Enrollment
133
Elementary
DISTRICT 94 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRETTY PRAIRIE·NCES 201092000555
Pretty Prairie Elem
320 S Rhodes, Pretty Prairie, KS 67570 · (620) 459-6621 · Reno County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL133 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Kansas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
12.3:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
59 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 27 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (16).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 Pretty Prairie. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
53.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
48.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 | 53.1% | 48.4% |
| 2023-24 | 36.1% | 44.4% |
% 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
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 Pretty Prairie Elem
Pretty Prairie Elem's state test result (47.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pretty Prairie Elem this school | 133 | 44.4% | 47.7% |
| La Crosse Elementary La Crosse | 125 | 44.8% | 52.0% |
| Kiowa County Elementary School Greensburg | 130 | 46.9% | 54.8% |
| Waverly Elem Waverly | 136 | 44.9% | 62.1% |
| White City Elem White City | 140 | 47.9% | 36.7% |
| Dighton Elem Dighton | 139 | 48.9% | 56.2% |
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 Pretty Prairie Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Reno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #251 of 625 | #3 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #230 of 625 | #5 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #266 of 625 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 133 | #619 of 714 | #13 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.4% | #430 of 658 | #11 of 13 |
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
133
+12 (+10%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 185
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 133 | 10.8 | 12.3:1 | 44% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 120 | 8.2 | 14.7:1 | 55% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 132 | 8.9 | 14.9:1 | 51% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 121 | 8 | 15.1:1 | 45% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 117 | 6.7 | 17.5:1 | 33% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 100 | 6 | 16.7:1 | 35% (35) |
| 2010-11 | 108 | 7 | 15.4:1 | 44% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 100 | 8 | 12.5:1 | 36% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 185 | 10 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pretty Prairie Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (117 to 133); teachers up 61% (6.7 to 10.8).
About Pretty Prairie Elem
Pretty Prairie Elem serves students in Pretty Prairie, Kansas, as a small elementary school. The school reports 133 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 58% smaller than the 313 average for elementary schools in Kansas.
Pretty Prairie Elem is one of the 3 schools that make up Pretty Prairie (283 students in total).
Federal enrollment data show Pretty Prairie Elem is 89% White. After that, the student body is 9% Hispanic. That is close to the 85% White share among all Reno County residents. The school's diversity index is 20%, meaning two students picked at random have a 20% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1 at Pretty Prairie Elem, with 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Kansas have 13.2:1, compared with 12.3:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 44% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Reno County report 55%.
allk12 grades Pretty Prairie Elem a B. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Pretty Prairie Elem's lunch-eligibility share in Kansas is predicted to score 41.0%. Pretty Prairie Elem scores 47.7%, 6.7 points above that line.
Across Reno County, the median household income is $60,645, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. In all, Reno County has 33 public schools and roughly 8,909 students.
The nearest other public school, Pretty Prairie High, is about 0.3 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Pretty Prairie Elem ranks 1st in a group of 6 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Pretty Prairie Elem as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment at Pretty Prairie Elem grew 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 121 to 133 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.1:1 to 12.3:1.
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Reno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,553
Census ACS
Median income
$60,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
8,909 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pretty Prairie
- Pretty Prairie HighHigh · 82 students
- Pretty Prairie MiddleMiddle · 68 students
Other schools in Pretty Prairie
- Pretty Prairie HighHigh · 82 students
- Pretty Prairie MiddleMiddle · 68 students
Nearby schools
- Pretty Prairie High0.3 mi · 82
- Pretty Prairie Middle0.3 mi · 68
- Kingman Middle School9.5 mi · 89
- Kingman High9.5 mi · 198
- Kingman Elementary School10.3 mi · 330
- USD 331 Virtual School10.7 mi · 14
Frequently asked questions
About Pretty Prairie ElemHow many students attend Pretty Prairie Elem?
Pretty Prairie Elem enrolls approximately 133 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Pretty Prairie Elem serve?
Pretty Prairie Elem serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Pretty Prairie Elem?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Pretty Prairie Elem.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pretty Prairie Elem?
At Pretty Prairie Elem, the student body is approximately 89% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Pretty Prairie Elem in?
Pretty Prairie Elem is part of Pretty Prairie.
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