Enrollment
237
Elementary
DISTRICT 221 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELL-SALINE·NCES 200580000528
Ell-Saline Elementary
1757 N Halstead Rd, Salina, KS 67401 · (785) 827-8891 · Saline County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL237 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% 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.
- 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
11.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
104 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 19 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 14% smaller than its 6th grade class (43).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Ell-Saline Elementary→Ell-Saline Middle/High School
Based on grade levels within Ell-Saline. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
39.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
37.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 | 39.1% | 37.5% |
| 2023-24 | 27.9% | 22.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Ell-Saline Elementary
Ell-Saline Elementary's state test result (31.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ell-Saline Elementary this school | 237 | 43.9% | 31.1% |
| Bennington Elem Bennington | 235 | 43.0% | 47.9% |
| Plainville Elem Plainville | 256 | 44.5% | 29.2% |
| Remington Elementary at Potwin Potwin | 225 | 43.1% | 56.5% |
| Bluestem Elementary School Leon | 267 | 41.6% | 35.2% |
| Phillipsburg Elem Phillipsburg | 233 | 45.9% | 57.0% |
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 Ell-Saline Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Saline County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #482 of 625 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #373 of 625 | #6 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #464 of 625 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 237 | #485 of 714 | #10 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #74 of 539 | #5 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.3% | #501 of 540 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.9% | #435 of 658 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #355 of 377 | #9 of 9 |
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
237
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 158
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 237 | 20.5 | 11.6:1 | 44% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 17.6 | 12.8:1 | 47% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 236 | 15.6 | 15.1:1 | 45% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 245 | 18 | 13.6:1 | 32% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 241 | 17.7 | 13.6:1 | 49% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 250 | 18 | 13.9:1 | 46% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 252 | 18 | 14.0:1 | 35% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 224 | 15 | 14.9:1 | 29% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 158 | 9 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ell-Saline Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (241 to 237); teachers up 16% (17.7 to 20.5).
About Ell-Saline Elementary
Federal records list Ell-Saline Elementary as an elementary school in Salina, Kansas. The school reports 237 students in pre-K through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313 students.
The district, Ell-Saline, has 441 students enrolled across 2 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Ell-Saline Elementary is 89% White. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 19% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Ell-Saline Elementary and a ratio of 11.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 44% of enrollment. That rate is below the 58% average among public schools in Saline County.
Ell-Saline Elementary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 10% of Kansas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Ell-Saline Elementary, the prediction is 41.2% and the result is 31.1%.
Within Saline County, the median household income is $65,422, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. In all, Saline County has 17 public schools and roughly 7,580 students.
Cottonwood Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.6 miles away. Within five miles of Ell-Saline Elementary, there are 6 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 31.1% is above the 29.2% average for nearby schools.
Ell-Saline Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment has fallen by 8 students since 2020-21, to 237. By 2024-25, the school had 11.6 students per teacher, compared with 13.6 in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Ell-Saline Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Saline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,668
Census ACS
Median income
$65,422
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
7,580 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salina
- Salina High SouthHigh · 1,046 students
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- Salina South MiddleMiddle · 782 students
- Lakewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- Meadowlark Ridge ElemElementary · 431 students
- Stewart ElemElementary · 406 students
Nearby schools
- Cottonwood Elementary School3.6 mi · 326
- Sunset Elem4.0 mi · 380
- Salina Virtual Innovation Academy4.3 mi · 50
- Oakdale Elem4.3 mi · 282
- Lakewood Middle School4.5 mi · 647
- Salina High Central4.7 mi · 934
Frequently asked questions
About Ell-Saline ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ell-Saline Elementary?
Ell-Saline Elementary enrolls approximately 237 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Ell-Saline Elementary serve?
Ell-Saline Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ell-Saline Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ell-Saline Elementary is approximately 11.6:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ell-Saline Elementary?
Student demographics at Ell-Saline Elementary are roughly 89% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Ell-Saline Elementary?
Ell-Saline Elementary is overseen by Ell-Saline in Saline County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.