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
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
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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
54.1%
KS avg 44.5% . +9.1pp since 2023
Math
43.2%
KS avg 38.8% . -11.8pp since 2023
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. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
83
-14 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 10.7:1
% White
81%
was 77%
% Hispanic
18%
was 20%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Montezuma Elem
Montezuma Elem is a micro-enrollment elementary campus in Montezuma, Kansas, overseen by Montezuma. The school caters to 83 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 73% smaller than the state mean of about 313.
Across the 2 schools in Montezuma (142 students total), Montezuma Elem accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, Montezuma Elem reports that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest comes out to 18% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Montezuma Elem has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Gray County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Montezuma Elem performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.2%, the actual is 58.9%, a residual of +11.7 points.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Gray County indicate median household income runs about $79,122, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Montezuma Elem is one of 9 public schools in Gray County (combined enrollment of about 1,002 students).
Nearest neighbor: South Gray High, around 0.0 miles off. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Montezuma Elem ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 39.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 14%: 97 students in 2018 compared to 83 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Montezuma Elem community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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
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 High School/Junior High16.1 mi · 114
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.