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Enrollment
458
Elementary
DISTRICT 266 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANEY VALLEY·NCES 200441001064
Lincoln Memorial Elem
201 E First, Caney, KS 67333 · (620) 879-9240 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
235 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 40 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (63).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Lincoln Memorial Elem→Caney Valley High
Based on grade levels within Caney Valley. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
64.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
60.6%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 | 64.6% | 60.6% |
| 2023-24 | 51.8% | 56.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
63.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% 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 25 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 Lincoln Memorial Elem
Lincoln Memorial Elem's state test result (63.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Memorial Elem this school | 458 | 51.3% | 63.0% |
| Valley Center Intermediate School Valley Center | 443 | 47.2% | 51.9% |
| Holton Elementary School Holton | 511 | 47.7% | 40.2% |
| R V Haderlein Elem Girard | 527 | 52.4% | 58.5% |
| Haven Elem Haven | 348 | 50.9% | 41.3% |
| Humboldt Elementary School Humboldt | 342 | 51.5% | 36.2% |
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 Lincoln Memorial Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #81 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #109 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #118 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 458 | #107 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #522 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.5% | #313 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.3% | #362 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.8% | #56 of 151 |
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
458
+33 (+8%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 439
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
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 | 458 | 24.5 | 18.7:1 | 51% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 455 | 28.7 | 15.8:1 | 51% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 28.7 | 15.8:1 | 49% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 43% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 406 | 29.2 | 13.9:1 | 47% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 54% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 54% (259) |
| 2000-01 | 496 | 32 | 15.5:1 | 38% (187) |
| 1990-91 | 439 | 25 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Memorial Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (406 to 458); teachers down 16% (29.2 to 24.5).
About Lincoln Memorial Elem
Caney, Kansas, is home to Lincoln Memorial Elem, a mid-sized elementary school. It offers pre-K through 6 and has 458 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Kansas have about 313 students on average; enrollment here is 46% higher.
In Caney Valley, 3 schools enroll a combined 798 students.
More than half of enrollment at Lincoln Memorial Elem is White: 74%. The next largest groups are 15% Native American and 7% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
The school has 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 18.7 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1, 5.5 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at Lincoln Memorial Elem, 51% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Montgomery County average 70%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lincoln Memorial Elem ranks in the top 10% of Kansas schools. It scores 63.0%; the prediction is 37.6%.
In Montgomery County, median household income comes to about $55,697, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county's public schools total 14, with about 4,736 students.
Measured in a straight line, Caney Valley Charter Academy is about 0.3 miles from Lincoln Memorial Elem. The five-mile area around Lincoln Memorial Elem holds 2 other public schools. Lincoln Memorial Elem comes in 1st of 4 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Lincoln Memorial Elem as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school grew from 425 students in 2020-21 to 458 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 15.2:1 in 2020-21 to 18.7:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Lincoln Memorial Elem lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,940
Census ACS
Median income
$55,697
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,736 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caney Valley
- Caney Valley HighHigh · 335 students
- Caney Valley Charter AcademyHigh · 5 students
Other schools in Caney
- Caney Valley HighHigh · 335 students
- Caney Valley Charter AcademyHigh · 5 students
Nearby schools
- Caney Valley Charter Academy0.3 mi · 5
- Caney Valley High0.3 mi · 335
- Copan Elementary School8.0 mi · 175
- Copan High School8.1 mi · 94
- Bowring Public School14.0 mi · 52
- Dewey Middle School14.6 mi · 244
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Memorial ElemHow many students attend Lincoln Memorial Elem?
Lincoln Memorial Elem enrolls approximately 458 students in grades PK-06.
Is Lincoln Memorial Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Memorial Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Lincoln Memorial Elem?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at Lincoln Memorial Elem.
How diverse is Lincoln Memorial Elem?
Lincoln Memorial Elem reports a student body of 74% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Lincoln Memorial Elem public or private?
Lincoln Memorial Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Caney Valley.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.