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Enrollment
511
Elementary
DISTRICT 267 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLTON·NCES 200738000654
Holton Elementary School
812 W. 5th. St., Holton, KS 66436 · (785) 364-3251 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Kansas public elementary schools
- C+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
13.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
244 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 86 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
40%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 Holton. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
51.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
40.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 | 51.3% | 40.1% |
| 2023-24 | 34.9% | 32.0% |
% 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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Holton Elementary School
Holton Elementary School's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holton Elementary School this school | 511 | 47.7% | 40.2% |
| Valley Center Intermediate School Valley Center | 443 | 47.2% | 51.9% |
| Southwest Elem Pratt | 462 | 43.7% | 44.8% |
| Lincoln Memorial Elem Caney | 458 | 51.3% | 63.0% |
| Frank Layden Elem Frontenac | 489 | 43.1% | 53.4% |
| Roosevelt Elem Hays | 420 | 41.4% | 47.7% |
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 Holton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #365 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #339 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #290 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #65 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #278 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.0% | #333 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.7% | #399 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #213 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. 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
511
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+76% since 1990-91, when it was 290
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 511 | 37.9 | 13.5:1 | 48% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 559 | 38.4 | 14.6:1 | 47% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 540 | 36.4 | 14.8:1 | 52% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 40 | 12.7:1 | 41% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 37.7 | 15.4:1 | 41% (236) |
| 2015-16 | 253 | 20 | 12.7:1 | 44% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 268 | 16 | 16.8:1 | 38% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 237 | 16 | 14.8:1 | 29% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 290 | 13 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (579 to 511); teachers unchanged (37.7 to 37.9).
About Holton Elementary School
A large elementary school in Holton, Kansas, Holton Elementary School is part of Holton. In all, 511 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 63% above the 313-student average for elementary schools in Kansas.
Holton is the local district for Holton Elementary School. It runs 4 schools with 1,067 students.
More than half of enrollment at Holton Elementary School is White: 75%. The next largest groups are 17% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 40%.
Holton Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1, with 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kansas is similar, at 13.2:1. The school has 48% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Jackson County is close, at 45%.
Among Kansas public elementary schools, Holton Elementary School outscored 34%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 39.3% at Holton Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.2%.
In the surrounding county, Jackson County, median household income comes to about $75,215, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. The county has 9 public schools and about 2,426 students.
Measured in a straight line, Fresh Start (Virtual) is less than a tenth of a mile from Holton Elementary School. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 40.2% is above the 34.5% average for nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Holton Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Holton Elementary School enrolled 507; in 2024-25, 511.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Holton Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,341
Census ACS
Median income
$75,215
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,426 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Holton
- Holton HighHigh · 335 students
- Holton MiddleMiddle · 220 students
- Fresh Start (Virtual)High · 1 students
Other schools in Holton
- Holton HighHigh · 335 students
- Jackson Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
- Jackson Heights High School and Middle SchoolHigh · 229 students
- Holton MiddleMiddle · 220 students
- Fresh Start (Virtual)High · 1 students
Other Holton Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Holton Elementary. Holton Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Holton Elementary SchoolHOLTON, MI · 338 students
Nearby schools
- Fresh Start (Virtual)0.1 mi · 1
- Holton Middle0.5 mi · 220
- Holton High0.6 mi · 335
- Jackson Heights Elementary School4.1 mi · 268
- Jackson Heights High School and Middle School4.2 mi · 229
- Royal Valley Middle School9.1 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Holton Elementary SchoolHow large is Holton Elementary School?
Holton Elementary School enrolls approximately 511 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Holton Elementary School serve?
Holton Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Holton Elementary School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Holton Elementary School.
How diverse is Holton Elementary School?
Holton Elementary School reports a student body of 75% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Holton Elementary School in?
Holton Elementary School is part of Holton.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.