Enrollment
342
Elementary
DISTRICT 253 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUMBOLDT·NCES 200759002071
Humboldt Elementary School
1100 Central St., Humboldt, KS 66748 · (620) 473-2461 · Allen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Kansas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
16.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
176 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 58 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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 Humboldt. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
40.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
36.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 | 40.3% | 36.1% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 29.9% |
% 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
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Humboldt Elementary School
Humboldt Elementary School's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Elementary School this school | 342 | 51.5% | 36.2% |
| Haven Elem Haven | 348 | 50.9% | 41.3% |
| Ewalt Elementary Augusta | 310 | 52.3% | 40.2% |
| Sunflower Elementary School Ottawa | 333 | 55.0% | 49.1% |
| Burlington Elementary School Burlington | 322 | 47.5% | 51.7% |
| Council Grove Elementary School Council Grove | 318 | 55.3% | 35.0% |
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 Humboldt Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #420 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #394 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #444 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #301 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #487 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.5% | #416 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.5% | #359 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.5% | #41 of 151 |
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
342
+68 (+25%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 342 | 21 | 16.3:1 | 51% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 287 | 19 | 15.1:1 | 54% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 19 | 16.9:1 | 51% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | 17 | 16.1:1 | 49% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 296 | 16.3 | 18.2:1 | 56% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 302 | 18 | 16.8:1 | 57% (171) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Humboldt Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (296 to 342); teachers up 29% (16.3 to 21).
About Humboldt Elementary School
Federal records list Humboldt Elementary School as an elementary school in Humboldt, Kansas. The school reports 342 students in pre-K through 5.
Humboldt has a total of 4 schools and 1,013 students, Humboldt Elementary School among them.
Most students at Humboldt Elementary School are White: 84% of enrollment. Other students are 8% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Humboldt Elementary School has a diversity index of 28%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 21 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kansas is 13.2:1, lower than at this school. Humboldt Elementary School reports 51% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Kansas public elementary schools, Humboldt Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Kansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 37.6%. Humboldt Elementary School scores 36.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Allen County, median household income is about $60,689, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Humboldt Elementary School is among the 11 public schools in Allen County.
Humboldt Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Humboldt Elementary School is 2nd of 7 on proficiency.
Federal data place Humboldt Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 342 was 25% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 274.
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Allen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,483
Census ACS
Median income
$60,689
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,464 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Humboldt
- Humboldt Virtual EducationHigh · 351 students
- Humboldt High SchoolHigh · 176 students
- Humboldt Middle SchoolMiddle · 144 students
Other schools in Humboldt
- Humboldt Virtual EducationHigh · 351 students
- Humboldt High SchoolHigh · 176 students
- Humboldt Middle SchoolMiddle · 144 students
Other Humboldt Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Humboldt Elementary. Humboldt Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Humboldt Elementary SchoolDewey-Humboldt, AZ · 295 students
Nearby schools
- Humboldt Middle School0.2 mi · 144
- Humboldt High School0.2 mi · 176
- Humboldt Virtual Education0.2 mi · 351
- Iola Middle School7.8 mi · 238
- Iola High School Virtual7.8 mi · 22
- Iola Sr High7.8 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About Humboldt Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Humboldt Elementary School?
Humboldt Elementary School enrolls approximately 342 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Humboldt Elementary School serve?
Humboldt Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Humboldt Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Humboldt Elementary School is approximately 16.3:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Humboldt Elementary School?
At Humboldt Elementary School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Humboldt Elementary School public or private?
Humboldt Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Humboldt.
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