Enrollment
290
Elementary
DISTRICT 228 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKIN·NCES 200828000072
Lakin Elem
407 N Main, Lakin, KS 67860 · (620) 355-6191 · Kearny County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
176 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Lakin. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
42.3%
KS avg 44.5% . +14.3pp since 2023
Math
38.4%
KS avg 38.8% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
290
-21 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 15.1:1
% White
50%
was 53%
% Hispanic
50%
was 40%
% Black
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Lakin Elem
Lakin Elem is a medium-sized elementary campus in Lakin, Kansas, overseen by Lakin. The school caters to 290 students in grades pre-K through 4.
Across the 3 schools in Lakin (684 students total), Lakin Elem accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, Lakin Elem shows that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 50% White. The wider county runs roughly 36% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, On paper, Lakin Elem has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lakin Elem performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.1%, the actual is 36.5%, a residual of +3.4 points.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Kearny County indicate median household income runs about $89,135, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kearny County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 928 students), Lakin Elem is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Lakin High, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lakin Elem comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 20.4%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 7%: 311 students in 2018 compared to 290 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 40% to 50% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 in 2025.
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Kearny County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,864
Census ACS
Median income
$89,135
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
928 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lakin
- Lakin HighHigh · 212 students
- Lakin MiddleMiddle · 182 students
Nearby schools
- Lakin High0.4 mi · 212
- Lakin Middle0.5 mi · 182
- Deerfield Elem7.0 mi · 123
- Deerfield Middle School7.1 mi · 49
- Deerfield High7.1 mi · 72
- USD 363 Virtual Academy15.0 mi · 10
Frequently asked questions
About Lakin ElemHow many students attend Lakin Elem?
Lakin Elem enrolls approximately 290 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Lakin Elem serve?
Lakin Elem serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Lakin Elem?
Approximately 18.5:1 students per teacher at Lakin Elem.
How diverse is Lakin Elem?
Lakin Elem reports a student body of 50% White, 50% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Who oversees Lakin Elem?
Lakin Elem is overseen by Lakin in Kearny County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.