doniphan West Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Doniphan West Schools.
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