Haviland Elem
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingWhat this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Haviland Elem
Located at 400 N Topeka, in Haviland, Kansas, Haviland Elem is a rural-scale elementary school that teaches 82 students (grades pre-K through 8), operated by Haviland. That puts it 74% leaner than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 313 students.
Haviland Elem is a school of Haviland, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
On demographics, Haviland Elem lists that nearly all students (85%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 9% Hispanic, 4% Native American. Compared to Kiowa County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, Haviland Elem sits in the top 10% of Kansas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 42.4%; actual is 59.9%, +17.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Kiowa County indicate median household earnings sit near $75,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Kiowa County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 343 students), of which Haviland Elem is one.
The closest other public school is Kiowa County Junior High/High School, roughly 10.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Haviland Elem ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 42.5%.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Haviland Elem has ticked down 7%, going from 88 students in 2018 to 82 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 9.3:1 in 2018 to 7.9:1 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the Haviland Elem community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Kiowa County at a glance
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