Enrollment
155
Elementary
DISTRICT 139 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NESS CITY·NCES 200993000499
Ness City Elem
500 E Chestnut, Ness City, KS 67560 · (785) 798-2222 · Ness County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL155 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% 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.
- CBeats 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
13.4:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
63 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 30 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (21).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Ness City Elem→Ness City High
Based on grade levels within Ness City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
57.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
51.6%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 | 57.8% | 51.6% |
| 2023-24 | 38.2% | 40.3% |
% 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
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Ness City Elem
Ness City Elem's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ness City Elem this school | 155 | 40.6% | 44.4% |
| St. Paul Elementary School St. Paul | 148 | 40.5% | 40.5% |
| Hodgeman County Elementary Jetmore | 176 | 39.8% | 45.3% |
| Pretty Prairie Elem Pretty Prairie | 133 | 44.4% | 47.7% |
| St Francis Elem St Francis | 133 | 46.6% | 27.9% |
| C 4 Elem Arkansas City | 122 | 44.3% | 44.5% |
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 Ness City Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #305 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #196 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #195 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 155 | #596 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.6% | #464 of 658 |
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
155
+9 (+6%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 255
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 155 | 11.6 | 13.4:1 | 41% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 160 | 11.6 | 13.8:1 | 33% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 167 | 10.9 | 15.3:1 | 38% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 146 | 13 | 11.2:1 | 38% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 150 | 15.5 | 9.7:1 | 45% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 160 | 13 | 12.3:1 | 51% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 168 | 13 | 12.9:1 | 39% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 201 | 13 | 15.5:1 | 16% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 255 | 19 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ness City Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (150 to 155); teachers down 25% (15.5 to 11.6).
About Ness City Elem
As a small elementary school, Ness City Elem serves students in Ness City, Kansas. Federal data show 155 students enrolled in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 313 students for elementary schools in Kansas.
Ness City counts 2 schools and 277 students, including Ness City Elem.
The share of students at Ness City Elem who are White is 84%. Smaller groups are 15% Hispanic. Ness County residents are about 81% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 27% means there is a 27% chance two randomly chosen students at Ness City Elem are from different groups.
Ness City Elem has 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Kansas is about 13.2:1. The school has 41% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Kansas public elementary schools, Ness City Elem outscored 42%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 42.7% at Ness City Elem; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.4%.
In Ness County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $68,616 a year, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Ness City Elem, Ness County has 5 public schools.
Ness City Elem's nearest public school is Ness City High (about 0.1 miles). By average proficiency, Ness City Elem is 4th among 9 schools close by.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's enrollment increased 6% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 11.2 in 2020-21 to 13.4 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Ness County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,653
Census ACS
Median income
$68,616
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
404 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Ness City High0.1 mi · 122
- Western Plains South Elem/Jr High11.2 mi · 31
- Western Plains High12.9 mi · 34
- Western Plains North Elem12.9 mi · 62
- Hodgeman County Elementary25.5 mi · 176
- Hodgeman County High25.7 mi · 109
Frequently asked questions
About Ness City ElemHow large is Ness City Elem?
Ness City Elem enrolls approximately 155 students in grades PK-06.
Is Ness City Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ness City Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ness City Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ness City Elem is approximately 13.4:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ness City Elem?
At Ness City Elem, the student body is approximately 84% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Ness City Elem in?
Ness City Elem is part of Ness City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.