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Enrollment
511
Elementary
DISTRICT 255 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUGOTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 200756000055
Hugoton Elem
304 E 6th, Hugoton, KS 67951 · (620) 544-4376 · Stevens County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% 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.
- ABeats 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
13.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
306 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 48 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 14% smaller than its 6th grade class (72).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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 Hugoton Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
41.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 | 50.0% | 41.4% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 40.4% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% 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 →
Schools most like Hugoton Elem
Hugoton Elem's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugoton Elem this school | 511 | 59.9% | 51.0% |
| Ross Elementary School Dodge City | 502 | 67.9% | 29.7% |
| Village Elem Emporia | 401 | 59.9% | 43.0% |
| Nieman Elem Shawnee | 456 | 64.5% | 34.5% |
| Rolling Ridge Elem Olathe | 366 | 64.8% | 22.6% |
| Lakin Elem Lakin | 290 | 60.7% | 36.5% |
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 Hugoton Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #209 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #319 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #312 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #66 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #313 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.1% | #263 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.9% | #260 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #168 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
-55 (-10%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 551
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 13.8:1 | 60% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 36.2 | 14.0:1 | 60% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 36.2 | 14.7:1 | 65% (346) |
| 2020-21 | 566 | 36 | 15.7:1 | 67% (381) |
| 2017-18 | 602 | 39.7 | 15.2:1 | 65% (393) |
| 2015-16 | 655 | 42 | 15.6:1 | 62% (408) |
| 2010-11 | 641 | 44 | 14.6:1 | 66% (423) |
| 2000-01 | 530 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 44% (235) |
| 1990-91 | 551 | 32 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hugoton Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (602 to 511); teachers down 7% (39.7 to 37).
About Hugoton Elem
Hugoton Elem is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Hugoton, Kansas. Students in pre-K through 6 attend, and enrollment is 511 students. The school's enrollment is 63% above the 313 average for elementary schools in Kansas.
Hugoton Public Schools operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,018 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Hugoton Elem, with 65% of enrollment. The school is also 32% White and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 39%. The school's diversity index is 48%, meaning two students picked at random have a 48% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.8:1, with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Hugoton Elem is 60%. That tracks the 58% average for public schools in Stevens County.
Measured against Kansas public elementary schools, Hugoton Elem receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 51.0%, is 17.5 points above the 33.5% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Kansas schools.
Stevens County has these Census figures: the median household income is $64,178, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Stevens County is home to 6 public schools and about 1,158 public school students.
The closest public school to Hugoton Elem is Hugoton Middle, about 0.7 miles away. Hugoton Elem is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Hugoton Elem comes in 2nd of 8 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.
The school enrolled 511 students in 2024-25, 55 fewer than the 566 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.7:1 to 13.8:1.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Stevens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,162
Census ACS
Median income
$64,178
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,158 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hugoton Public Schools
- Hugoton HighHigh · 317 students
- Hugoton MiddleMiddle · 161 students
- Hugoton Learning AcademyHigh · 29 students
Other schools in Hugoton
- Hugoton HighHigh · 317 students
- Hugoton MiddleMiddle · 161 students
- Hugoton Learning AcademyHigh · 29 students
Nearby schools
- Hugoton Middle0.7 mi · 161
- Hugoton High0.7 mi · 317
- Hugoton Learning Academy0.7 mi · 29
- Moscow High12.5 mi · 66
- Moscow Elem12.6 mi · 74
- Rolla JH/HS (6-12)16.3 mi · 50
Frequently asked questions
About Hugoton ElemHow large is Hugoton Elem?
Hugoton Elem enrolls approximately 511 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Hugoton Elem serve?
Hugoton Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Hugoton Elem?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Hugoton Elem.
What is the student diversity at Hugoton Elem?
Student demographics at Hugoton Elem are roughly 32% White, 65% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Hugoton Elem public or private?
Hugoton Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hugoton Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.