Enrollment
57
Elementary
DISTRICT 58 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARADISE·NCES 200985000904
Natoma Elem
610 3rd Street, Natoma, KS 67651 · (785) 885-4478 · Osborne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL57 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Kansas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
6.0:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
37 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 9 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 10 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 8 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 7 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 6 | 11% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Natoma Elem→Natoma High (6-12)
Based on grade levels within Paradise. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
54.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
40.9%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 | 54.5% | 40.9% |
| 2023-24 | 45.8% | 45.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% 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 18 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 →
Schools most like Natoma Elem
Natoma Elem's state test result (49.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natoma Elem this school | 57 | 64.9% | 49.4% |
| Western Plains North Elem Ransom | 62 | 69.4% | 46.8% |
| Elk Valley Elementary Longton | 67 | 61.2% | 26.1% |
| Altoona-Midway Elementary Altoona | 72 | 69.4% | 48.5% |
| Prairie Heights Elementary School Alta Vista | 76 | 61.8% | 45.2% |
| Argonia Elem Argonia | 65 | 56.9% | 46.5% |
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 Natoma Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 57 | #698 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
57
-5 (-8%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 69
Student : Teacher
6.0:1
was 7.8:1
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 | 57 | 9.5 | 6.0:1 | 65% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 55 | 8.8 | 6.3:1 | 64% (35) |
| 2022-23 | 54 | 8.4 | 6.4:1 | 61% (33) |
| 2020-21 | 62 | 8 | 7.8:1 | 56% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 74 | 9 | 8.2:1 | 41% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 80 | 9 | 8.9:1 | 57% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 72 | 9 | 8.0:1 | 60% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 86 | 10 | 8.6:1 | 44% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 69 | 7 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Natoma Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (74 to 57); teachers up 6% (9 to 9.5).
About Natoma Elem
Natoma Elem serves students in Natoma, Kansas, as a small elementary school. It serves 57 students in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Kansas is roughly 313 students; this school is 82% smaller than that.
Paradise enrolls 115 students, and its 2 schools include Natoma Elem.
The large majority of students at Natoma Elem, 89%, are White. Next come 7% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. County-wide, about 92% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Natoma Elem belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 19%.
A ratio of 6.0:1 comes from the school's 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 65% of students at Natoma Elem as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 10 points above the 55% average for public schools in Osborne County.
Natoma Elem is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 72% of Kansas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Natoma Elem is among the top 10% of schools in Kansas. Predicted: 31.1%. Actual: 49.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Osborne County, median household income is about $63,011, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Natoma Elem is one of 5 public schools in Osborne County, which together enroll about 593 students.
Natoma High (6-12) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Natoma Elem ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Natoma Elem is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Federal counts put enrollment at 62 in 2020-21 and 57 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 7.8:1 to 6.0:1.
Community posts for Natoma Elem can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Osborne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,452
Census ACS
Median income
$63,011
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
593 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Natoma High (6-12)0.2 mi · 58
- Plainville High14.9 mi · 197
- Plainville Elem14.9 mi · 256
- Stockton High21.9 mi · 83
- Stockton Elem21.9 mi · 199
- Simpson Elem22.0 mi · 173
Frequently asked questions
About Natoma ElemHow many students attend Natoma Elem?
Natoma Elem enrolls approximately 57 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Natoma Elem serve?
Natoma Elem serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Natoma Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Natoma Elem is approximately 6.0:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Natoma Elem?
At Natoma Elem, the student body is approximately 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 7% Two or more.
Is Natoma Elem public or private?
Natoma Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Paradise.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.