Enrollment
200
Elementary
DISTRICT 181 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANTON·NCES 201077000680
Pleasanton Elem
1205 Ash, Pleasanton, KS 66075 · (913) 352-8531 · Linn County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
132 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 34 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 46% smaller than its 6th grade class (35).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Pleasanton Elem→Pleasanton High
Based on grade levels within Pleasanton. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
35.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
46.0%
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 46 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 | 35.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 20.7% | 36.8% |
% 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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Pleasanton Elem
Pleasanton Elem's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasanton Elem this school | 200 | 66.0% | 33.8% |
| Hill City Elem Hill City | 212 | 66.5% | 48.3% |
| Liberty Elem Galena | 167 | 64.1% | 33.7% |
| Anthony Elem Anthony | 210 | 62.4% | 52.3% |
| Rock Hills Elementary School Mankato | 187 | 61.0% | 38.4% |
| Erie Elementary Erie | 182 | 62.1% | 40.7% |
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 Pleasanton Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #452 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #261 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #504 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 200 | #540 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #497 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.9% | #395 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.0% | #200 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #344 of 377 |
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
200
+26 (+15%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 322
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 200 | 12.1 | 16.6:1 | 66% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 179 | 13.8 | 13.0:1 | 59% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 181 | 14 | 12.9:1 | 64% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 174 | 17 | 10.2:1 | 53% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 205 | 17 | 12.1:1 | 57% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 217 | 18 | 12.1:1 | 66% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 193 | 17 | 11.3:1 | 71% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 235 | 17 | 13.8:1 | 45% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 322 | 22 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasanton Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (205 to 200); teachers down 29% (17 to 12.1).
About Pleasanton Elem
Pleasanton Elem is one of the public schools in Pleasanton, Kansas. It is a low-enrollment elementary school. It reported 200 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Kansas have about 313 students on average; enrollment here is 36% lower.
Pleasanton runs 2 schools with a combined 362 students. Pleasanton Elem is one of them.
At Pleasanton Elem, 83% of students are White. Smaller groups are 9% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Black. For comparison, the population of Linn County is roughly 94% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Pleasanton Elem scores 31%.
Based on 12.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Pleasanton Elem has a ratio of 16.6:1. Compared with the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas, this school's ratio is higher. Pleasanton Elem counts 66% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Linn County is 54%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Pleasanton Elem lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.8%; the prediction is 30.6%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Linn County show that median household income comes to about $59,069, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 8, with about 1,839 students.
Pleasanton High is the nearest public school to Pleasanton Elem, less than a tenth of a mile away. Pleasanton Elem is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within ten miles. The school's 33.8% average proficiency ranks 4th among 7 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Pleasanton Elem as Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Pleasanton Elem had a net gain of 26 students, or 15%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.2:1 in 2020-21, and 16.6:1 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 Pleasanton Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pleasanton Elementary. Pleasanton Elem is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Pleasanton Elementary SchoolPLEASANTON, TX · 733 students
- PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPLEASANTON, NE · 200 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasanton High0.1 mi · 162
- Jayhawk Elementary5.7 mi · 311
- Jayhawk-Linn High6.6 mi · 263
- HUME HIGH9.3 mi · 51
- HUME ELEM.9.3 mi · 67
- Lacygne Elem12.1 mi · 221
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasanton ElemHow large is Pleasanton Elem?
Pleasanton Elem enrolls approximately 200 students in grades PK-06.
Is Pleasanton Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pleasanton Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Pleasanton Elem have?
Pleasanton Elem employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pleasanton Elem?
At Pleasanton Elem, the student body is approximately 83% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Pleasanton Elem in?
Pleasanton Elem is part of Pleasanton.
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