Enrollment
111
Elementary
DISTRICT 113 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INGALLS·NCES 200768001272
Ingalls Elem
100 Bulldog Drive, Ingalls, KS 67853 · (620) 335-5134 · Gray County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL111 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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.
- B+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
11.3:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
50 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 9 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (21).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Ingalls Elem→Ingalls High School/Junior High
Based on grade levels within Ingalls. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
68.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
46.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 | 68.1% | 46.8% |
| 2023-24 | 56.2% | 53.2% |
% 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
53.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Ingalls Elem
Ingalls Elem's state test result (53.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingalls Elem this school | 111 | 45.0% | 53.6% |
| Greeley County Elem School Tribune | 115 | 48.7% | 27.2% |
| St Francis Elem St Francis | 133 | 46.6% | 27.9% |
| Ashland Elem Ashland | 83 | 47.0% | 50.2% |
| C 4 Elem Arkansas City | 122 | 44.3% | 44.5% |
| Kinsley-Offerle Elementary Pre-K-5 Offerle | 128 | 53.1% | 58.0% |
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 Ingalls Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #165 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #250 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #87 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 111 | #647 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.0% | #422 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
111
+11 (+11%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 205
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 111 | 9.8 | 11.3:1 | 45% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 100 | 9 | 11.1:1 | 48% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 113 | 8 | 14.1:1 | 42% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 100 | 8 | 12.5:1 | 36% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 112 | 9.4 | 11.9:1 | 32% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 128 | 9 | 14.2:1 | 45% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 126 | 9 | 14.0:1 | 55% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 149 | 9 | 16.6:1 | 36% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 205 | 10 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ingalls Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (112 to 111); teachers up 5% (9.4 to 9.8).
About Ingalls Elem
Ingalls Elem is a small elementary school located in Ingalls, Kansas. The school serves 111 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Kansas is roughly 313 students; this school is 65% smaller than that.
Ingalls Elem is part of a district of 2 schools: Ingalls, with 225 students.
A majority of students at Ingalls Elem, 72%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 25% Hispanic. Among all residents of Gray County, the White share is about 90%. The chance that two students picked at random at Ingalls Elem belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 42%.
Teachers at the school number 9.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.3:1. The 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Gray County, the average is about the same, 42%.
Measured against Kansas public elementary schools, Ingalls 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.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Ingalls Elem would score about 40.6%. It scores 53.6%, 13.0 points above that figure.
Gray County census figures show that median household income is about $79,122, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. A total of 9 public schools operate in Gray County, serving about 1,002 students.
Ingalls High School/Junior High is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Ingalls Elem at 2nd of 9.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 100 to 111. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.5:1 to 11.3:1.
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Gray County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,701
Census ACS
Median income
$79,122
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,002 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Ingalls High School/Junior High0.0 mi · 114
- Cimarron Elem5.9 mi · 312
- Cimarron High6.1 mi · 251
- South Gray High16.1 mi · 59
- Montezuma Elem16.1 mi · 83
- Copeland Elem22.2 mi · 51
Frequently asked questions
About Ingalls ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Ingalls Elem?
Ingalls Elem enrolls approximately 111 students in grades PK-05.
Is Ingalls Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ingalls Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Ingalls Elem have?
Ingalls Elem employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
How diverse is Ingalls Elem?
Ingalls Elem reports a student body of 72% White, 25% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is Ingalls Elem in?
Ingalls Elem is part of Ingalls.
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