Neosho Rapids Elementary

Neosho Rapids Elementary operates as a tiny primary school in Neosho Rapids, Kansas, one of the schools within Southern Lyon County. Current enrollment sits at 107 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 66% smaller than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 313 students.

Across the 4 schools in Southern Lyon County (536 students total), Neosho Rapids Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Neosho Rapids Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). Beyond that, the school lists 3% multiracial. By comparison, Lyon County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Neosho Rapids Elementary lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.1:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Neosho Rapids Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Lyon County put median household income runs about $59,912, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Lyon County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,122 students), of which Neosho Rapids Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Hartford Jr./Sr. High School, around 4.5 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Neosho Rapids Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.0%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Neosho Rapids Elementary's enrollment has declined 4% since 2018, when it stood at 112 (now 107). Hispanic enrollment moved from 6% to 2% across the same window.

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