Olpe Elementary

Olpe Elementary is one of the modestly sized elementary campuss in Olpe, Kansas, run under Southern Lyon County, with 149 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 52% leaner than the state mean of about 313.

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

Demographically, Olpe Elementary shows that nearly all students (92%) are White. The remainder consists of 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Olpe Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Lyon County's rate of about 59%.

After controlling for student poverty, Olpe Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.4%, the actual is 53.1%, a residual of +3.8 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Lyon County shows the typical household earns roughly $59,912 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Lyon County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,122 students), of which Olpe Elementary is one.

Olpe Jr./Sr. High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Olpe Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 36.5%.

Olpe Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Olpe Elementary has contracted 8%, going from 162 students in 2018 to 149 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

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