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Enrollment
527
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GIRARD·NCES 200648000191
R V Haderlein Elem
520 W. Prairie, Girard, KS 66743 · (620) 724-4327 · Crawford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL527 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
276 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 43 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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 Girard. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
53.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
47.2%
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 47 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 | 53.0% | 47.2% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 54.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Kansas's top 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 R V Haderlein Elem
R V Haderlein Elem's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| R V Haderlein Elem this school | 527 | 52.4% | 58.5% |
| Eisenhower Elem Norton | 424 | 55.9% | 37.8% |
| Iola Elementary School Iola | 619 | 58.0% | 36.2% |
| Lincoln Memorial Elem Caney | 458 | 51.3% | 63.0% |
| Marysville Elem Marysville | 417 | 58.0% | 41.1% |
| Beloit Elem Beloit | 524 | 43.7% | 40.9% |
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 R V Haderlein Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Crawford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #121 of 625 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #246 of 625 | #2 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #267 of 625 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #56 of 714 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #419 of 539 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.7% | #468 of 540 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.4% | #346 of 658 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.4% | #61 of 151 | N/A |
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
527
+66 (+14%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 527 | 35.1 | 15.0:1 | 52% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 31.1 | 15.8:1 | 51% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 503 | 31.1 | 16.2:1 | 53% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 44% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 28.1 | 16.7:1 | 51% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 30 | 16.8:1 | 53% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 508 | 30 | 16.9:1 | 51% (260) |
| 2000-01 | 511 | 27 | 18.9:1 | 33% (167) |
| 1990-91 | 534 | 25 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for R V Haderlein Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (469 to 527); teachers up 25% (28.1 to 35.1).
About R V Haderlein Elem
Students in Girard, Kansas, attend R V Haderlein Elem, a high-enrollment elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 527 students. That is 68% bigger than the average of about 313 students for elementary schools in Kansas.
Girard oversees R V Haderlein Elem and 2 other schools, with 1,012 students in total.
White students are 87% of those enrolled at R V Haderlein Elem. The remaining shares are 8% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. That is in line with Crawford County, where about 87% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.
R V Haderlein Elem has 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.0:1. Elementary schools in Kansas have an average ratio of 13.2:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 52%. Public schools in Crawford County average 62%.
Test results at R V Haderlein Elem are 21.4 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 58.5%, compared with a predicted 37.1%, which ranks in the top 10% in Kansas.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Crawford County show that the median household earns about $52,844 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Across Crawford County, 17 public schools serve about 6,146 students.
R V Haderlein Elem's nearest public school is Girard High (about 0.5 miles). There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. R V Haderlein Elem places 1st of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 527, compared with 461 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at R V Haderlein Elem. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,008
Census ACS
Median income
$52,844
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,146 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Girard
- Girard HighHigh · 284 students
- Girard MiddleMiddle · 201 students
Other schools in Girard
- Girard HighHigh · 284 students
- Girard MiddleMiddle · 201 students
Nearby schools
- Girard High0.5 mi · 284
- Girard Middle0.5 mi · 201
- Northeast Elem8.3 mi · 338
- Northeast Virtual School9.2 mi · 2
- North East High9.2 mi · 133
- Frontenac Sr. High School9.7 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About R V Haderlein ElemHow large is R V Haderlein Elem?
R V Haderlein Elem enrolls approximately 527 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does R V Haderlein Elem serve?
R V Haderlein Elem serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at R V Haderlein Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at R V Haderlein Elem is approximately 15.0:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at R V Haderlein Elem?
At R V Haderlein Elem, the student body is approximately 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is R V Haderlein Elem public or private?
R V Haderlein Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Girard.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.