Enrollment
297
Elementary
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREAT BEND·NCES 200666001028
Jefferson Elem
2716 24th, Great Bend, KS 67530 · (620) 793-1502 · Barton County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL297 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
173 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 37 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 19% smaller than its 6th grade class (37).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 Great Bend. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
63.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
73.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 | 63.2% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.7% | 54.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Kansas's top 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 Elem
Jefferson Elem's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elem this school | 297 | 58.2% | 55.3% |
| Lincoln Elem Great Bend | 275 | 57.8% | 48.9% |
| Lincoln Elem Hays | 274 | 59.5% | 47.9% |
| Eisenhower Elem Wellington | 277 | 59.6% | 40.8% |
| Wiley Elementary Hutchinson | 322 | 61.2% | 27.6% |
| Swaney Elem Derby | 351 | 60.7% | 47.3% |
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 Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Barton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #150 of 625 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #23 of 625 | #1 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #132 of 625 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 297 | #383 of 714 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #357 of 539 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.1% | #290 of 540 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.2% | #285 of 658 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #144 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
297
+9 (+3%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 318
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 297 | 20.9 | 14.2:1 | 58% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 282 | 19.3 | 14.6:1 | 51% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 19.8 | 15.2:1 | 49% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 288 | 19 | 15.2:1 | 47% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 293 | 19.9 | 14.7:1 | 52% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 294 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 57% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 290 | 20 | 14.5:1 | 42% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 323 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 27% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 318 | 16 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (293 to 297); teachers up 5% (19.9 to 20.9).
About Jefferson Elem
Jefferson Elem is a public elementary school run by Great Bend in Great Bend, Kansas. Its enrollment is 297 students, spread over pre-K through 6.
The 7 schools of Great Bend, including Jefferson Elem, enroll 2,876 students.
About 71% of the student body at Jefferson Elem is White. Other groups make up 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. County-wide, 81% of Barton County residents are White. A diversity index of 45% means there is a 45% chance two randomly chosen students at Jefferson Elem are from different groups.
The school had 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.2:1. Elementary schools in Kansas have an average ratio of 13.2:1. In all, 58% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Jefferson Elem is +21.0 points, in the top 10% of Kansas. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.3%, and the predicted rate is 34.3%.
The county, Barton County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $58,851 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Jefferson Elem, Barton County has 15 public schools.
Jefferson Elem's closest public school neighbor is Great Bend High School, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Local comparison: Jefferson Elem ranks 1st of 8 nearby schools, at 55.3% versus a 30.6% average.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.
In 2020-21, Jefferson Elem enrolled 288 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 297.
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Barton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,097
Census ACS
Median income
$58,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,179 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Great Bend
- Great Bend High SchoolHigh · 923 students
- Great Bend Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Eisenhower ElemElementary · 343 students
- Park ElemElementary · 304 students
- Riley ElemElementary · 296 students
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 275 students
Other schools in Great Bend
- Great Bend High SchoolHigh · 923 students
- Great Bend Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Eisenhower ElemElementary · 343 students
- Park ElemElementary · 304 students
- Riley ElemElementary · 296 students
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 275 students
Other Jefferson Elementary schools
143 other US public schools in 31 states are named Jefferson Elementary. Jefferson Elem is the 103rd largest of the 144.
- Jefferson ElemWichita, KS · 381 students
- Jefferson ElemArkansas City, KS · 261 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolJefferson, GA · 1,011 students
- Jefferson ElementaryRiverside, CA · 886 students
- Jefferson ElementaryLennox, CA · 716 students
Nearby schools
- Great Bend High School0.5 mi · 923
- Great Bend Middle School0.5 mi · 438
- Park Elem0.7 mi · 304
- Eisenhower Elem1.1 mi · 343
- Riley Elem1.5 mi · 296
- Lincoln Elem2.0 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson ElemHow many students attend Jefferson Elem?
Jefferson Elem enrolls approximately 297 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Jefferson Elem serve?
Jefferson Elem serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jefferson Elem is approximately 14.2:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Jefferson Elem?
Student demographics at Jefferson Elem are roughly 71% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Jefferson Elem public or private?
Jefferson Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Great Bend.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.