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Enrollment
442
Elementary
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAYSVILLE·NCES 200705000364
Nelson Elem
245 N Delos, Haysville, KS 67060 · (316) 554-2273 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
297 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 65 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
41.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
32.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 42 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 | 41.8% | 32.1% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 33.2% |
% 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
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Nelson Elem
Nelson Elem's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Elem this school | 442 | 67.2% | 36.0% |
| Lakeside Elem Pittsburg | 406 | 70.2% | 50.4% |
| Rex Elem Haysville | 386 | 64.0% | 37.0% |
| Heusner Elem Salina | 392 | 69.4% | 35.2% |
| Westside Elem Pittsburg | 498 | 70.1% | 29.4% |
| Swaney Elem Derby | 351 | 60.7% | 47.3% |
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 Nelson Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #425 of 625 | #44 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #442 of 625 | #42 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #425 of 625 | #47 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #128 of 714 | #38 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #435 of 539 | #83 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #227 of 540 | #62 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.2% | #190 of 658 | #51 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #272 of 377 | #52 of 67 |
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
442
-60 (-12%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 679
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 442 | 29.2 | 15.2:1 | 67% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 438 | 32.2 | 13.6:1 | 63% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 33.2 | 14.0:1 | 59% (276) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 34 | 14.8:1 | 54% (269) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 33.4 | 14.5:1 | 63% (303) |
| 2015-16 | 494 | 28 | 17.6:1 | 67% (331) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 55% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 429 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 33% (141) |
| 1990-91 | 679 | 36 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nelson Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (483 to 442); teachers down 13% (33.4 to 29.2).
About Nelson Elem
Nelson Elem is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Haysville, Kansas. School enrollment was 442 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students.
Enrollment across the 9 schools in Haysville totals 5,417 students.
White students account for 65% of enrollment at Nelson Elem. Other groups include 21% Hispanic and 10% multiracial. County-wide, about 69% of residents are White. Nelson Elem has a diversity index of 52%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Nelson Elem was 15.2:1. The 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 67%.
Nelson Elem's average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.0% is 6.0 points above the 30.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Sedgwick County has these Census figures: median household income is about $69,365, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Sedgwick County number 160 and enroll about 84,569.
The nearest other public school, Haysville Middle School, is about 0.9 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Nelson Elem. Nelson Elem places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Nelson Elem saw enrollment fall 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Sedgwick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
528,226
Census ACS
Median income
$69,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
84,569 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Haysville
- Campus High HaysvilleHigh · 1,803 students
- Haysville Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Haysville West Middle SchoolMiddle · 551 students
- Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Freeman ElemElementary · 397 students
- Rex ElemElementary · 386 students
Other schools in Haysville
- Haysville Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Haysville West Middle SchoolMiddle · 551 students
- Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Freeman ElemElementary · 397 students
- Rex ElemElementary · 386 students
Other Nelson Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Nelson Elementary. Nelson Elem is the 5th largest of the 8.
- NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDOVER, FL · 630 students
- Nelson Elementary SchoolDENTON, TX · 527 students
- Nelson Elementary SchoolGraham, WA · 497 students
- Nelson ElementaryPinedale, CA · 466 students
- Nelson ElementaryLa Puente, CA · 291 students
Nearby schools
- Haysville Middle School0.9 mi · 755
- Rex Elem1.0 mi · 386
- Freeman Elem1.3 mi · 397
- Prairie Elementary School1.5 mi · 407
- Haysville West Middle School1.5 mi · 551
- Ruth Clark Elementary K-52.2 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About Nelson ElemHow large is Nelson Elem?
Nelson Elem enrolls approximately 442 students in grades PK-05.
Is Nelson Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nelson Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Nelson Elem have?
Nelson Elem employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Nelson Elem?
Student demographics at Nelson Elem are roughly 65% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Nelson Elem in?
Nelson Elem is part of Haysville.
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