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Enrollment
615
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GEARY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 200789002061
LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary
27500 Rifle Range Rd, Ft. Riley, KS 66641 · (785) 717-6500 · Geary County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL615 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Kansas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
16.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
271 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 74 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 71% larger than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
45.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
33.6%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 45 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 | 45.1% | 33.6% |
| 2023-24 | 39.4% | 34.4% |
% 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary
LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary this school | 615 | 44.1% | 42.0% |
| Brookridge Elem Overland Park | 548 | 47.3% | 44.3% |
| Spring Valley Elementary Junction City | 400 | 45.3% | 47.4% |
| Rising Star Elem Lenexa | 473 | 51.2% | 42.8% |
| Fort Riley Elem Fort Riley | 361 | 41.8% | 53.3% |
| Morris Hill Elem Fort Riley | 413 | 49.6% | 50.8% |
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 LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Geary County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #337 of 625 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #429 of 625 | #8 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #381 of 625 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 615 | #21 of 714 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #485 of 539 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #62 of 540 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.1% | #434 of 658 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #367 of 377 | 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
615
-45 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 615 | 38.2 | 16.1:1 | 44% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 631 | 36 | 17.5:1 | 45% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 659 | 38 | 17.3:1 | 40% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 660 | 41 | 16.1:1 | 47% (310) |
| 2017-18 | 620 | 38 | 16.3:1 | 65% (405) |
| 2015-16 | 608 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 66% (404) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (620 to 615); teachers up 1% (38 to 38.2).
About LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary
LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary is a large elementary school that serves part of Ft. Riley, Kansas. It educates 615 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 96% larger than the 313 average for elementary schools in Kansas.
LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary is one school in Geary County Schools, a system of 15 schools with 7,293 students.
Enrollment at LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary is mixed, with White students the largest group at 48%. The school is also 22% Hispanic, 14% Black, 10% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. That is lower than the 59% White share among all Geary County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1 at LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary, with 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Kansas, the typical ratio is 13.2:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 44% of enrollment. Compared with the 55% average for public schools in Geary County, the school's rate is lower.
LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 36% of Kansas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.1% for LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary. The school posts 42.0%, within a point of the prediction.
In Geary County (population about 35,815), median household income is about $59,317, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. The public schools of Geary County number 14 and enroll about 6,880.
The closest public school, Fort Riley Elem, is about 0.5 miles from LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Fringe: in a town close to an urbanized area.
LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary had 660 students in 2020-21 and 615 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease.
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Geary County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,815
Census ACS
Median income
$59,317
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,880 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Geary County Schools
- Junction City Sr HighHigh · 1,713 students
- Junction City Middle SchoolMiddle · 900 students
- Ware ElemElementary · 623 students
- Fort Riley Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Morris Hill ElemElementary · 413 students
- Spring Valley ElementaryElementary · 400 students
Nearby schools
- Fort Riley Elem0.5 mi · 361
- Ware Elem1.6 mi · 623
- Westwood Elem2.2 mi · 278
- Washington Elem2.3 mi · 350
- Fort Riley Middle School2.8 mi · 541
- Morris Hill Elem2.8 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About LTG Richard J. Seitz ElementaryHow large is LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary?
LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary enrolls approximately 615 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary serve?
LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary is approximately 16.1:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary?
Student demographics at LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary are roughly 48% White, 22% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary?
LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary is overseen by Geary County Schools in Geary County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.