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Enrollment
392
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALINA·NCES 201137000509
Heusner Elem
1300 Norton, Salina, KS 67401 · (785) 309-4200 · Saline County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
272 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 | 12 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
41.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
36.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 | 41.8% | 36.5% |
| 2023-24 | 36.4% | 38.4% |
% 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
35.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 →
Schools most like Heusner Elem
Heusner Elem's state test result (35.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heusner Elem this school | 392 | 69.4% | 35.2% |
| Lakeside Elem Pittsburg | 406 | 70.2% | 50.4% |
| Nelson Elem Haysville | 442 | 67.2% | 36.0% |
| Northridge Elementary Newton | 345 | 71.9% | 28.0% |
| Pauline Central Primary Topeka | 406 | 70.7% | 27.9% |
| Westside Elem Pittsburg | 498 | 70.1% | 29.4% |
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 Heusner Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Saline County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #435 of 625 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #389 of 625 | #7 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #426 of 625 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 392 | #203 of 714 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #209 of 539 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #188 of 540 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.4% | #177 of 658 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #236 of 377 | #4 of 9 |
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
392
0 (0%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 416
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 392 | 30.1 | 13.0:1 | 69% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 382 | 31.4 | 12.2:1 | 64% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 31 | 13.4:1 | 60% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 32 | 12.3:1 | 55% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 32.1 | 13.6:1 | 61% (267) |
| 2015-16 | 437 | 30 | 14.6:1 | 67% (291) |
| 2010-11 | 436 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 59% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 461 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 35% (163) |
| 1990-91 | 416 | 22 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heusner Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (438 to 392); teachers down 6% (32.1 to 30.1).
About Heusner Elem
Heusner Elem is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in Salina, Kansas. The school's enrollment of 392 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 25% higher than the average for elementary schools in Kansas, which is about 313.
A total of 13 schools make up Salina, with 6,441 students enrolled.
White students account for 61% of enrollment at Heusner Elem. Other groups make up 23% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 4% Black. Saline County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school's share is lower. Heusner Elem has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 13.0 students per teacher and 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Kansas, the average ratio is about 13.2:1. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The 58% average for public schools in Saline County is 11 points lower.
Heusner Elem's average proficiency rate on state tests of 35.2% is 6.3 points above the 29.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Heusner Elem is located in Saline County, where median household income is about $65,422, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Heusner Elem is one of 17 public schools in Saline County, which together enroll about 7,580 students.
The closest other public school is Salina High Central, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Heusner Elem ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 35.2% against a local average of 30.8%.
The school is in a town far from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Remote).
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 392, close to the 392 recorded in 2020-21.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Saline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,668
Census ACS
Median income
$65,422
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
7,580 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salina
- Salina High SouthHigh · 1,046 students
- Salina High CentralHigh · 934 students
- Salina South MiddleMiddle · 782 students
- Lakewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- Meadowlark Ridge ElemElementary · 431 students
- Stewart ElemElementary · 406 students
Other schools in Salina
- Salina High SouthHigh · 1,046 students
- Salina High CentralHigh · 934 students
- Salina South MiddleMiddle · 782 students
- Lakewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- Meadowlark Ridge ElemElementary · 431 students
- Stewart ElemElementary · 406 students
Nearby schools
- Salina High Central0.6 mi · 934
- Salina South Middle0.8 mi · 782
- Stewart Elem0.9 mi · 406
- Salina High South1.4 mi · 1,046
- Sunset Elem1.5 mi · 380
- Oakdale Elem1.7 mi · 282
Frequently asked questions
About Heusner ElemHow many students attend Heusner Elem?
Heusner Elem enrolls approximately 392 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Heusner Elem serve?
Heusner Elem serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Heusner Elem have?
Heusner Elem employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Heusner Elem?
Student demographics at Heusner Elem are roughly 61% White, 23% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Heusner Elem public or private?
Heusner Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Salina.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.