Enrollment
221
Elementary
DISTRICT 146 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCLOUTH·NCES 200936000672
McLouth Elem
217 Summit Street, McLouth, KS 66054 · (913) 796-6152 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL221 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% 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.
- BBeats 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
11.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
121 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 34 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Based on grade levels within McLouth. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
49.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
47.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 | 49.1% | 47.2% |
| 2023-24 | 34.7% | 31.7% |
% 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 McLouth Elem
McLouth Elem's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLouth Elem this school | 221 | 54.8% | 43.5% |
| Parker Elem Parker | 229 | 55.0% | 51.7% |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary Abilene | 218 | 54.1% | 35.2% |
| Belle Plaine Elem Belle Plaine | 211 | 52.6% | 34.4% |
| Central Heights Elem Richmond | 239 | 52.7% | 54.1% |
| Lacygne Elem LaCygne | 221 | 51.1% | 44.5% |
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 McLouth Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #320 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #247 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #324 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 221 | #512 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #47 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.8% | #436 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.8% | #317 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #276 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
221
+11 (+5%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 308
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 221 | 19.8 | 11.2:1 | 55% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 231 | 15.9 | 14.5:1 | 49% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 237 | 16 | 14.9:1 | 48% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 210 | 16 | 13.1:1 | 47% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 241 | 14.9 | 16.2:1 | 47% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 238 | 18 | 13.2:1 | 47% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 244 | 16 | 15.3:1 | 42% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 247 | 17 | 14.5:1 | 24% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 308 | 18 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McLouth Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (241 to 221); teachers up 33% (14.9 to 19.8).
About McLouth Elem
McLouth Elem is a small elementary school found in McLouth, Kansas. Total enrollment is 221 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Kansas have about 313 students on average; enrollment here is 29% lower.
McLouth has a total of 3 schools and 437 students, McLouth Elem among them.
Of every 100 students at McLouth Elem, about 85 are White. The school is also 6% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 27%.
With 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.2:1. Elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1, 2.0 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 55% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Jefferson County average 39%.
Among Kansas public elementary schools, McLouth Elem outscored 51%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Kansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 36.0%. McLouth Elem scores 43.5%.
Looking at the county, Jefferson County, median household income comes to about $81,278, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 14 public schools and about 3,123 students.
McLouth Elem is less than a tenth of a mile from McLouth High, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, McLouth Elem ranks 1st on average proficiency.
McLouth Elem has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
The school's student count increased 5% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio dropped from 13.1:1 to 11.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,349
Census ACS
Median income
$81,278
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McLouth
- McLouth HighHigh · 125 students
- McLouth MiddleMiddle · 91 students
Other schools in McLouth
- McLouth HighHigh · 125 students
- McLouth MiddleMiddle · 91 students
Nearby schools
- McLouth High0.0 mi · 125
- McLouth Middle0.0 mi · 91
- Oskaloosa JR-SR High School5.7 mi · 247
- Oskaloosa Elem5.7 mi · 255
- Tonganoxie High8.6 mi · 620
- Jefferson Co North High9.4 mi · 117
Frequently asked questions
About McLouth ElemHow many students attend McLouth Elem?
McLouth Elem enrolls approximately 221 students in grades PK-05.
Is McLouth Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
McLouth Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does McLouth Elem have?
McLouth Elem employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at McLouth Elem?
At McLouth Elem, the student body is approximately 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees McLouth Elem?
McLouth Elem is overseen by McLouth in Jefferson County.
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