Enrollment
234
Elementary
DISTRICT 205 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINFIELD·NCES 201305001210
Irving Elem
311 Harter, Winfield, KS 67156 · (620) 221-5140 · Cowley County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Kansas public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
13.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
170 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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 Winfield. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
37.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
23.9%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 | 37.7% | 23.9% |
| 2023-24 | 26.1% | 15.8% |
% 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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Irving Elem
Irving Elem's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Elem this school | 234 | 72.6% | 26.9% |
| Central Elem Baxter Springs | 223 | 68.2% | 60.2% |
| Herington Elem Herington | 186 | 74.2% | 49.7% |
| Sunset Elementary Newton | 199 | 77.4% | 27.1% |
| Roosevelt Elem McPherson | 269 | 68.0% | 30.5% |
| Lincoln Elem Baxter Springs | 245 | 65.3% | N/A |
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 Irving Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Cowley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #522 of 625 | #10 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #511 of 625 | #10 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #481 of 625 | #9 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 234 | #491 of 714 | #5 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #260 of 539 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #276 of 540 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.6% | #159 of 658 | #5 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #90 of 377 | #1 of 6 |
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
234
-69 (-23%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 391
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 234 | 17.6 | 13.3:1 | 73% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 251 | 23.2 | 10.8:1 | 77% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 24.4 | 10.7:1 | 77% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 303 | 23 | 13.2:1 | 70% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 303 | 21 | 14.4:1 | 73% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 331 | 21 | 15.8:1 | 83% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 253 | 17 | 14.9:1 | 77% (196) |
| 2000-01 | 254 | 22 | 11.6:1 | 52% (133) |
| 1990-91 | 391 | 21 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Irving Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (303 to 234); teachers down 16% (21 to 17.6).
About Irving Elem
Winfield, Kansas, is home to Irving Elem, a small elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 234 students. Elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students, which makes this school 25% below average.
Winfield is the district for Irving Elem. It has 6 schools and 1,915 students.
Federal enrollment data show Irving Elem is 71% White. Next come 11% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 3% Pacific Islander. The county population is about 80% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 47, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 13.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Irving Elem, which has 17.6. The average for elementary schools in Kansas is about 13.2:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 73%. The gap from the 59% average for public schools in Cowley County is 14 points.
Irving Elem earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 14% of Kansas public elementary schools.
In Kansas, Irving Elem is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 26.9% actual against a predicted 27.4%.
In Cowley County, home to about 34,411 people, the median household earns about $57,878 a year, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Irving Elem shares Cowley County with 21 other public schools.
Lowell Elem, about 0.9 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Irving Elem is 6th among 8 schools close by.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
A 23% decrease took enrollment from 303 in 2020-21 to 234 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Irving Elem, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Cowley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,411
Census ACS
Median income
$57,878
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,714 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Winfield
- Winfield HighHigh · 638 students
- Winfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Whittier ElemElementary · 259 students
- Lowell ElemElementary · 214 students
- Country View ElemElementary · 114 students
Other schools in Winfield
- Winfield HighHigh · 638 students
- Winfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Whittier ElemElementary · 259 students
- Lowell ElemElementary · 214 students
- Country View ElemElementary · 114 students
Other Irving Elementary schools
18 other US public schools in 11 states are named Irving Elementary. Irving Elem is the 19th largest of the 19.
- Irving ElementaryWichita, KS · 447 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolSioux City, IA · 605 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolOak Park, IL · 509 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 488 students
- IRVING ELEMENTARYJOPLIN, MO · 434 students
Nearby schools
- Lowell Elem0.9 mi · 214
- Whittier Elem0.9 mi · 259
- Winfield High1.1 mi · 638
- Winfield Middle School1.1 mi · 456
- Country View Elem6.0 mi · 114
- Oxford Elem10.0 mi · 201
Frequently asked questions
About Irving ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Irving Elem?
Irving Elem enrolls approximately 234 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Irving Elem serve?
Irving Elem serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Irving Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Irving Elem is approximately 13.3:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Irving Elem?
Student demographics at Irving Elem are roughly 71% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Irving Elem in?
Irving Elem is part of Winfield.
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