Enrollment
343
Elementary
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREAT BEND·NCES 200666001027
Eisenhower Elem
1212 Garfield, Great Bend, KS 67530 · (620) 793-1501 · Barton County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Kansas public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
276 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 71 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (37).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Based on grade levels within Great Bend. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
21.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
16.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 | 21.2% | 16.3% |
| 2023-24 | 17.2% | 12.0% |
% 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
16.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Eisenhower Elem
Eisenhower Elem's state test result (16.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Elem this school | 343 | 80.5% | 16.4% |
| Meadowlark Elementary Pittsburg | 403 | 82.1% | 33.6% |
| Graber Elementary Hutchinson | 311 | 76.5% | 24.4% |
| Sunset Elem Salina | 380 | 76.8% | 24.2% |
| Cottonwood Elementary School Salina | 326 | 85.3% | 40.5% |
| Northridge Elementary Newton | 345 | 71.9% | 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 Eisenhower Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Barton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #597 of 625 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #568 of 625 | #7 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #600 of 625 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #299 of 714 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #192 of 539 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #218 of 540 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.5% | #110 of 658 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.5% | #58 of 151 | N/A |
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
343
+33 (+11%) vs 2020
+102% since 1990-91, when it was 170
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 343 | 26.7 | 12.9:1 | 80% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 316 | 25.7 | 12.3:1 | 80% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 23.5 | 13.5:1 | 72% (229) |
| 2020-21 | 310 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 75% (231) |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 20.1 | 15.2:1 | 74% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 305 | 23 | 13.3:1 | 73% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 24 | 12.5:1 | 68% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 303 | 23 | 13.2:1 | 44% (133) |
| 1990-91 | 170 | 10 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eisenhower Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (305 to 343); teachers up 33% (20.1 to 26.7).
About Eisenhower Elem
Eisenhower Elem is an elementary school in Great Bend, Kansas, and it is part of Great Bend. The school serves 343 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
The district for Eisenhower Elem is Great Bend, with 7 schools and 2,876 students.
A majority of students at Eisenhower Elem, 59%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 35% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 81%. Eisenhower Elem has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 26.7 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.9:1. Elementary schools in Kansas have a similar average ratio of 13.2:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 80%. The gap from the 62% average for public schools in Barton County is 18 points.
The allk12 Grade for Eisenhower Elem is F. Compared with Kansas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 2% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Eisenhower Elem scores 16.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 23.7%.
Federal survey data for Barton County show that median household income is about $58,851, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Eisenhower Elem is among the 15 public schools in Barton County.
The shortest distance from Eisenhower Elem to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to Great Bend Middle School. The five-mile area around Eisenhower Elem holds 6 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 36.1%, higher than Eisenhower Elem's 16.4%.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.
Eisenhower Elem had 310 students in 2020-21 and 343 in 2024-25, an 11% increase. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.1:1 to 12.9:1 over the same years.
The Eisenhower Elem community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Barton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,097
Census ACS
Median income
$58,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,179 students
Quick facts
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Other Eisenhower Elementary schools
28 other US public schools in 14 states are named Eisenhower Elementary. Eisenhower Elem is the 18th largest of the 29.
- Eisenhower ElemNorton, KS · 424 students
- Eisenhower ElemJunction City, KS · 370 students
- Eisenhower ElemIndependence, KS · 323 students
- Eisenhower ElemFort Leavenworth, KS · 317 students
- Eisenhower ElemWellington, KS · 277 students
Nearby schools
- Great Bend Middle School0.6 mi · 438
- Jefferson Elem1.1 mi · 297
- Lincoln Elem1.2 mi · 275
- Great Bend High School1.2 mi · 923
- Park Elem1.3 mi · 304
- Riley Elem1.7 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About Eisenhower ElemHow large is Eisenhower Elem?
Eisenhower Elem enrolls approximately 343 students in grades PK-06.
Is Eisenhower Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Eisenhower Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Eisenhower Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Eisenhower Elem is approximately 12.9:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Eisenhower Elem?
At Eisenhower Elem, the student body is approximately 59% White, 35% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Eisenhower Elem public or private?
Eisenhower Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Great Bend.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.