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Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 234 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 201002000058
Eisenhower Elem
1100 Eisenhower Drive, Norton, KS 67654 · (785) 877-5113 · Norton County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Kansas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
15.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
237 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 54 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 25% larger than its 6th grade class (44).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 Norton Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
49.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
34.9%
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 35 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 | 49.5% | 34.9% |
| 2023-24 | 34.9% | 26.5% |
% 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
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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%.
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 (37.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Elem this school | 424 | 55.9% | 37.8% |
| Marysville Elem Marysville | 417 | 58.0% | 41.1% |
| R V Haderlein Elem Girard | 527 | 52.4% | 58.5% |
| Sunflower Elementary School Ottawa | 333 | 55.0% | 49.1% |
| Osage City Elem Osage City | 340 | 59.4% | 50.6% |
| Council Grove Elementary School Council Grove | 318 | 55.3% | 35.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #392 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #410 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #317 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #153 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #424 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.3% | #530 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #308 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.0% | #49 of 151 |
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
424
+83 (+24%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 424 | 28.1 | 15.1:1 | 56% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 25.7 | 15.7:1 | 56% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 402 | 24.2 | 16.6:1 | 54% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 341 | 26 | 13.1:1 | 46% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 26 | 14.3:1 | 52% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 363 | 28 | 13.0:1 | 52% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | 28 | 13.2:1 | 46% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 373 | 29 | 12.9:1 | 38% (140) |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 23 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eisenhower Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (372 to 424); teachers up 8% (26 to 28.1).
About Eisenhower Elem
Eisenhower Elem is an elementary school in Norton, Kansas, according to federal school records. Federal data show 424 students enrolled in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Kansas enroll around 313, and this school is 35% larger than that mark.
Eisenhower Elem is run by Norton Community Schools, whose 3 schools enroll 701 students.
Eisenhower Elem is 92% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put Norton County at about 89% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Eisenhower Elem scores 14%.
There are 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.1:1. The gap from the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas is 1.9 students per teacher. On the income side, 56% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Eisenhower Elem earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 34% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Eisenhower Elem's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.8% is 2.3 points above the 35.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Norton County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $54,050, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 5 public schools and about 820 students.
Norton Jr High is about 0.3 miles from Eisenhower Elem, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Eisenhower Elem holds 2 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Eisenhower Elem ranks 4th on proficiency.
Eisenhower Elem is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
The school's student count rose 24% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher increased from 13.1 in 2020-21 to 15.1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Norton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,359
Census ACS
Median income
$54,050
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
820 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Norton Community Schools
- Norton HighHigh · 181 students
- Norton Jr HighMiddle · 96 students
Other schools in Norton
- Norton HighHigh · 181 students
- Norton Jr HighMiddle · 96 students
Other Eisenhower Elementary schools
28 other US public schools in 14 states are named Eisenhower Elementary. Eisenhower Elem is the 11th largest of the 29.
- Eisenhower ElemJunction City, KS · 370 students
- Eisenhower ElemGreat Bend, KS · 343 students
- Eisenhower ElemIndependence, KS · 323 students
- Eisenhower ElemFort Leavenworth, KS · 317 students
- Eisenhower ElemWellington, KS · 277 students
Nearby schools
- Norton Jr High0.3 mi · 96
- Norton High0.3 mi · 181
- Almena Elem10.4 mi · 78
- Northern Valley High10.4 mi · 41
- Long Island Middle School20.4 mi · 31
- Logan High20.9 mi · 49
Frequently asked questions
About Eisenhower ElemHow many students attend Eisenhower Elem?
Eisenhower Elem enrolls approximately 424 students in grades PK-06.
Is Eisenhower Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Eisenhower Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Eisenhower Elem have?
Eisenhower Elem employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Eisenhower Elem?
Student demographics at Eisenhower Elem are roughly 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Eisenhower Elem in?
Eisenhower Elem is part of Norton Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.