Enrollment
186
Elementary
DISTRICT 138 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERINGTON·NCES 200711001307
Herington Elem
1403 North D Street, Herington, KS 67449 · (785) 258-3234 · Dickinson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL186 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
138 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 23 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 63% larger than its 5th grade class (19).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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 Herington. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
47.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
47.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 | 47.3% | 47.3% |
| 2023-24 | 45.4% | 49.3% |
% 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
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 27% 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 23 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 Herington Elem
Herington Elem's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herington Elem this school | 186 | 74.2% | 49.7% |
| Sunset Elementary Newton | 199 | 77.4% | 27.1% |
| Irving Elem Winfield | 234 | 72.6% | 26.9% |
| Central Elem Baxter Springs | 223 | 68.2% | 60.2% |
| Southeast Elementary School Weir | 149 | 75.8% | 43.7% |
| Skelly Elementary School El Dorado | 266 | 80.8% | 28.5% |
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 Herington Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Dickinson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #226 of 625 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #242 of 625 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #353 of 625 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 186 | #558 of 714 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.2% | #143 of 658 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #91 of 377 | N/A |
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
186
-10 (-5%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 259
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 186 | 16.1 | 11.5:1 | 74% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 171 | 15.1 | 11.3:1 | 76% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 187 | 16.1 | 11.6:1 | 74% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 196 | 15 | 13.1:1 | 70% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 239 | 16.1 | 14.8:1 | 70% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 248 | 18 | 13.8:1 | 65% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 257 | 18 | 14.3:1 | 60% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 243 | 19 | 12.8:1 | 39% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 259 | 17 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Herington Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (239 to 186); teachers unchanged (16.1 to 16.1).
About Herington Elem
Herington Elem is a low-enrollment elementary school that serves part of Herington, Kansas. The school counts 186 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313 students.
Herington includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 414 students.
A majority of students at Herington Elem, 73%, are White. The next largest groups are 15% Hispanic and 11% multiracial. The school's White share is 18 points below the 91% share among Dickinson County residents. By the diversity index, Herington Elem comes in at 43%.
The school has about 11.5 students per teacher and 16.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kansas is 13.2:1, higher than at this school. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Dickinson County is 49%.
Herington Elem is 23.1 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Kansas.
In the county around the school, Dickinson County, median household income is about $68,417, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. A total of 19 public schools operate in Dickinson County, serving about 3,530 students.
The nearest public school is Herington High, at less than a tenth of a mile. Herington Elem has 2 other public schools within five miles. Herington Elem comes in 1st of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Herington Elem falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 186 was 5% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 196. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.5:1.
The Herington Elem community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Dickinson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,445
Census ACS
Median income
$68,417
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
3,530 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Herington
- Herington HighHigh · 141 students
- Herington Middle SchMiddle · 87 students
Other schools in Herington
- Herington HighHigh · 141 students
- Herington Middle SchMiddle · 87 students
Nearby schools
- Herington High0.1 mi · 141
- Herington Middle Sch0.1 mi · 87
- Hope Elem7.1 mi · 74
- Hope High7.1 mi · 33
- Centre11.3 mi · 183
- Kansas Online Learning Program11.3 mi · 380
Frequently asked questions
About Herington ElemHow many students attend Herington Elem?
Herington Elem enrolls approximately 186 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Herington Elem serve?
Herington Elem serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Herington Elem have?
Herington Elem employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Herington Elem?
Student demographics at Herington Elem are roughly 73% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Herington Elem?
Herington Elem is overseen by Herington in Dickinson County.
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