Peabody-Burns Elementary
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 19% |
School pathway
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingWhat this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.3% | 35.6% |
| 2023-24 | 19.6% | 15.2% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 29% 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%.
Where Peabody-Burns Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #502 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #400 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #522 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 104 | #654 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.6% | #249 of 658 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 104 | 11.2 | 9.3:1 | 61% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 113 | 10 | 11.3:1 | 64% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 117 | 10.2 | 11.5:1 | 56% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 112 | 11 | 10.2:1 | 57% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 126 | 10.7 | 11.8:1 | 65% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 121 | 11 | 11.0:1 | 67% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 164 | 15 | 10.9:1 | 63% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 203 | 18 | 11.3:1 | 29% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 199 | 15 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
About Peabody-Burns Elementary
Peabody-Burns Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Peabody, Kansas. Federal data show 104 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students, which makes this school 67% below average.
Peabody-Burns counts 206 students in its 2 schools, and Peabody-Burns Elementary is one of them.
The share of White students at Peabody-Burns Elementary is 73%, a majority. Smaller groups are 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. For comparison, the population of Marion County is roughly 93% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 43%.
Peabody-Burns Elementary reports a ratio of 9.3 students per teacher, from 11.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Kansas is 13.2:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Peabody-Burns Elementary, 61% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 17 points above the 44% average for public schools in Marion County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Peabody-Burns Elementary is 4.5 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 28.7% actual, 33.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kansas.
In Marion County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $64,695 a year, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Marion County number 11, with about 2,153 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Peabody-Burns Jr/Sr High School, is about 0.3 miles. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 40.6%; Peabody-Burns Elementary's is 28.7%, ranking 8th of 9.
Under the NCES locale system, Peabody-Burns Elementary is Rural: Remote.
From 112 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 104 by 2024-25.
The discussion board for Peabody-Burns Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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- Peabody-Burns Jr/Sr High School0.3 mi · 102
- Marion Middle13.2 mi · 119
- Marion High13.2 mi · 159
- Marion Elem13.5 mi · 238
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- Hillsboro Middle/High School13.7 mi · 310