Enrollment
212
Elementary
DISTRICT 192 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAHAM COUNTY·NCES 200726000429
Hill City Elem
216 N 4th Ave, Hill City, KS 67642 · (785) 421-3425 · Graham County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL212 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
141 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Hill City Elem→Hill City Junior-Senior High
Based on grade levels within Graham County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
58.7%
KS avg 44.5% . +14.9pp since 2023
Math
51.9%
KS avg 38.8% . +17.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 30% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
212
-28 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 13.9:1
% White
86%
was 86%
% Hispanic
6%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Hill City Elem
Hill City Elem operates as a small elementary campus in Hill City, Kansas, operated by Graham County. Current enrollment sits at 212 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 32% below the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 313 students.
Across the 2 schools in Graham County (383 students total), Hill City Elem accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Hill City Elem logs that nearly all students (86%) are White. Other groups include 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic.
In terms of school funding signals, Hill City Elem lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Hill City Elem tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Graham County's rate of about 57%.
With demographic context factored in, Hill City Elem ranks in the top 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 30.4%; Hill City Elem posts 48.3%, +17.9 points above that line.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Graham County indicate median household income runs about $50,650, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, Graham County runs 2 public schools (combined enrollment of about 383 students), of which Hill City Elem is one.
The closest other public school is Hill City Junior-Senior High, roughly 0.5 miles away. On composite proficiency, Hill City Elem comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 34.0%.
Hill City Elem operates from an outlying location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 12%: 240 students in 2018 compared to 212 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.
Inside the community feed, members of the Hill City Elem community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Graham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,389
Census ACS
Median income
$50,650
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
383 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Hill City Junior-Senior High0.5 mi · 171
- Damar Elementary School14.2 mi · 46
- Palco Jr. High17.0 mi · 12
- Palco High17.0 mi · 19
- Trego Grade School23.3 mi · 285
- Trego Community High23.5 mi · 113
Frequently asked questions
About Hill City ElemHow large is Hill City Elem?
Hill City Elem enrolls approximately 212 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Hill City Elem serve?
Hill City Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Hill City Elem have?
Hill City Elem employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hill City Elem?
At Hill City Elem, the student body is approximately 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Hill City Elem public or private?
Hill City Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Graham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.