Enrollment
338
Elementary
DISTRICT 158 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHEAST·NCES 200348000183
Northeast Elem
201 North West Street, Arma, KS 66712 · (620) 347-8461 · Crawford County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
250 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 32 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 18% smaller than its 8th grade class (40).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Northeast Elem→North East High
Based on grade levels within Northeast. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
30.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
19.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 | 30.8% | 19.2% |
| 2023-24 | 23.9% | 18.3% |
% 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
25.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Northeast Elem
Northeast Elem's state test result (25.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Elem this school | 338 | 74.0% | 25.9% |
| Meadowview Elem Parsons | 367 | 73.3% | 44.4% |
| Marshall Elementary School Eureka | 309 | 72.2% | 40.0% |
| Trojan Elem Osawatomie | 341 | 68.6% | 31.5% |
| Lincoln Elem Ottawa | 298 | 77.9% | 44.7% |
| Garfield Elem Ottawa | 368 | 68.5% | 43.7% |
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 Northeast Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Crawford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #529 of 625 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #554 of 625 | #7 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #544 of 625 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #305 of 714 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #30 of 539 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.6% | #415 of 540 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.0% | #148 of 658 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #127 of 151 | N/A |
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
338
+15 (+5%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 425
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 338 | 31.6 | 10.7:1 | 74% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 335 | 28.4 | 11.8:1 | 80% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 341 | 28.2 | 12.1:1 | 78% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 323 | 26 | 12.4:1 | 74% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 25.7 | 12.8:1 | 75% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 355 | 30 | 11.8:1 | 77% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 414 | 30 | 13.8:1 | 66% (273) |
| 2000-01 | 370 | 26 | 14.2:1 | 49% (180) |
| 1990-91 | 425 | 23 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northeast Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (328 to 338); teachers up 23% (25.7 to 31.6).
About Northeast Elem
Northeast Elem is an elementary school in Arma, Kansas, and it is part of Northeast. Its grade span covers pre-K through 8, with 338 students on the rolls.
Northeast Elem sits within Northeast, which has 3 schools and 473 students.
Roughly 84% of students at Northeast Elem are White. The remaining students are 10% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Crawford County residents are about 87% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Northeast Elem scores 29%.
Northeast Elem reported 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 10.7:1. The school's 10.7:1 compares with an average of 13.2:1 for elementary schools in Kansas. By family income, 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Crawford County averages 62%, lower than here.
In Kansas, Northeast Elem is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 25.9% actual against a predicted 26.8%.
Looking at the county, Crawford County, the median household earns about $52,844 a year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Northeast Elem, Crawford County has 17 public schools.
Northeast Virtual School sits about 0.9 miles from Northeast Elem. Northeast Elem has 2 other public schools within five miles. The school's 25.9% average proficiency ranks 6th among 8 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Northeast Elem is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 338, compared with 323 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 12.4:1 to 10.7:1.
This page is set up for the Northeast Elem community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,008
Census ACS
Median income
$52,844
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,146 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northeast
- North East HighHigh · 133 students
- Northeast Virtual SchoolHigh · 2 students
Other schools in Arma
- North East HighHigh · 133 students
- Northeast Virtual SchoolHigh · 2 students
Other Northeast Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 17 states are named Northeast Elementary. Northeast Elem is the 18th largest of the 25.
- NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBRENTWOOD, NY · 937 students
- Northeast Elementary SchoolMeridian, MS · 730 students
- Northeast ElementaryClarksville, TN · 722 students
- Northeast ElementaryAnkeny, IA · 595 students
- Northeast Elementary SchoolGlenwood, IA · 538 students
Nearby schools
- Northeast Virtual School0.9 mi · 2
- North East High0.9 mi · 133
- Frank Layden Elem6.4 mi · 489
- Frontenac Sr. High School6.4 mi · 298
- Frontenac Jr. High6.4 mi · 219
- Girard Middle7.8 mi · 201
Frequently asked questions
About Northeast ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Northeast Elem?
Northeast Elem enrolls approximately 338 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Northeast Elem serve?
Northeast Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northeast Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northeast Elem is approximately 10.7:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northeast Elem?
At Northeast Elem, the student body is approximately 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Northeast Elem public or private?
Northeast Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Northeast.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.