Enrollment
191
Elementary
DISTRICT 152 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKLEY·NCES 201005000412
Oakley Elem
115 W 6th, Oakley, KS 67748 · (785) 671-3842 · Logan County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL191 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Kansas public elementary schools
- C+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
14.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
91 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 36 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 7% larger than its 4th grade class (27).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Based on grade levels within Oakley. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
49.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
41.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 | 49.1% | 41.8% |
| 2023-24 | 37.9% | 34.5% |
% 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Oakley Elem
Oakley Elem's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakley Elem this school | 191 | 47.6% | 40.8% |
| McKinley Elem Abilene | 196 | 47.4% | 42.3% |
| Chase County Elementary School Strong City | 217 | 45.6% | 37.6% |
| Ellinwood Elem Ellinwood | 202 | 49.5% | 34.9% |
| Moundridge Elem Moundridge | 182 | 48.4% | 52.4% |
| Simpson Elem Russell | 173 | 48.6% | 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 Oakley Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #351 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #314 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #325 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 191 | #552 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.6% | #400 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #289 of 377 |
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
191
-22 (-10%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 187
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 191 | 13.2 | 14.5:1 | 48% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 183 | 12.9 | 14.2:1 | 44% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 221 | 14 | 15.8:1 | 39% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 213 | 14 | 15.2:1 | 38% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 206 | 11.5 | 17.9:1 | 39% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 178 | 12 | 14.8:1 | 55% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 173 | 14 | 12.4:1 | 43% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 87 | 7 | 12.4:1 | 44% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 187 | 11 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakley Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (206 to 191); teachers up 15% (11.5 to 13.2).
About Oakley Elem
Oakley Elem is a small elementary school in Kansas, with an address in Oakley. The grade span is pre-K through 4, and enrollment is 191 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313, so this school runs 39% smaller than that.
Oakley serves 456 students across 3 schools.
The student body at Oakley Elem is 83% White. Other reported shares: 12% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 29% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 13.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. On average, elementary schools in Kansas have 13.2:1, compared with 14.5:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Oakley Elem is 48%. For comparison, public schools in Logan County average 50%.
allk12 grades Oakley Elem a C+. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Kansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Oakley Elem's results are 1.4 points above predicted: 40.8% against 39.4%.
Census estimates describe Logan County this way: the median household income is $75,662, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Oakley Elem, Logan County has 4 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Oakley Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Oakley Elem ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Oakley Elem is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Oakley Elem's enrollment declined 10%, to 191.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Logan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,707
Census ACS
Median income
$75,662
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
529 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oakley
- Oakley Middle SchoolMiddle · 135 students
- Oakley Sr HighHigh · 130 students
Other schools in Oakley
- Oakley Middle SchoolMiddle · 135 students
- Oakley Sr HighHigh · 130 students
Other Oakley Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Oakley Elementary. Oakley Elem is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Oakley Elementary SchoolNEW CANEY, TX · 816 students
- Oakley Elementary SchoolUnion City, GA · 733 students
- Oakley ElementaryAsheville, NC · 502 students
- Oakley ElementaryOakley, CA · 379 students
- OAKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOAKLEY, ID · 188 students
Nearby schools
- Oakley Middle School0.1 mi · 135
- Oakley Sr High0.1 mi · 130
- Grinnell Grade School11.9 mi · 43
- Grinnell Middle School11.9 mi · 22
- Colby Senior High19.6 mi · 296
- Wheatland High School20.3 mi · 41
Frequently asked questions
About Oakley ElemHow many students attend Oakley Elem?
Oakley Elem enrolls approximately 191 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Oakley Elem serve?
Oakley Elem serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oakley Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oakley Elem is approximately 14.5:1 (13 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Oakley Elem?
Oakley Elem reports a student body of 83% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Oakley Elem in?
Oakley Elem is part of Oakley.
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