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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FT LARNED·NCES 200837002100
Fort Larned Elementary School
2104 Broadway, Larned, KS 67550 · (620) 285-2141 · Pawnee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Kansas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
253 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 88 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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 Ft Larned. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
55.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
47.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 | 55.4% | 47.7% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Kansas's top 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 Fort Larned Elementary School
Fort Larned Elementary School's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Larned Elementary School this school | 431 | 58.7% | 52.4% |
| Swaney Elem Derby | 351 | 60.7% | 47.3% |
| Freeman Elem Haysville | 397 | 58.2% | 36.3% |
| Morgan Elementary Hutchinson | 388 | 55.7% | 31.8% |
| Rex Elem Haysville | 386 | 64.0% | 37.0% |
| Marysville Elem Marysville | 417 | 58.0% | 41.1% |
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 Fort Larned Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #186 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #236 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #220 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #142 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #129 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #320 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.7% | #276 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #346 of 377 |
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
431
+22 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 431 | 35.5 | 12.2:1 | 59% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 35.3 | 12.5:1 | 61% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 35.2 | 12.2:1 | 63% (272) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 34 | 12.0:1 | 54% (219) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 34.1 | 12.9:1 | 54% (237) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fort Larned Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (441 to 431); teachers up 4% (34.1 to 35.5).
About Fort Larned Elementary School
The public elementary school Fort Larned Elementary School is located in Larned, Kansas. Its enrollment is 431 students, spread over pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 313 students for elementary schools in Kansas.
Fort Larned Elementary School is one of 3 schools in Ft Larned, which enrolls 842 students in total.
The share of White students at Fort Larned Elementary School is 74%, a majority. It is also 17% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Pawnee County is roughly 85% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 42, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Kansas is 13.2:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At Fort Larned Elementary School, 59% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Pawnee County report 50%.
Among Kansas public elementary schools, Fort Larned Elementary School outscored 82%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Fort Larned Elementary School is among the top 10% of schools in Kansas. Predicted: 34.1%. Actual: 52.4%.
The county, Pawnee County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $63,517, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 2% of residents are in poverty. The county has 5 public schools and about 979 students.
Measured in a straight line, Larned Middle School is about 1.2 miles from Fort Larned Elementary School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Fort Larned Elementary School is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Fort Larned Elementary School as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 5%.
Fort Larned Elementary School 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.
Pawnee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,144
Census ACS
Median income
$63,517
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
979 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ft Larned
- Larned Sr HighHigh · 234 students
- Larned Middle SchoolMiddle · 177 students
Other schools in Larned
- Larned Sr HighHigh · 234 students
- Larned Middle SchoolMiddle · 177 students
Nearby schools
- Larned Middle School1.2 mi · 177
- Larned Sr High1.3 mi · 234
- Pawnee Heights Primary School16.4 mi · 28
- Pawnee Heights16.5 mi · 109
- Macksville Elem17.9 mi · 114
- Macksville High17.9 mi · 81
Frequently asked questions
About Fort Larned Elementary SchoolHow large is Fort Larned Elementary School?
Fort Larned Elementary School enrolls approximately 431 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Fort Larned Elementary School serve?
Fort Larned Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Fort Larned Elementary School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Fort Larned Elementary School.
How diverse is Fort Larned Elementary School?
Fort Larned Elementary School reports a student body of 74% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Fort Larned Elementary School public or private?
Fort Larned Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ft Larned.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.