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Enrollment
417
Elementary
DISTRICT 391 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARYSVILLE·NCES 200001601674
Marysville Elem
1010 Carolina, Marysville, KS 66508 · (785) 562-3641 · Marshall County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL417 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Kansas public elementary schools
- C+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
12.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
242 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 56 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (54).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Marysville Elem→Marysville Jr/Sr High
Based on grade levels within Marysville. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
41.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
35.4%
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 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 | 41.0% | 35.4% |
| 2023-24 | 37.8% | 30.7% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What 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%.
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 Marysville Elem
Marysville Elem's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marysville Elem this school | 417 | 58.0% | 41.1% |
| Eisenhower Elem Norton | 424 | 55.9% | 37.8% |
| Osage City Elem Osage City | 340 | 59.4% | 50.6% |
| Concordia Elementary Concordia | 448 | 63.2% | 48.9% |
| Sunflower Elementary School Ottawa | 333 | 55.0% | 49.1% |
| Kingman Elementary School Kingman | 330 | 60.6% | 36.1% |
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 Marysville Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #345 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #402 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #437 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 417 | #163 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #176 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.8% | #422 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.0% | #289 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #305 of 377 |
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
417
-35 (-8%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 436
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 417 | 32.9 | 12.7:1 | 58% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 33.1 | 12.6:1 | 56% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 34 | 12.5:1 | 57% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 452 | 33 | 13.7:1 | 49% (222) |
| 2017-18 | 440 | 31.4 | 14.0:1 | 52% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 410 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 51% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 381 | 27 | 14.1:1 | 51% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 348 | 27 | 12.9:1 | 29% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 436 | 29 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marysville Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (440 to 417); teachers up 5% (31.4 to 32.9).
About Marysville Elem
Marysville Elem, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Marysville, Kansas. The school enrolls 417 students, from pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313, so this school runs 33% larger than that.
Marysville oversees Marysville Elem and 1 other school, with 781 students in total.
Marysville Elem's enrollment is 84% White. The remaining shares are 9% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Marshall County as a whole is about 95% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 28% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1 at Marysville Elem, with 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas fairly closely. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 58% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Marshall County average 45%.
allk12 grades Marysville Elem a B-. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Kansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 34.4%. Marysville Elem scores 41.1%.
Marshall County has about 9,993 residents, and the median household income is $68,419, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Marshall County has 9 public schools and roughly 1,643 students.
The school nearest to Marysville Elem is Marysville Jr/Sr High, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 48.8%; Marysville Elem's is 41.1%, ranking 6th of 8.
For locale, NCES codes Marysville Elem as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment at Marysville Elem dropped 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 452 to 417 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.7:1) than in 2020-21 (13.7:1).
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Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,993
Census ACS
Median income
$68,419
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,643 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Marysville Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Marysville Elementary. Marysville Elem is the largest of the 2.
- Marysville Elementary SchoolPortland, OR · 318 students
Nearby schools
- Marysville Jr/Sr High0.3 mi · 364
- Valley Heights Elem11.2 mi · 120
- Valley Heights Jr/Sr High11.4 mi · 166
- Valley Heights Elementary - Waterville12.0 mi · 112
- Hanover High12.6 mi · 60
- Hanover Elem12.6 mi · 231
Frequently asked questions
About Marysville ElemHow many students attend Marysville Elem?
Marysville Elem enrolls approximately 417 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Marysville Elem serve?
Marysville Elem serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marysville Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marysville Elem is approximately 12.7:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Marysville Elem?
Student demographics at Marysville Elem are roughly 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Marysville Elem?
Marysville Elem is overseen by Marysville in Marshall County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.