Enrollment
73
Elementary
DISTRICT 57 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OTIS-BISON·NCES 200402000922
Otis-Bison Elementary
216 N 3rd, Otis, KS 67565 · (785) 387-2371 · Rush County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL73 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% 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.
- B-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
6.9:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
32 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 14 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 7 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 12% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Otis-Bison Elementary→Otis-Bison Junior/Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Otis-Bison. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
64.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
32.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 | 64.5% | 32.3% |
| 2023-24 | 48.6% | 28.6% |
% 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Otis-Bison Elementary
Otis-Bison Elementary's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otis-Bison Elementary this school | 73 | 43.8% | 47.3% |
| Flinthills Primary School Cassoday | 63 | 44.4% | N/A |
| Winona Elem Winona | 58 | 48.3% | 32.9% |
| Haviland Elem Haviland | 82 | 41.5% | 59.9% |
| Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 Clifton | 90 | 38.9% | 57.9% |
| Wheatland Elementary School Grainfield | 58 | 48.3% | 59.8% |
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 Otis-Bison Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 73 | #678 of 714 |
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
73
-13 (-15%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 97
Student : Teacher
6.9:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 73 | 10.6 | 6.9:1 | 44% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 91 | 9.9 | 9.2:1 | 48% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 98 | 10.2 | 9.6:1 | 38% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 86 | 9 | 9.6:1 | 40% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 111 | 8.7 | 12.7:1 | 43% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 95 | 8 | 11.9:1 | 44% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 95 | 9 | 10.6:1 | 39% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 96 | 7 | 13.7:1 | 44% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 97 | 7 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Otis-Bison Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (111 to 73); teachers up 22% (8.7 to 10.6).
About Otis-Bison Elementary
In Otis, Kansas, Otis-Bison Elementary is a small elementary school. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 73 students. Against the 313-student average for elementary schools in Kansas, enrollment here is 77% lower.
Otis-Bison Elementary sits within Otis-Bison, which has 3 schools and 172 students.
At Otis-Bison Elementary, White students make up 96% of the student body. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic. Otis-Bison Elementary has a diversity index of 8%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Otis-Bison Elementary is 10.6 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 6.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kansas is 13.2:1, higher than at this school. Around 44% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Rush County, the average is about the same, 44%.
Otis-Bison Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 55% of Kansas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Otis-Bison Elementary is 6.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kansas schools.
Rush County has these Census figures: median household income is about $59,970, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Otis-Bison Elementary is among the 6 public schools in Rush County.
Otis-Bison Junior/Senior High School is the public school closest to Otis-Bison Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. Otis-Bison Elementary has 2 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Otis-Bison Elementary ranks 2nd of 7 nearby schools, at 47.3% versus a 30.1% average.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The number of students dropped from 86 to 73 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 6.9 students per teacher, compared with 9.6 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Rush County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,947
Census ACS
Median income
$59,970
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
421 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Otis-Bison
- Otis-Bison Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 81 students
- Otis Bison AcademyHigh · 18 students
Other schools in Otis
- Otis-Bison Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 81 students
- Otis Bison AcademyHigh · 18 students
Nearby schools
- Otis-Bison Junior/Senior High School0.1 mi · 81
- Otis Bison Academy0.1 mi · 18
- La Crosse Middle School13.6 mi · 37
- La Crosse High13.6 mi · 87
- La Crosse Elementary13.9 mi · 125
- Hoisington Middle14.8 mi · 158
Frequently asked questions
About Otis-Bison ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Otis-Bison Elementary?
Otis-Bison Elementary enrolls approximately 73 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Otis-Bison Elementary serve?
Otis-Bison Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Otis-Bison Elementary?
Approximately 6.9:1 students per teacher at Otis-Bison Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Otis-Bison Elementary?
Student demographics at Otis-Bison Elementary are roughly 96% White, 4% Hispanic.
Who oversees Otis-Bison Elementary?
Otis-Bison Elementary is overseen by Otis-Bison in Rush County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.