Enrollment
304
Elementary
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREAT BEND·NCES 200666001031
Park Elem
1801 Williams, Great Bend, KS 67530 · (620) 793-1505 · Barton County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
223 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 50 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 28% smaller than its 6th grade class (39).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 Great Bend. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
29.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
26.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 | 29.6% | 26.8% |
| 2023-24 | 24.8% | 31.1% |
% 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
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% 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 Park Elem
Park Elem's state test result (29.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Elem this school | 304 | 73.4% | 29.0% |
| Adams Elem Arkansas City | 306 | 75.8% | 23.6% |
| Frances Willard Elem Arkansas City | 281 | 77.2% | 17.0% |
| Roosevelt Elem Arkansas City | 219 | 74.0% | 28.9% |
| Hutchinson Magnet School at Allen Hutchinson | 249 | 70.3% | 33.0% |
| Walnut Elem Emporia | 312 | 66.3% | 41.4% |
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 Park Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Barton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #499 of 625 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #490 of 625 | #5 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #552 of 625 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #369 of 714 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #377 of 539 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #182 of 540 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.4% | #153 of 658 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.6% | #57 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
304
+94 (+45%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 305
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 304 | 20.9 | 14.5:1 | 73% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 266 | 21.1 | 12.6:1 | 86% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 251 | 20.4 | 12.3:1 | 81% (203) |
| 2020-21 | 210 | 18 | 11.7:1 | 83% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 270 | 19.6 | 13.8:1 | 87% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 266 | 21 | 12.7:1 | 86% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 259 | 20 | 12.9:1 | 89% (230) |
| 2000-01 | 297 | 19 | 15.6:1 | 56% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 305 | 17 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Park Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (270 to 304); teachers up 7% (19.6 to 20.9).
About Park Elem
The public elementary school Park Elem is located in Great Bend, Kansas. Total enrollment is 304 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 6.
Great Bend oversees Park Elem and 6 other schools, with 2,876 students in total.
No group is above 50% at Park Elem; the largest is White, at 48%. The school is also 45% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 81%. The diversity index for Park Elem is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Park Elem has a ratio of 14.5:1. Compared with the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 73%. Compared with the 62% average for public schools in Barton County, the school's rate is higher.
Park Elem's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (29.0%) and its predicted rate (27.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools.
The school's county is Barton County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $58,851 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Barton County number 15, with about 4,179 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Great Bend High School, is about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles: 6. Ranked by average proficiency, Park Elem places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Its location is classified as Town: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Park Elem enrolled 210 in 2020-21 and 304 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. The number of students per teacher increased from 11.7 to 14.5 over 4 years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Barton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,097
Census ACS
Median income
$58,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,179 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Great Bend
- Great Bend High SchoolHigh · 923 students
- Great Bend Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Eisenhower ElemElementary · 343 students
- Jefferson ElemElementary · 297 students
- Riley ElemElementary · 296 students
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 275 students
Other schools in Great Bend
- Great Bend High SchoolHigh · 923 students
- Great Bend Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Eisenhower ElemElementary · 343 students
- Jefferson ElemElementary · 297 students
- Riley ElemElementary · 296 students
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 275 students
Other Park Elementary schools
25 other US public schools in 19 states are named Park Elementary. Park Elem is the 16th largest of the 26.
- Park ElementaryWichita, KS · 337 students
- Park ElemColumbus, KS · 208 students
- Park Elementary SchoolNewark, NJ · 747 students
- Park Elementary SchoolHamilton, GA · 628 students
- Park ElementaryAlhambra, CA · 581 students
Nearby schools
- Great Bend High School0.2 mi · 923
- Jefferson Elem0.7 mi · 297
- Riley Elem0.8 mi · 296
- Great Bend Middle School0.9 mi · 438
- Eisenhower Elem1.3 mi · 343
- Lincoln Elem2.4 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About Park ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Park Elem?
Park Elem enrolls approximately 304 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Park Elem serve?
Park Elem serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Park Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Park Elem is approximately 14.5:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Park Elem?
At Park Elem, the student body is approximately 48% White, 45% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Park Elem public or private?
Park Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Great Bend.
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