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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 16% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
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.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.7% | 51.9% |
| 2023-24 | 43.8% | 34.3% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
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 →
Where Hill City Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #239 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #190 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #186 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 212 | #522 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #29 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.7% | #457 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.5% | #197 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #212 of 377 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
212
-8 (-4%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 252
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 212 | 19.9 | 10.7:1 | 67% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 213 | 16.2 | 13.2:1 | 61% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 223 | 15.2 | 14.7:1 | 59% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 220 | 16 | 13.8:1 | 61% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 240 | 17.2 | 13.9:1 | 57% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 236 | 15 | 15.7:1 | 56% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 187 | 14 | 13.4:1 | 54% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 168 | 14 | 12.0:1 | 47% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 252 | 18 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hill City Elem.
About Hill City Elem
Hill City Elem is a small elementary school in Hill City, Kansas. The school counted 212 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 6. It has 32% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Kansas (about 313).
Within Graham County, Hill City Elem is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 383 students.
Hill City Elem is 86% White by enrollment. Next come 7% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 25%.
Its staff includes 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.7 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas is 2.5 students per teacher. Roughly 67% of students at Hill City Elem can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 57% average for public schools in Graham County is 10 points.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Hill City Elem is in the top 10% of Kansas schools: 48.3% actual against 30.4% predicted.
Census data for Graham County show median household income comes to about $50,650, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. The county has 2 public schools and about 383 students.
Hill City Junior-Senior High is about 0.5 miles from Hill City Elem, the shortest distance to any other public school. Nearby schools with test data average 34.0% proficiency; Hill City Elem posts 48.3%.
Hill City Elem falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's student count fell 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 10.7:1, from 13.8:1.
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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.
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