Enrollment
260
Elementary
DISTRICT 224 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INMAN·NCES 200771001127
Inman Elem
207 N Maple, Inman, KS 67546 · (620) 585-6441 · McPherson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% 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.
- 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
10.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
107 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 41 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (31).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Inman Elem→Inman Jr/Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Inman. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
58.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
46.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 58 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 | 58.1% | 46.8% |
| 2023-24 | 37.2% | 36.4% |
% 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Inman Elem
Inman Elem's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inman Elem this school | 260 | 41.2% | 44.5% |
| R L Wright Elem Sedgwick | 283 | 40.3% | 52.4% |
| Bluestem Elementary School Leon | 267 | 41.6% | 35.2% |
| Mission Valley Elementary Eskridge | 236 | 39.0% | 33.9% |
| Bennington Elem Bennington | 235 | 43.0% | 47.9% |
| Hillsboro Elem Hillsboro | 286 | 43.7% | 54.7% |
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 Inman Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In McPherson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #299 of 625 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #251 of 625 | #5 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #191 of 625 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 260 | #445 of 714 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #22 of 539 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.6% | #446 of 540 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #459 of 658 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.2% | #71 of 151 | N/A |
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
260
+25 (+11%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 275
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 260 | 24.8 | 10.5:1 | 41% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 265 | 20.3 | 13.1:1 | 40% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 236 | 19.2 | 12.3:1 | 36% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 235 | 17 | 13.8:1 | 26% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 236 | 16 | 14.8:1 | 30% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 235 | 19 | 12.4:1 | 31% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 229 | 20 | 11.4:1 | 18% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 249 | 21 | 11.9:1 | 17% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 275 | 16 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Inman Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (236 to 260); teachers up 55% (16 to 24.8).
About Inman Elem
Inman Elem is a small elementary school in Inman, located in Inman, Kansas. A federal count lists 260 students at the school, in pre-K through 6.
Inman counts 448 students in its 2 schools, and Inman Elem is one of them.
Inman Elem's enrollment is 86% White. The remaining shares are 7% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Inman Elem's diversity index is 26%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 24.8 full-time equivalents, or about 10.5 students per teacher. This ratio sits 2.7 below the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 41%. For comparison, public schools in McPherson County average 40%.
allk12 grades Inman Elem a C+. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Inman Elem is 2.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (44.5% versus 42.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Kansas.
According to the American Community Survey, in McPherson County, the median household income is $78,851, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Inman Elem is one of 18 public schools in the county.
Inman Jr/Sr High School is located about 0.4 miles from Inman Elem. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Inman Elem ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Inman Elem in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Federal data show an 11% enrollment gain, from 235 in 2020-21 to 260 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.8:1 to 10.5:1.
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McPherson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,205
Census ACS
Median income
$78,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,829 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Inman Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Inman Elementary. Inman Elem is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Inman ElementaryFayetteville, GA · 659 students
- Inman ElementaryInman, SC · 565 students
- Inman Elementary SchoolRed Oak, IA · 461 students
Nearby schools
- Inman Jr/Sr High School0.4 mi · 188
- Buhler Grade School6.2 mi · 241
- Buhler High6.4 mi · 674
- Roosevelt Elem10.5 mi · 269
- Prairie Hills Middle11.2 mi · 532
- McPherson Middle School11.2 mi · 474
Frequently asked questions
About Inman ElemHow large is Inman Elem?
Inman Elem enrolls approximately 260 students in grades PK-06.
Is Inman Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Inman Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Inman Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Inman Elem is approximately 10.5:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Inman Elem?
At Inman Elem, the student body is approximately 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Inman Elem public or private?
Inman Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Inman.
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