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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALINA·NCES 201137000512
Meadowlark Ridge Elem
2200 Glen Ave, Salina, KS 67401 · (785) 309-4300 · Saline County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Kansas public elementary schools
- A-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
14.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
158 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 7 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
67.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
59.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 | 67.1% | 59.4% |
| 2023-24 | 52.6% | 55.2% |
% 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
55.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Meadowlark Ridge Elem
Meadowlark Ridge Elem's state test result (55.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowlark Ridge Elem this school | 431 | 36.7% | 55.7% |
| Maize Elementary Maize | 413 | 34.9% | 47.6% |
| Clark Davidson Elem Goddard | 462 | 40.5% | 50.5% |
| Explorer Elementary School Goddard | 433 | 31.2% | 58.3% |
| Stone Creek Elementary Derby | 451 | 33.3% | 55.9% |
| Nike Elementary Gardner | 365 | 39.2% | 57.1% |
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 Meadowlark Ridge Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Saline County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #145 of 625 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #125 of 625 | #1 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #94 of 625 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #143 of 714 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #382 of 539 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.8% | #265 of 540 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.7% | #500 of 658 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #338 of 377 | #7 of 9 |
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
431
+11 (+3%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 431 | 29.5 | 14.6:1 | 37% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 33 | 13.1:1 | 34% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 30.5 | 13.4:1 | 34% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 420 | 30 | 14.0:1 | 30% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 30.3 | 14.7:1 | 39% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 38% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | 27 | 13.8:1 | 29% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 352 | 20 | 17.6:1 | 6% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 360 | 15 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meadowlark Ridge Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (444 to 431); teachers down 3% (30.3 to 29.5).
About Meadowlark Ridge Elem
Meadowlark Ridge Elem, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Salina, Kansas. It has an enrollment of 431 students in pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 313 students for elementary schools in Kansas.
Meadowlark Ridge Elem sits within Salina, which has 13 schools and 6,441 students.
The largest group at Meadowlark Ridge Elem is White students, at 70%. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 3% Black. By comparison, Saline County residents are about 82% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Meadowlark Ridge Elem scores 48%.
Teacher count: 29.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.6:1. Across elementary schools in Kansas, the average ratio is 13.2:1. Roughly 37% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 58% average for public schools in Saline County, the school's rate is lower.
Among Kansas public elementary schools, Meadowlark Ridge Elem outscored 76%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Meadowlark Ridge Elem is 11.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 55.7%. Predicted: 44.6%.
The school is in Saline County, where the median household earns about $65,422 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Meadowlark Ridge Elem shares Saline County with 16 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Lakewood Middle School, is about 1.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Meadowlark Ridge Elem ranks 1st of 8 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Meadowlark Ridge Elem as Town: Remote.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 3%.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Meadowlark Ridge Elem. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Saline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,668
Census ACS
Median income
$65,422
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
7,580 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salina
- Salina High SouthHigh · 1,046 students
- Salina High CentralHigh · 934 students
- Salina South MiddleMiddle · 782 students
- Lakewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- Stewart ElemElementary · 406 students
- Heusner ElemElementary · 392 students
Other schools in Salina
- Salina High SouthHigh · 1,046 students
- Salina High CentralHigh · 934 students
- Salina South MiddleMiddle · 782 students
- Lakewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- Stewart ElemElementary · 406 students
- Heusner ElemElementary · 392 students
Nearby schools
- Lakewood Middle School1.3 mi · 647
- Oakdale Elem1.5 mi · 282
- Salina Virtual Innovation Academy1.5 mi · 50
- Salina High Central1.7 mi · 934
- Heusner Elem1.9 mi · 392
- Stewart Elem2.4 mi · 406
Frequently asked questions
About Meadowlark Ridge ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Meadowlark Ridge Elem?
Meadowlark Ridge Elem enrolls approximately 431 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Meadowlark Ridge Elem serve?
Meadowlark Ridge Elem serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Meadowlark Ridge Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Meadowlark Ridge Elem is approximately 14.6:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Meadowlark Ridge Elem?
At Meadowlark Ridge Elem, the student body is approximately 70% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Meadowlark Ridge Elem public or private?
Meadowlark Ridge Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Salina.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.