Minneola Elem

Minneola Elem, a cozy elementary school in Minneola, Kansas, one of the schools within Minneola, instructs 173 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so Minneola Elem sits 45% smaller than that benchmark.

Minneola comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 244 students; Minneola Elem is among them.

Demographically, Minneola Elem records that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment; the rest reads as 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Minneola Elem is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 52.3%, a residual of +18.9 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Clark County put median household earnings sit near $63,043, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Clark County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 433 students), Minneola Elem is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Minneola High, roughly 0.0 miles away. On composite proficiency, Minneola Elem comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 29.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Minneola Elem has edged up 5%, going from 165 students in 2018 to 173 in 2025.

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