Enrollment
338
Elementary
DISTRICT 228 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY NORTH·NCES 201302001239
Jefferson County North Elem/Middle
100 Charger Lane, Nortonville, KS 66060 · (913) 886-3870 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% 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.
- FBeats 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
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
129 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 22 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 15% smaller than its 8th grade class (39).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
Jefferson County North Elem/Middle→Jefferson Co North High
Based on grade levels within Jefferson County North. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
39.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
34.4%
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 34 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 | 39.6% | 34.4% |
| 2023-24 | 35.7% | 35.7% |
% 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
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Jefferson County North Elem/Middle
Jefferson County North Elem/Middle's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County North Elem/Middle this school | 338 | 38.2% | 37.4% |
| Trego Grade School WaKeeney | 285 | 37.2% | 32.8% |
| Jackson Heights Elementary School Holton | 268 | 38.1% | 52.5% |
| Rose Hill Intermediate Rose Hill | 328 | 36.0% | 45.6% |
| Sunflower Elem Paola | 373 | 40.5% | 52.0% |
| Baldwin Elementary Primary Center Baldwin City | 365 | 32.9% | 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 Jefferson County North Elem/Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #397 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #415 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #458 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #309 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #262 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.5% | #539 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.2% | #488 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
338
+21 (+7%) vs 2020
+2% since 2000-01, when it was 332
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 338 | 25.4 | 13.3:1 | 38% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 21.6 | 15.3:1 | 34% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 20.6 | 15.8:1 | 34% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 22 | 14.4:1 | 32% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 338 | 22.4 | 15.1:1 | 32% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 24 | 13.5:1 | 39% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 340 | 28 | 12.1:1 | 38% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 332 | 26 | 12.8:1 | 24% (79) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson County North Elem/Middle.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (338 to 338); teachers up 13% (22.4 to 25.4).
About Jefferson County North Elem/Middle
Jefferson County North Elem/Middle is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Nortonville, Kansas. It reported 338 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25.
Jefferson County North runs 2 schools with a combined 455 students. Jefferson County North Elem/Middle is one of them.
At Jefferson County North Elem/Middle, 96% of students are White. The remaining students are 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Jefferson County at about 93% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 7%.
The school's 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. At Jefferson County North Elem/Middle, 38% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Jefferson County average a similar 39%.
Jefferson County North Elem/Middle holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 20% of Kansas public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Jefferson County North Elem/Middle is 6.5 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 37.4% actual, 43.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kansas.
For the population of Jefferson County, the median household earns about $81,278 a year, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Jefferson County North Elem/Middle shares Jefferson County with 13 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Jefferson Co North High is about 6.9 miles from Jefferson County North Elem/Middle. The ten-mile area around Jefferson County North Elem/Middle holds 5 other public schools. The school's 37.4% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
The school's enrollment increased 7% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 14.4:1 to 13.3:1.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,349
Census ACS
Median income
$81,278
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Co North High6.9 mi · 117
- Atchison County Community JR/SR High8.5 mi · 254
- Atchison County Community Elementary School8.5 mi · 244
- Valley Falls Elem8.9 mi · 262
- Valley Falls High8.9 mi · 122
- Oskaloosa JR-SR High School13.4 mi · 247
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson County North Elem/MiddleHow many students attend Jefferson County North Elem/Middle?
Jefferson County North Elem/Middle enrolls approximately 338 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Jefferson County North Elem/Middle serve?
Jefferson County North Elem/Middle serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson County North Elem/Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jefferson County North Elem/Middle is approximately 13.3:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jefferson County North Elem/Middle?
At Jefferson County North Elem/Middle, the student body is approximately 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Jefferson County North Elem/Middle in?
Jefferson County North Elem/Middle is part of Jefferson County North.
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