Enrollment
232
Elementary
DISTRICT 188 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OBERLIN·NCES 201008000475
Oberlin Elem
201 W Ash, Oberlin, KS 67749 · (785) 475-2122 · Decatur County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL232 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Kansas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
10.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
140 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 38% smaller than its 6th grade class (39).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Oberlin Elem→Decatur Community Jr/Sr High
Based on grade levels within Oberlin. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
43.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
39.7%
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 40 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 | 43.3% | 39.7% |
| 2023-24 | 37.2% | 34.1% |
% 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
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Oberlin Elem
Oberlin Elem's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oberlin Elem this school | 232 | 60.3% | 46.1% |
| Horton Elem Horton | 226 | 59.7% | 42.7% |
| Lincoln Elem Great Bend | 275 | 57.8% | 48.9% |
| Eisenhower Elem Wellington | 277 | 59.6% | 40.8% |
| Harper Elem Harper | 255 | 62.7% | 46.5% |
| West Elementary Goodland | 201 | 58.2% | 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 Oberlin Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #276 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #343 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #401 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 232 | #493 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #27 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.9% | #345 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.3% | #253 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.0% | #40 of 151 |
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
232
-13 (-5%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 380
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 232 | 21.9 | 10.6:1 | 60% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 259 | 17.4 | 14.9:1 | 58% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 277 | 19.5 | 14.2:1 | 57% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 245 | 15 | 16.3:1 | 54% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 200 | 14.4 | 13.9:1 | 50% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 188 | N/A | N/A | 51% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 201 | 17 | 11.8:1 | 53% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 259 | 20 | 12.9:1 | 46% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 380 | 23 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oberlin Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (200 to 232); teachers up 52% (14.4 to 21.9).
About Oberlin Elem
Students in Oberlin, Kansas, attend Oberlin Elem, a low-enrollment elementary school. The student body numbers 232 students, from pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313, so this school runs 26% smaller than that.
Oberlin Elem is one of 2 schools in Oberlin, which enrolls 376 students in total.
White students make up a majority at Oberlin Elem, at 77%. Next come 17% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 93% White among all Decatur County residents. Oberlin Elem's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 10.6:1 comes from the school's 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. The lunch program counts 60% of students at Oberlin Elem as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Decatur County average 59%.
Measured against Kansas public elementary schools, Oberlin Elem receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Oberlin Elem is +12.8 points: 46.1% actual, 33.3% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Decatur County, the median household income is $53,870, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. There are 2 public schools in Decatur County, enrolling about 376 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Decatur Community Jr/Sr High is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. The nearest schools with test data average 40.5%, lower than Oberlin Elem's 46.1%.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school enrolled 232 students in 2024-25, 13 fewer than the 245 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.3:1 to 10.6:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Decatur County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,726
Census ACS
Median income
$53,870
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
376 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Oberlin Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Oberlin Elementary. Oberlin Elem is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Oberlin Elementary SchoolOberlin, OH · 356 students
- Oberlin Elementary SchoolOberlin, LA · 262 students
Nearby schools
- Decatur Community Jr/Sr High0.5 mi · 144
- Golden Plains Elem19.9 mi · 71
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL26.7 mi · 181
- MC COOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL26.7 mi · 448
- MC COOK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL26.9 mi · 305
- Rawlins County Jr/Sr High School26.9 mi · 151
Frequently asked questions
About Oberlin ElemHow many students attend Oberlin Elem?
Oberlin Elem enrolls approximately 232 students in grades PK-06.
Is Oberlin Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oberlin Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Oberlin Elem have?
Oberlin Elem employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oberlin Elem?
At Oberlin Elem, the student body is approximately 77% White, 17% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Oberlin Elem public or private?
Oberlin Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oberlin.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.