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Marysville Elem
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Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingWhat 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 35 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Marysville Elem
As a medium-sized elementary campus in Marysville, Kansas, Marysville Elem enrolls 417 students from grades pre-K through 6, run under Marysville. Compared to the state average of about 313 students per school, that is 33% larger than typical.
Marysville runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 781 students. Marysville Elem is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Marysville Elem lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). The remainder comes out to 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 95% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 58% of students at Marysville Elem qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Marshall County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, Marysville Elem tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.1%.
In the broader community, Marshall County reports that median household earnings sit near $68,419, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Marysville Elem is one of 9 public schools in Marshall County (combined enrollment of about 1,643 students).
Marysville Jr/Sr High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Marysville Elem at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 48.8%.
Marysville Elem operates from a countryside location.
Looking at the recent track record. Marysville Elem's enrollment has edged down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 440 (now 417). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Marshall County at a glance
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