Enrollment
74
Elementary
DISTRICT 70 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOSCOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 200972000053
Moscow Elem
130 McVicker Street, Moscow, KS 67952 · (620) 598-2224 · Stevens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL74 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Kansas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
9.1:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
51 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 8 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 12% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Moscow Elem→Moscow High
Based on grade levels within Moscow Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
52.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
32.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 | 52.9% | 32.3% |
| 2023-24 | 41.9% | 39.4% |
% 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Moscow Elem
Moscow Elem's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow Elem this school | 74 | 68.9% | 39.3% |
| Lewis Elem Lewis | 72 | 69.4% | 32.3% |
| Rolla Elem (PreK-5) Rolla | 58 | 69.0% | 56.3% |
| Macksville Elem Macksville | 114 | 60.5% | 43.6% |
| Lyons Central Elementary Lyons | 132 | 78.0% | 32.1% |
| Fowler Elem Fowler | 55 | 60.0% | 44.9% |
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 Moscow Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 74 | #677 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
74
+8 (+12%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 114
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 8.3:1
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 | 74 | 8.1 | 9.1:1 | 69% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 70 | 8.1 | 8.6:1 | 70% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 63 | 7.9 | 8.0:1 | 68% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 66 | 8 | 8.3:1 | 59% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 88 | 8.7 | 10.1:1 | 60% (53) |
| 2015-16 | 96 | 8 | 12.0:1 | 57% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 77 | 8 | 9.6:1 | 69% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 115 | 8 | 14.4:1 | 56% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 114 | 13 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moscow Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (88 to 74); teachers down 7% (8.7 to 8.1).
About Moscow Elem
As a small elementary school, Moscow Elem serves students in Moscow, Kansas. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 74 students. The average among elementary schools in Kansas is roughly 313 students; this school is 76% smaller than that.
Moscow Public Schools serves 140 students across 2 schools.
Roughly 54% of students at Moscow Elem are White. The rest of enrollment is 43% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Stevens County, the White share is about 68%. Moscow Elem's diversity index is 52%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 8.1 full-time positions, a ratio of 9.1:1. That is lower than the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 69%. That is 11 points above the 58% average for public schools in Stevens County.
Moscow Elem is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 50% of Kansas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Kansas, Moscow Elem is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 39.3% actual against a predicted 29.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Stevens County show that the median household income is $64,178, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Moscow Elem, Stevens County has 5 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Moscow High is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. Nearby schools with test data average 30.3% proficiency; Moscow Elem posts 39.3%.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment grew 12% from its 2020-21 level of 66.
Community posts for Moscow Elem can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Stevens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,162
Census ACS
Median income
$64,178
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,158 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Moscow Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Moscow Elementary. Moscow Elem is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Moscow Elementary SchoolMoscow, PA · 581 students
- Moscow ElementaryBingham, ME · 46 students
Nearby schools
- Moscow High0.1 mi · 66
- Hugoton Elem12.6 mi · 511
- Hugoton Middle13.3 mi · 161
- Hugoton High13.3 mi · 317
- Hugoton Learning Academy13.3 mi · 29
- Satanta Elem14.0 mi · 128
Frequently asked questions
About Moscow ElemHow many students attend Moscow Elem?
Moscow Elem enrolls approximately 74 students in grades PK-05.
Is Moscow Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Moscow Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Moscow Elem have?
Moscow Elem employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Moscow Elem?
Student demographics at Moscow Elem are roughly 54% White, 43% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is Moscow Elem in?
Moscow Elem is part of Moscow Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.