Enrollment
171
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELKHART·NCES 200579000080
Elkhart Elem
331 S Cosmos, Elkhart, KS 67950 · (620) 697-2133 · Morton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL171 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Kansas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
13.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
131 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 32 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 74% larger than its 5th grade class (19).
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
Elkhart Elem→Elkhart Middle School
Based on grade levels within Elkhart. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
43.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
27.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 | 43.5% | 27.3% |
| 2023-24 | 34.4% | 32.3% |
% 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Elkhart Elem
Elkhart Elem's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Elem this school | 171 | 76.6% | 36.3% |
| Logan Ave Elem Emporia | 208 | 74.0% | 17.9% |
| Roosevelt Elem Arkansas City | 219 | 74.0% | 28.9% |
| Deerfield Elem Deerfield | 123 | 81.3% | 31.4% |
| Junction Elementary Kansas City | 234 | 79.9% | 36.2% |
| Kismet Elem Kismet | 152 | 79.6% | 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 Elkhart Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #415 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #483 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #398 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 171 | #575 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.6% | #130 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
171
+7 (+4%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 261
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 171 | 13 | 13.1:1 | 77% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 189 | 13.2 | 14.3:1 | 68% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 155 | 14.3 | 10.8:1 | 66% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 164 | 14 | 11.7:1 | 57% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 168 | 14.8 | 11.3:1 | 60% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 188 | 15 | 12.5:1 | 54% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 273 | 17 | 16.1:1 | 58% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 185 | 18 | 10.3:1 | 50% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 261 | 17 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elkhart Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (168 to 171); teachers down 12% (14.8 to 13).
About Elkhart Elem
In Elkhart, Kansas, Elkhart Elem is a small elementary school. Enrollment totals 171 students across pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 45% below the 313-student average for elementary schools in Kansas.
Elkhart has a total of 5 schools and 1,580 students, Elkhart Elem among them.
More than half of the students at Elkhart Elem are Hispanic (54%). Beyond that, enrollment is 43% White. In Morton County overall, about 24% of residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
Its staff includes 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.1 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Elkhart Elem has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 77%. That is 13 points above the 64% average for public schools in Morton County.
Among Kansas public elementary schools, Elkhart Elem outscored 48%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
In Kansas, Elkhart Elem is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 36.3% actual against a predicted 25.5%.
The school's county is Morton County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $66,447 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Morton County number 7, with about 1,688 students.
Elkhart Middle School, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. By average proficiency, Elkhart Elem is 3rd among 5 schools close by.
NCES assigns Elkhart Elem the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 171 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 164. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.7:1 to 13.1:1.
Elkhart Elem has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Morton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,611
Census ACS
Median income
$66,447
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,688 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elkhart
- Kansas Connections AcademyCombined · 1,200 students
- Elkhart HighHigh · 108 students
- Elkhart Middle SchoolMiddle · 81 students
- Point Rock Alternative Learning CenterHigh · 20 students
Other schools in Elkhart
- Kansas Connections AcademyCombined · 1,200 students
- Elkhart HighHigh · 108 students
- Elkhart Middle SchoolMiddle · 81 students
- Point Rock Alternative Learning CenterHigh · 20 students
Other Elkhart Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Elkhart Elementary. Elkhart Elem is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Elkhart Elementary SchoolAURORA, CO · 525 students
- Elkhart Elementary SchoolELKHART, TX · 353 students
Nearby schools
- Elkhart Middle School0.5 mi · 81
- Kansas Connections Academy0.5 mi · 1,200
- Elkhart High0.5 mi · 108
- Point Rock Alternative Learning Center0.5 mi · 20
- Yarbrough Elementary School9.1 mi · 83
- Yarbrough High School9.1 mi · 25
Frequently asked questions
About Elkhart ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Elkhart Elem?
Elkhart Elem enrolls approximately 171 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Elkhart Elem serve?
Elkhart Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Elkhart Elem have?
Elkhart Elem employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Elkhart Elem?
Student demographics at Elkhart Elem are roughly 43% White, 54% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Elkhart Elem public or private?
Elkhart Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elkhart.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.