Enrollment
146
Elementary
DISTRICT 89 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE VALLEY·NCES 201098000855
McCormick Elementary
109 North 1st, Olsburg, KS 66520 · (785) 468-3551 · Pottawatomie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL146 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
32 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 24 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (21).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
58.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
64.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 | 58.9% | 64.3% |
| 2023-24 | 48.7% | 53.8% |
% 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
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 McCormick Elementary
McCormick Elementary's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCormick Elementary this school | 146 | 21.9% | 58.1% |
| Olpe Elementary Olpe | 149 | 26.8% | 53.1% |
| Frankfort Elem Frankfort | 185 | 26.5% | 65.0% |
| Centralia Elem Centralia | 197 | 25.4% | 67.5% |
| Troy Elem Troy | 165 | 32.7% | 48.9% |
| Colwich Elem Colwich | 227 | 28.2% | 44.6% |
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 McCormick Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Pottawatomie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #124 of 625 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #83 of 625 | #1 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #182 of 625 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 146 | #603 of 714 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.9% | #585 of 658 | #7 of 8 |
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
146
+53 (+57%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 101
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 146 | 11.5 | 12.7:1 | 22% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 126 | 9.7 | 12.9:1 | 26% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 122 | 8.2 | 14.9:1 | 20% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 93 | 8 | 11.6:1 | 14% (13) |
| 2017-18 | 111 | 9 | 12.3:1 | 26% (29) |
| 2015-16 | 103 | 8 | 12.9:1 | 25% (26) |
| 2010-11 | 91 | 7 | 13.0:1 | 35% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 94 | 7 | 13.4:1 | 28% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 101 | 9 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McCormick Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (111 to 146); teachers up 28% (9 to 11.5).
About McCormick Elementary
McCormick Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Olsburg, Kansas. The school's enrollment of 146 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 53% lower than the average for elementary schools in Kansas, which is about 313.
McCormick Elementary is part of a district of 3 schools: Blue Valley, with 266 students.
White students make up 93% of enrollment at McCormick Elementary. Other students are 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Pottawatomie County is about 89% White. The school's diversity index is 13%, meaning two students picked at random have a 13% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
McCormick Elementary employs 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.7:1. That is close to the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 22% in 2024-25. That is 9 points below the 31% average for public schools in Pottawatomie County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, McCormick Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Kansas schools: 58.1% actual against 51.7% predicted.
Pottawatomie County census figures show that the median household income is $92,325, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Pottawatomie County is home to 16 public schools and about 4,283 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Blue Valley High, is about 7.6 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside ten miles. By average proficiency, McCormick Elementary is 2nd among 9 schools close by.
Locale data from NCES put McCormick Elementary in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
McCormick Elementary reported 93 students in 2020-21 and 146 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. By 2024-25, the school had 12.7 students per teacher, compared with 11.6 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at McCormick Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Pottawatomie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,204
Census ACS
Median income
$92,325
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,283 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Blue Valley
- Blue Valley HighHigh · 76 students
- Randolph MiddleMiddle · 44 students
Other McCormick Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named McCormick Elementary. McCormick Elementary is the 8th largest of the 8.
- McCormick Elementary SchoolLoveland, OH · 587 students
- McCormick Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 502 students
- MCCORMICK ELEMENTARYFARMINGTON, NM · 426 students
- McCormick ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 295 students
- McCormick ElementaryMullins, SC · 295 students
Nearby schools
- Blue Valley High7.6 mi · 76
- Randolph Middle7.7 mi · 44
- Westmoreland Elem11.2 mi · 126
- Rock Creek Middle School12.9 mi · 415
- Rock Creek High School12.9 mi · 415
- Riley County High School13.2 mi · 232
Frequently asked questions
About McCormick ElementaryHow large is McCormick Elementary?
McCormick Elementary enrolls approximately 146 students in grades PK-05.
Is McCormick Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
McCormick Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at McCormick Elementary?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at McCormick Elementary.
How diverse is McCormick Elementary?
McCormick Elementary reports a student body of 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is McCormick Elementary in?
McCormick Elementary is part of Blue Valley.
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