Enrollment
253
Elementary
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOXIE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 200753000965
Hoxie Elem
1100 Queen Ave., Hoxie, KS 67740 · (785) 675-3258 · Sheridan County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Kansas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
,
Teacher data unavailable
STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
95 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 47 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 10% smaller than its 6th grade class (30).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Hoxie Elem→Hoxie High
Based on grade levels within Hoxie Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
56.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
50.8%
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 51 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 | 56.1% | 50.8% |
| 2023-24 | 51.2% | 45.4% |
% 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
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Hoxie Elem
Hoxie Elem's state test result (53.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoxie Elem this school | 253 | 37.5% | 53.9% |
| North Fairview Topeka | 278 | 37.1% | 52.3% |
| Eisenhower Elementary McPherson | 239 | 35.1% | 52.1% |
| Mission Valley Elementary Eskridge | 236 | 39.0% | 33.9% |
| R L Wright Elem Sedgwick | 283 | 40.3% | 52.4% |
| Grandview Elem El Dorado | 252 | 40.9% | 41.2% |
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 Hoxie Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #161 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #204 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #215 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #460 of 714 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.7% | #382 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.5% | #494 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #297 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
253
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 378
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 | 253 | N/A | N/A | 38% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 250 | 18.7 | 13.3:1 | 40% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 260 | 18.6 | 14.0:1 | 38% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 259 | 20 | 12.9:1 | 36% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 270 | 17.7 | 15.3:1 | 32% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 270 | 16 | 16.9:1 | 33% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 235 | 12 | 19.6:1 | 31% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 273 | 25 | 10.9:1 | 29% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 378 | 26 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hoxie Elem.
About Hoxie Elem
Hoxie Elem is a small elementary school in Kansas, with an address in Hoxie. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 253 students.
Hoxie Elem belongs to Hoxie Community Schools, a district of 2 schools and 432 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Hoxie Elem is White, at 81%. Beyond that, enrollment is 11% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 93%. The diversity index for Hoxie Elem is 33%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 38% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Sheridan County is close, at 40%.
Hoxie Elem 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 71% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Hoxie Elem's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (53.9%) and its predicted rate (44.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools.
In the wider Sheridan County area, median household income comes to about $73,750, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sheridan County's 3 public schools enroll about 503 students and include Hoxie Elem.
Measured in a straight line, Hoxie High is about 0.3 miles from Hoxie Elem. The nearest schools with test data average 35.2%, lower than Hoxie Elem's 53.9%.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 253, starting from 259.
People who know Hoxie Elem can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Sheridan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,426
Census ACS
Median income
$73,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
503 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Hoxie Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Hoxie Elementary. Hoxie Elem is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHOXIE, AR · 500 students
Nearby schools
- Hoxie High0.3 mi · 179
- Golden Plains Elem14.4 mi · 71
- Wheatland Elementary School16.7 mi · 58
- Wheatland High School17.3 mi · 41
- Golden Plains Middle17.9 mi · 32
- Golden Plains High17.9 mi · 55
Frequently asked questions
About Hoxie ElemHow large is Hoxie Elem?
Hoxie Elem enrolls approximately 253 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Hoxie Elem serve?
Hoxie Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hoxie Elem?
At Hoxie Elem, the student body is approximately 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Hoxie Elem public or private?
Hoxie Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hoxie Community Schools.
What county does Hoxie Elem serve?
Hoxie Elem serves Sheridan County in KS.
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