Enrollment
113
Elementary
DISTRICT 133 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KISMET-PLAINS·NCES 200819001299
Plains Elem
605 Mustang, Plains, KS 67869 · (620) 563-7285 · Meade County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL113 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Kansas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
8.6:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
86 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 32 | 28% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 39% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Plains Elem→Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kismet-Plains. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
36.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
30.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 | 36.4% | 30.4% |
| 2023-24 | 23.5% | 22.4% |
% 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
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Plains Elem
Plains Elem's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plains Elem this school | 113 | 76.1% | 27.6% |
| Kismet Elem Kismet | 152 | 79.6% | N/A |
| Deerfield Elem Deerfield | 123 | 81.3% | 31.4% |
| Westview Elem Olathe | 164 | 78.0% | 52.5% |
| Elkhart Elem Elkhart | 171 | 76.6% | 36.3% |
| Logan Ave Elem Emporia | 208 | 74.0% | 17.9% |
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 Plains Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #514 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #462 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #494 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 113 | #644 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.1% | #135 of 658 |
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
113
-15 (-12%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 220
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 113 | 13.2 | 8.6:1 | 76% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 119 | 11.7 | 10.2:1 | 76% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 122 | 11.2 | 10.9:1 | 77% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 128 | 9 | 14.2:1 | 74% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 185 | 14.2 | 13.0:1 | 79% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 216 | 15 | 14.4:1 | 77% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 216 | 16 | 13.5:1 | 72% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 215 | 18 | 11.9:1 | 43% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 220 | 15 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plains Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (185 to 113); teachers down 7% (14.2 to 13.2).
About Plains Elem
Plains Elem is an elementary school located in Plains, Kansas, in Meade County. The school enrolls 113 students, from grades 3 through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Kansas) has about 313 students.
Kismet-Plains has 3 schools and 575 students, and Plains Elem is one of those schools.
Hispanic students account for 65% of enrollment at Plains Elem. Enrollment also includes 32% White. The school's Hispanic share is 41 points above the 24% share among Meade County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Plains Elem belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 47%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.6:1 at Plains Elem, with 13.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 76%. Public schools in Meade County average 57%.
Plains Elem is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 22% of Kansas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 27.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 25.8%.
Census estimates describe Meade County this way: median household income is about $71,852, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 5 public schools in Meade County, with a combined enrollment of about 530.
Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr High is the public school closest to Plains Elem, about 3.8 miles away. Plains Elem has 2 other public schools within ten miles. Local comparison: Plains Elem ranks 7th of 8 nearby schools, at 27.6% versus a 33.7% average.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 128 to 113. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.2:1 to 8.6:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Meade County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,903
Census ACS
Median income
$71,852
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
530 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kismet-Plains
- Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr HighHigh · 310 students
- Kismet ElemElementary · 152 students
Other Plains Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Plains Elementary. Plains Elem is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Plains ElementaryTimberville, VA · 460 students
- Plains ElementarySouth Hadley, MA · 271 students
- Plains Elementary SchoolPlains, MT · 218 students
- Plains Elementary SchoolPLAINS, TX · 201 students
Nearby schools
- Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr High3.8 mi · 310
- Kismet Elem7.2 mi · 152
- Meade Elem14.2 mi · 243
- Meade High14.5 mi · 87
- Copeland Elem19.2 mi · 51
- South Gray Jr High19.2 mi · 21
Frequently asked questions
About Plains ElemHow many students attend Plains Elem?
Plains Elem enrolls approximately 113 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Plains Elem serve?
Plains Elem serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Plains Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Plains Elem is approximately 8.6:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Plains Elem?
Student demographics at Plains Elem are roughly 32% White, 65% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Plains Elem public or private?
Plains Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kismet-Plains.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.