Enrollment
225
Elementary
DISTRICT 179 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REMINGTON-WHITEWATER·NCES 200624000044
Remington Elementary at Potwin
200 E Ellis, Potwin, KS 67123 · (620) 752-3239 · Butler County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL225 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
97 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Remington-Whitewater. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
QUIET COMMUNITY
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KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
KS avg 44.5% . +14.5pp since 2023
Math
54.3%
KS avg 38.8% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% 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 15 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
225
+24 (+12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.6:1
% White
92%
was 92%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Remington Elementary at Potwin
Remington Elementary at Potwin, a cozy K-5 school in Potwin, Kansas, operated by Remington-Whitewater, instructs 225 students, covering grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 28% below the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 313 students.
Remington Elementary at Potwin is one of 3 schools operated by Remington-Whitewater, a district that enrolls 537 students overall.
In terms of who attends, Remington Elementary at Potwin shows that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 4% Hispanic.
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Remington Elementary at Potwin higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 43% of students at Remington Elementary at Potwin qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Remington Elementary at Potwin is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 41.6%; this one delivers 56.5%, a residual of +15.0 points.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Butler County) records that median household earnings sit near $81,610, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Remington Elementary at Potwin is one of 42 public schools in Butler County (combined enrollment of about 18,052 students).
Nearest neighbor: Frederic Remington High, around 4.3 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Remington Elementary at Potwin at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 31.0%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Remington Elementary at Potwin has grew 12%, going from 201 students in 2018 to 225 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,287
Census ACS
Median income
$81,610
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
18,052 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Remington-Whitewater
- Frederic Remington HighHigh · 161 students
- Remington Middle SchoolMiddle · 151 students
Nearby schools
- Frederic Remington High4.3 mi · 161
- Remington Middle School7.1 mi · 151
- Circle Towanda Elementary9.7 mi · 278
- Circle High10.2 mi · 604
- Circle Oil Hill Elementary10.6 mi · 274
- El Dorado Middle11.2 mi · 370
Frequently asked questions
About Remington Elementary at PotwinWhat is the total enrollment at Remington Elementary at Potwin?
Remington Elementary at Potwin enrolls approximately 225 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Remington Elementary at Potwin serve?
Remington Elementary at Potwin serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Remington Elementary at Potwin?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Remington Elementary at Potwin is approximately 15.0:1 (15 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Remington Elementary at Potwin?
Remington Elementary at Potwin reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Remington Elementary at Potwin in?
Remington Elementary at Potwin is part of Remington-Whitewater.
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