Enrollment
176
Elementary
DISTRICT 143 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HODGEMAN COUNTY·NCES 200780000107
Hodgeman County Elementary
401 Douglas, Jetmore, KS 67854 · (620) 357-8396 · Hodgeman County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL176 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Kansas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
70 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 22 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 26% smaller than its 6th grade class (23).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Hodgeman County Elementary→Hodgeman County High
Based on grade levels within Hodgeman County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
56.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
44.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 | 56.4% | 44.7% |
| 2023-24 | 45.5% | 33.3% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Hodgeman County Elementary
Hodgeman County Elementary's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hodgeman County Elementary this school | 176 | 39.8% | 45.3% |
| Ness City Elem Ness City | 155 | 40.6% | 44.4% |
| St. Paul Elementary School St. Paul | 148 | 40.5% | 40.5% |
| Mission Valley Elementary Eskridge | 236 | 39.0% | 33.9% |
| Appanoose Elementary School Pomona | 191 | 45.0% | 45.8% |
| Washington Elem Ellis | 182 | 40.7% | 53.4% |
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 Hodgeman County Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #285 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #273 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #212 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 176 | #569 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.8% | #474 of 658 |
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
176
+13 (+8%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 208
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 176 | 12.9 | 13.6:1 | 40% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 165 | 10.6 | 15.6:1 | 45% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 173 | 10.9 | 15.9:1 | 46% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 163 | 12 | 13.6:1 | 39% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 165 | 14.7 | 11.2:1 | 26% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 159 | 14 | 11.4:1 | 46% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 152 | 12 | 12.7:1 | 46% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 240 | 17 | 14.1:1 | 24% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 208 | 13 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hodgeman County Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (165 to 176); teachers down 12% (14.7 to 12.9).
About Hodgeman County Elementary
Hodgeman County Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Jetmore, Kansas, (ZIP code 67854). The school teaches pre-K through 6 and enrolls 176 students. It has 44% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Kansas (about 313).
Besides Hodgeman County Elementary, Hodgeman County runs 1 other school. The district enrolls 285 students.
White students account for 82% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 11% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Hodgeman County, the White share is about 95%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 31%.
The school has 12.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.6 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Kansas is about 13.2:1. The school reported 40% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is in line with the 38% average for public schools in Hodgeman County.
Hodgeman County Elementary earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 45% of Kansas public elementary schools.
In Kansas, Hodgeman County Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 45.3% actual against a predicted 43.2%.
The county, Hodgeman County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $59,955 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Hodgeman County Elementary, Hodgeman County has 2 public schools.
Hodgeman County High is the nearest public school to Hodgeman County Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. Hodgeman County Elementary comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 176, from 163 in 2020-21.
Hodgeman County Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Hodgeman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,652
Census ACS
Median income
$59,955
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
285 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Hodgeman County High0.9 mi · 109
- Spearville Jr/Sr High18.2 mi · 177
- Spearville Elem18.4 mi · 196
- Ross Elementary School21.7 mi · 502
- Dodge City High School22.3 mi · 2,178
- Soule Elementary School22.6 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About Hodgeman County ElementaryHow large is Hodgeman County Elementary?
Hodgeman County Elementary enrolls approximately 176 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Hodgeman County Elementary serve?
Hodgeman County Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Hodgeman County Elementary have?
Hodgeman County Elementary employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
How diverse is Hodgeman County Elementary?
Hodgeman County Elementary reports a student body of 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is Hodgeman County Elementary in?
Hodgeman County Elementary is part of Hodgeman County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.