Enrollment
125
Elementary
DISTRICT 135 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SYLVAN GROVE·NCES 201212002008
Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified
130 N Greeley, Lucas, KS 67648 · (785) 525-6244 · Russell County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL125 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Kansas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
9.6:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
48 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 23 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 17% larger than its 6th grade class (12).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified→Sylvan-Lucas Unified Jr. sr
Based on grade levels within Sylvan Grove. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
41.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
44.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 | 41.4% | 44.3% |
| 2023-24 | 33.9% | 39.0% |
% 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified
Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified this school | 125 | 38.4% | 48.4% |
| Axtell Elementary School Axtell | 113 | 38.1% | 46.7% |
| Cunningham Elem Cunningham | 109 | 38.5% | 51.4% |
| Goessel Elem Goessel | 118 | 37.3% | 43.1% |
| Conway Springs Kyle Trueblood Conway Springs | 146 | 39.0% | 41.0% |
| Sharon Springs Elem Sharon Springs | 108 | 39.8% | 59.2% |
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 Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #238 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #285 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #431 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 125 | #630 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.4% | #487 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
125
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 150
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 125 | 13 | 9.6:1 | 38% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 141 | 11.2 | 12.6:1 | 50% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 137 | 12.2 | 11.2:1 | 55% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 124 | 10 | 12.4:1 | 50% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 145 | 8.7 | 16.7:1 | 46% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 150 | 10 | 15.0:1 | 47% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 150 | 8 | 18.8:1 | 51% (76) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (145 to 125); teachers up 50% (8.7 to 13).
About Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified
Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified is a very small elementary school with its address in Lucas, Kansas. There are 125 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 6. That puts enrollment 60% below the 313-student average for elementary schools in Kansas.
Sylvan Grove runs 2 schools with a combined 269 students. Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified is one of them.
Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified is 94% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% Hispanic. That is in line with Russell County, where about 90% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 12%.
There are about 9.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified, which has 13. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Kansas is 13.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified is about 38%. The gap from the 50% average for public schools in Russell County is 12 points.
Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 54% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified is 4.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (48.4% versus 43.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Kansas.
For Russell County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $62,392, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 5 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,075, Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified among them.
Sylvan-Lucas Unified Jr. sr sits about 7.8 miles from Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified. By average proficiency, Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified is 2nd among 6 schools close by.
In the federal locale system, Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal data show 124 students in 2020-21 and 125 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 12.4:1 to 9.6:1.
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Russell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,679
Census ACS
Median income
$62,392
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,075 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Sylvan-Lucas Unified Jr. sr7.8 mi · 144
- Central Plains Adult Diploma Program16.8 mi · 770
- Wilson Elementary School16.9 mi · 74
- Tipton Community School19.5 mi · 46
- Russell Junior-Senior High20.7 mi · 328
- Lincoln Elem20.7 mi · 155
Frequently asked questions
About Lucas/Sylvan Elementary UnifiedHow many students attend Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified?
Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified enrolls approximately 125 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified serve?
Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified.
How diverse is Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified?
Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified?
Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified is overseen by Sylvan Grove in Russell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.