Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 227 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLAINVILLE·NCES 201074000399
Plainville Elem
203 SE Cardinal Avenue, Plainville, KS 67663 · (785) 434-4508 · Rooks County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% 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.
- FBeats 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
14.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
114 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 49 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (31).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Plainville Elem→Plainville High
Based on grade levels within Plainville. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
34.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
27.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 | 34.5% | 27.7% |
| 2023-24 | 27.9% | 34.4% |
% 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
29.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% 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 Plainville Elem
Plainville Elem's state test result (29.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plainville Elem this school | 256 | 44.5% | 29.2% |
| Ell-Saline Elementary Salina | 237 | 43.9% | 31.1% |
| Bennington Elem Bennington | 235 | 43.0% | 47.9% |
| Phillipsburg Elem Phillipsburg | 233 | 45.9% | 57.0% |
| Bluestem Elementary School Leon | 267 | 41.6% | 35.2% |
| Remington Elementary at Potwin Potwin | 225 | 43.1% | 56.5% |
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 Plainville Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #497 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #480 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #512 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #451 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #374 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.1% | #506 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.5% | #428 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
256
+80 (+45%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 327
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 256 | 17.7 | 14.5:1 | 45% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 258 | 18.8 | 13.7:1 | 48% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 234 | 16.8 | 13.9:1 | 48% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 176 | 14 | 12.6:1 | 41% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 174 | 12.9 | 13.5:1 | 43% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 159 | 14 | 11.4:1 | 48% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 258 | 17 | 15.2:1 | 47% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 269 | 19 | 14.2:1 | 41% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 327 | 21 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plainville Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 47% (174 to 256); teachers up 37% (12.9 to 17.7).
About Plainville Elem
Plainville Elem sits in Plainville, Kansas, and is classified as an elementary school. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 256 students.
Plainville Elem is one of 2 schools in Plainville, which enrolls 453 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Plainville Elem, about 90 are White. The remaining students are 5% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. Census estimates put Rooks County at about 92% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 18, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Plainville Elem, giving a ratio of 14.5:1. The school's 14.5:1 compares with an average of 13.2:1 for elementary schools in Kansas. By family income, 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Rooks County average a similar 48%.
On the allk12 Grade, Plainville Elem lands at D, ahead of 8% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Compared with Kansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Plainville Elem's results are 11.7 points below predicted: 29.2% against 40.9%.
Looking at the county, Rooks County, the median household earns about $62,500 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 2% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Plainville Elem, Rooks County has 7 public schools.
Plainville High is the nearest public school to Plainville Elem, less than a tenth of a mile away. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Plainville Elem is 6th of 8 on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's enrollment figures are 176 for 2020-21 and 256 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.6:1 to 14.5:1.
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Rooks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,813
Census ACS
Median income
$62,500
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
812 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Plainville High0.1 mi · 197
- Stockton High14.3 mi · 83
- Stockton Elem14.4 mi · 199
- Palco High14.4 mi · 19
- Palco Jr. High14.4 mi · 12
- Natoma High (6-12)14.9 mi · 58
Frequently asked questions
About Plainville ElemHow many students attend Plainville Elem?
Plainville Elem enrolls approximately 256 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Plainville Elem serve?
Plainville Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Plainville Elem have?
Plainville Elem employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Plainville Elem?
At Plainville Elem, the student body is approximately 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
What district is Plainville Elem in?
Plainville Elem is part of Plainville.
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