Enrollment
229
Elementary
DISTRICT 225 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRAIRIE VIEW·NCES 200825000753
Parker Elem
421 North Center Ave., Parker, KS 66072 · (913) 898-3160 · Linn County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
126 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 38 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 Prairie View. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
54.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
56.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 | 54.5% | 56.4% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 52.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Kansas's top 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 Parker Elem
Parker Elem's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Elem this school | 229 | 55.0% | 51.7% |
| McLouth Elem McLouth | 221 | 54.8% | 43.5% |
| Bickerdyke Elem Russell | 261 | 54.0% | 35.8% |
| Central Heights Elem Richmond | 239 | 52.7% | 54.1% |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary Abilene | 218 | 54.1% | 35.2% |
| Oskaloosa Elem Oskaloosa | 255 | 54.5% | 42.9% |
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 Parker Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #201 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #145 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #243 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 229 | #500 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #78 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.9% | #465 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.0% | #314 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.3% | #62 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
229
+22 (+11%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 154
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 229 | 19.7 | 11.6:1 | 55% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 237 | 18.7 | 12.7:1 | 47% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 228 | 18.7 | 12.2:1 | 47% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 207 | 16 | 12.9:1 | 39% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 204 | 16.8 | 12.1:1 | 41% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 202 | 17 | 11.9:1 | 48% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 142 | 10 | 14.2:1 | 51% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 116 | 7 | 16.6:1 | 50% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 154 | 10 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parker Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (204 to 229); teachers up 17% (16.8 to 19.7).
About Parker Elem
Parker Elem runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in Parker, Kansas. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 229 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Kansas have about 313 students on average; enrollment here is 27% lower.
The 4 schools of Prairie View, including Parker Elem, enroll 903 students.
Parker Elem is 87% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 7% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. The diversity index for Parker Elem is 24%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.6:1. The school has 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 11.6:1 compares with an average of 13.2:1 for elementary schools in Kansas. Federal data show 55% of students (126) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 54% average for public schools in Linn County.
Parker Elem is 15.9 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Kansas.
Census data for Linn County show the median household earns about $59,069 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Parker Elem, Linn County has 8 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Greeley Elem, is about 7.5 miles. There are 3 other public schools within ten miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Parker Elem ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment increased by 11% across 4 years, from 207 in 2020-21 to 229 in 2024-25. The ratio was 12.9:1 in 2020-21 and 11.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,767
Census ACS
Median income
$59,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,839 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prairie View
- Prairie View HighHigh · 258 students
- Lacygne ElemElementary · 221 students
- Prairie View MiddleMiddle · 195 students
Other Parker Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Parker Elementary. Parker Elem is the 8th largest of the 9.
- Parker Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 924 students
- PARKER ELEMENTARYELK RIVER, MN · 513 students
- PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPANAMA CITY, FL · 510 students
- Parker Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 468 students
- Parker Elementary SchoolGALVESTON, TX · 436 students
Nearby schools
- Greeley Elem7.5 mi · 52
- Prairie View Middle7.6 mi · 195
- Prairie View High7.6 mi · 258
- Trojan Elem11.4 mi · 341
- Swenson Early Childhood Education Center11.4 mi · 172
- Osawatomie Virtual School11.7 mi · 18
Frequently asked questions
About Parker ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Parker Elem?
Parker Elem enrolls approximately 229 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Parker Elem serve?
Parker Elem serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Parker Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Parker Elem is approximately 11.6:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Parker Elem?
Student demographics at Parker Elem are roughly 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Parker Elem in?
Parker Elem is part of Prairie View.
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