Ellsworth Elem

Located at 110 E 3rd, in Ellsworth, Kansas, Ellsworth Elem is a modestly sized elementary school that enrolls 188 students (grades pre-K through 3), operated by Ellsworth. That puts it 40% below the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 313 students.

Within Ellsworth, which oversees 3 schools and 629 students, Ellsworth Elem is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Ellsworth Elem records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%); the rest breaks down as 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Ellsworth Elem tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 45% of students at Ellsworth Elem qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Ellsworth Elem ranks in the top 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 40.8%; Ellsworth Elem posts 57.5%, +16.7 points above that line.

Around the school, Ellsworth County reports that median household earnings sit near $65,560, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Ellsworth County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,702 students), Ellsworth Elem is one campus in the mix.

Ellsworth High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ellsworth Elem at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 40.7%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Ellsworth Elem's enrollment has declined 30% since 2018, when it stood at 268 (now 188). Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

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