Enrollment
114
Elementary
DISTRICT 98 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MACKSVILLE·NCES 200906000712
Macksville Elem
433 N. Gilmore, Macksville, KS 67557 · (620) 348-2835 · Stafford County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL114 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% 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.
- B+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
9.3:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
69 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 25 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 28% smaller than its 6th grade class (18).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Macksville Elem→Macksville High
Based on grade levels within Macksville. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
40.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
35.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 | 40.4% | 35.2% |
| 2023-24 | 38.4% | 45.3% |
% 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 →
Schools most like Macksville Elem
Macksville Elem's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macksville Elem this school | 114 | 60.5% | 43.6% |
| Kinsley-Offerle Elementary Pre-K-5 Offerle | 128 | 53.1% | 58.0% |
| Lyons Park Elementary Lyons | 166 | 66.9% | N/A |
| Cheylin Elementary Bird City | 102 | 52.0% | 37.0% |
| Peabody-Burns Elementary Peabody | 104 | 60.6% | 28.7% |
| Moscow Elem Moscow | 74 | 68.9% | 39.3% |
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 Macksville Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #316 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #406 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #443 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 114 | #641 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.5% | #251 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
114
-3 (-3%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 221
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 114 | 12.3 | 9.3:1 | 61% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 103 | 12.3 | 8.4:1 | 66% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 111 | 12.2 | 9.1:1 | 63% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 117 | 10 | 11.7:1 | 57% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 130 | 10.8 | 12.0:1 | 75% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 132 | 13 | 10.2:1 | 65% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 188 | 16 | 11.8:1 | 62% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 202 | 14 | 14.4:1 | 53% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 221 | 13 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Macksville Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (130 to 114); teachers up 14% (10.8 to 12.3).
About Macksville Elem
Macksville Elem is an elementary school with a street address in Macksville, Kansas. There are 114 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 6. That puts enrollment 64% below the 313-student average for elementary schools in Kansas.
District-wide, Macksville has 2 schools and 195 students.
More than half of the students at Macksville Elem are White (61%). Other reported shares: 37% Hispanic. That compares with about 85% White among all Stafford County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 50%.
Its staff includes 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 9.3 students per teacher. Compared with the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 61% of students at Macksville Elem can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Stafford County is 51%.
Macksville Elem holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 55% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Macksville Elem sits between the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.6% and a predicted 33.2%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Stafford County show that median household income comes to about $64,226, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 6, with about 810 students.
Macksville High, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Ranked by average proficiency, Macksville Elem places 2nd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment decreased by 3% across 4 years, from 117 in 2020-21 to 114 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.7:1 in 2020-21, and 9.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Stafford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,978
Census ACS
Median income
$64,226
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
810 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Macksville High0.0 mi · 81
- St John High11.6 mi · 141
- St John Elem11.6 mi · 225
- Lewis Elem16.1 mi · 72
- Larned Sr High17.2 mi · 234
- Larned Middle School17.2 mi · 177
Frequently asked questions
About Macksville ElemHow large is Macksville Elem?
Macksville Elem enrolls approximately 114 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Macksville Elem serve?
Macksville Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Macksville Elem?
Approximately 9.3:1 students per teacher at Macksville Elem.
How diverse is Macksville Elem?
Macksville Elem reports a student body of 61% White, 37% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Macksville Elem?
Macksville Elem is overseen by Macksville in Stafford County.
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