Enrollment
43
Elementary
DISTRICT 33 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRINNELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 200678000464
Grinnell Grade School
202 S Monroe, Grinnell, KS 67738 · (785) 824-3296 · Gove County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL43 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% 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.
- 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
7.8:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
20 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 11 | 26% |
| Kindergarten | 9 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 4 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 6 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 6 | 14% |
Student demographics
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
Grinnell Grade School→Grinnell Middle School
Based on grade levels within Grinnell Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
69.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
61.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 | 69.2% | 61.5% |
| 2023-24 | 41.7% | 41.7% |
% 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
Where Grinnell Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 43 | #708 of 714 |
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
43
+5 (+13%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 64
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 6.3:1
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 | 43 | 5.5 | 7.8:1 | 47% (20) |
| 2023-24 | 37 | 6.3 | 5.9:1 | 38% (14) |
| 2022-23 | 39 | 4.9 | 7.9:1 | 38% (15) |
| 2020-21 | 38 | 6 | 6.3:1 | 50% (19) |
| 2017-18 | 36 | 5.7 | 6.3:1 | 39% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 35 | 6 | 5.8:1 | 37% (13) |
| 2010-11 | 36 | 6 | 6.0:1 | 22% (8) |
| 2000-01 | 58 | 6 | 9.7:1 | 26% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 64 | 5 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grinnell Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (36 to 43); teachers down 3% (5.7 to 5.5).
About Grinnell Grade School
Located in Grinnell, Kansas, Grinnell Grade School is a very small elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 4. Enrollment is 43 students. Elementary schools in Kansas have about 313 students on average; enrollment here is 86% lower.
Grinnell Grade School falls under Grinnell Public Schools, which has 2 schools enrolling 65 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Grinnell Grade School is White, at 91%. After that, the student body is 9% Hispanic. Among Gove County residents, the White share is about 94%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 7.8:1. The school has 5.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas is 5.4 students per teacher. In all, 47% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Kansas public elementary schools, Grinnell Grade School outscored 70%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.9% for Grinnell Grade School. The school posts 53.5%, 13.6 points above the prediction.
In Gove County, the median household earns about $66,029 a year, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 1% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 6, with about 473 students.
Grinnell Grade School's nearest public school is Grinnell Middle School (about 0.2 miles). Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Grinnell Grade School ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
Grinnell Grade School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 43, from 38 in 2020-21. The ratio was 6.3:1 in 2020-21 and 7.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Gove County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,799
Census ACS
Median income
$66,029
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
1%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Grinnell Middle School0.2 mi · 22
- Wheatland High School8.4 mi · 41
- Wheatland Elementary School8.9 mi · 58
- Oakley Middle School11.9 mi · 135
- Oakley Elem11.9 mi · 191
- Oakley Sr High12.0 mi · 130
Frequently asked questions
About Grinnell Grade SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Grinnell Grade School?
Grinnell Grade School enrolls approximately 43 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Grinnell Grade School serve?
Grinnell Grade School serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Grinnell Grade School?
Approximately 7.8:1 students per teacher at Grinnell Grade School.
How diverse is Grinnell Grade School?
Grinnell Grade School reports a student body of 91% White, 9% Hispanic.
What district is Grinnell Grade School in?
Grinnell Grade School is part of Grinnell Public Schools.
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