Enrollment
83
Elementary
DISTRICT 71 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTEZUMA·NCES 200963000782
Montezuma Elem
103 W. Sunnyside, Montezuma, KS 67867 · (620) 846-2283 · Gray County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL83 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% 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
10.1:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
26 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 7 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 13 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (17).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
54.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
43.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 | 54.1% | 43.2% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
58.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Montezuma Elem
Montezuma Elem's state test result (58.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montezuma Elem this school | 83 | 31.3% | 58.9% |
| Little Learners at Yoder Yoder | 64 | 28.1% | N/A |
| Blue Ridge Elem Abilene | 71 | 29.6% | 54.9% |
| Goessel Elem Goessel | 118 | 37.3% | 43.1% |
| Edgerton Elem Edgerton | 133 | 36.8% | 69.5% |
| Eudora Early Learning Center EUDORA | 100 | 40.0% | N/A |
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 Montezuma Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 83 | #670 of 714 |
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
83
-14 (-14%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 90
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 83 | 8.2 | 10.1:1 | 31% (26) |
| 2023-24 | 86 | 8.6 | 10.0:1 | 31% (27) |
| 2022-23 | 94 | 7.6 | 12.4:1 | 31% (29) |
| 2020-21 | 97 | 8 | 12.1:1 | 31% (30) |
| 2017-18 | 97 | 9.1 | 10.7:1 | 46% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 116 | 9 | 12.9:1 | 45% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 102 | 8 | 12.8:1 | 39% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 106 | 8 | 13.3:1 | 41% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 90 | 7 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montezuma Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (97 to 83); teachers down 10% (9.1 to 8.2).
About Montezuma Elem
Montezuma Elem is a very small elementary school in Kansas, with an address in Montezuma. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 83 students. It has 73% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Kansas (about 313).
Montezuma Elem reports to Montezuma, which has 2 schools and 142 students.
The share of students at Montezuma Elem who are White is 81%. Other groups include 18% Hispanic. By comparison, Gray County residents are about 90% White. A diversity index of 32% means there is a 32% chance two randomly chosen students at Montezuma Elem are from different groups.
With 8.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.1:1. Elementary schools in Kansas have an average ratio of 13.2:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Montezuma Elem, 31% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Gray County averages 42%, higher than here.
Montezuma Elem earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 77% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Montezuma Elem posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 58.9%, compared with a predicted 47.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Gray County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $79,122 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Montezuma Elem shares Gray County with 8 other public schools.
South Gray High sits less than a tenth of a mile from Montezuma Elem. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Montezuma Elem is 1st on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Montezuma Elem as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 14%. The ratio was 12.1:1 in 2020-21 and 10.1:1 in 2024-25.
The Montezuma Elem discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Gray County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,701
Census ACS
Median income
$79,122
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,002 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montezuma
- South Gray HighHigh · 59 students
- South Gray Community Learning CenterCombined
Other schools in Montezuma
- South Gray HighHigh · 59 students
- South Gray Community Learning CenterCombined
Other Montezuma Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Montezuma Elementary. Montezuma Elem is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Montezuma ElementaryStockton, CA · 652 students
- MONTEZUMA ELEMENTARYALBUQUERQUE, NM · 330 students
- Montezuma Elementary SchoolMontezuma, IA · 218 students
- Montezuma Elementary SchoolMontezuma, IN · 213 students
Nearby schools
- South Gray High0.0 mi · 59
- Copeland Elem10.9 mi · 51
- South Gray Jr High10.9 mi · 21
- Cimarron Elem15.9 mi · 312
- Cimarron High16.0 mi · 251
- Ingalls Elem16.1 mi · 111
Frequently asked questions
About Montezuma ElemHow many students attend Montezuma Elem?
Montezuma Elem enrolls approximately 83 students in grades PK-05.
Is Montezuma Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Montezuma Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Montezuma Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Montezuma Elem is approximately 10.1:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Montezuma Elem?
At Montezuma Elem, the student body is approximately 81% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Who oversees Montezuma Elem?
Montezuma Elem is overseen by Montezuma in Gray County.
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