Enrollment
173
Elementary
DISTRICT 122 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNEOLA·NCES 200960000082
Minneola Elem
111 East Locust, Minneola, KS 67865 · (620) 885-4571 · Clark County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL173 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
104 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Minneola Elem→Minneola High
Based on grade levels within Minneola. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
57.9%
KS avg 44.5% . +17.6pp since 2023
Math
59.3%
KS avg 38.8% . +11.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 58 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. Reading and writing scores are up about 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Kansas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
173
+8 (+5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.8:1
% White
75%
was 79%
% Hispanic
17%
was 16%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for Minneola Elem typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,974
Census ACS
Median income
$63,043
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
433 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Minneola High0.0 mi · 71
- Fowler Elem10.6 mi · 55
- Fowler High10.7 mi · 32
- Meade Elem20.6 mi · 243
- Meade High20.7 mi · 87
- Beeson Elementary20.7 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About Minneola ElemHow large is Minneola Elem?
Minneola Elem enrolls approximately 173 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Minneola Elem serve?
Minneola Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Minneola Elem?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Minneola Elem.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Minneola Elem?
At Minneola Elem, the student body is approximately 75% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Minneola Elem public or private?
Minneola Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Minneola.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.