Enrollment
107
Elementary
DISTRICT 128 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHERN LYON COUNTY·NCES 200693000216
Neosho Rapids Elementary
240 N. Commercial, Neosho Rapids, KS 66864 · (620) 342-7783 · Lyon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL107 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Kansas public elementary schools
- B-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
9.1:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
60 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 17 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (14).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
43.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
31.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 43 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 | 43.2% | 31.8% |
| 2023-24 | 29.2% | 50.0% |
% 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Neosho Rapids Elementary
Neosho Rapids Elementary's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neosho Rapids Elementary this school | 107 | 56.1% | 42.0% |
| South Barber Pre-K-6 Kiowa | 111 | 56.8% | 56.7% |
| Valley Heights Elem Blue Rapids | 120 | 57.5% | 70.5% |
| Dexter Elem Dexter | 134 | 53.0% | 67.8% |
| Southern Coffey County Elementary Gridley | 84 | 58.3% | 36.1% |
| Valley Heights Elementary - Waterville Waterville | 112 | 53.6% | 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 Neosho Rapids Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Lyon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #338 of 625 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #446 of 625 | #6 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #404 of 625 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 107 | #652 of 714 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.1% | #307 of 658 | #6 of 9 |
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
107
-19 (-15%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 251
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 107 | 11.7 | 9.1:1 | 56% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 128 | 10.5 | 12.2:1 | 58% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 124 | 11.5 | 10.8:1 | 47% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 126 | 9 | 14.0:1 | 58% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 112 | 11.5 | 9.7:1 | 71% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 101 | 9 | 11.2:1 | 76% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 126 | 11 | 11.4:1 | 63% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 246 | 20 | 12.3:1 | 39% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 251 | 19 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Neosho Rapids Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (112 to 107); teachers up 2% (11.5 to 11.7).
About Neosho Rapids Elementary
Neosho Rapids Elementary is a small elementary school in Neosho Rapids, Kansas, under Southern Lyon County. Enrolled students number 107 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students each.
Southern Lyon County runs 4 schools with a combined 536 students. Neosho Rapids Elementary is one of them.
White students make up 95% of enrollment at Neosho Rapids Elementary. Next come 3% multiracial. That compares with about 72% White among all Lyon County residents. Neosho Rapids Elementary's diversity index is 9%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Neosho Rapids Elementary is 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 9.1:1. This ratio sits 4.0 below the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 56%.
Neosho Rapids Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 49% of Kansas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 35.4% for a school in Kansas with Neosho Rapids Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Neosho Rapids Elementary posts 42.0%.
Within Lyon County, the median household income is $59,912, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Neosho Rapids Elementary, Lyon County has 13 other public schools.
The closest public school to Neosho Rapids Elementary is Hartford Jr./Sr. High School, about 4.5 miles away. Neosho Rapids Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within ten miles. Neosho Rapids Elementary comes in 4th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Neosho Rapids Elementary's location as Rural: Distant.
2024-25 enrollment was 107, a 15% decrease from 126 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.0:1 in 2020-21, and 9.1:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lyon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,186
Census ACS
Median income
$59,912
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,122 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Southern Lyon County
- Olpe Jr./Sr. High SchoolHigh · 179 students
- Olpe ElementaryElementary · 149 students
- Hartford Jr./Sr. High SchoolHigh · 101 students
Nearby schools
- Hartford Jr./Sr. High School4.5 mi · 101
- Lebo High7.9 mi · 117
- Lebo Elem7.9 mi · 159
- Logan Ave Elem9.9 mi · 208
- W A White Elem10.3 mi · 248
- Riverside Elementary11.0 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About Neosho Rapids ElementaryHow many students attend Neosho Rapids Elementary?
Neosho Rapids Elementary enrolls approximately 107 students in grades PK-05.
Is Neosho Rapids Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Neosho Rapids Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Neosho Rapids Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Neosho Rapids Elementary is approximately 9.1:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Neosho Rapids Elementary?
Neosho Rapids Elementary reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Neosho Rapids Elementary?
Neosho Rapids Elementary is overseen by Southern Lyon County in Lyon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.