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Enrollment
514
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RILEY COUNTY·NCES 201110000819
Riley County Grade School
117 N. Remmele, Riley, KS 66531 · (785) 485-4010 · Riley County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Kansas public elementary schools
- ATest 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
13.0:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
119 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 39 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 35% smaller than its 8th grade class (57).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Riley County Grade School→Riley County High School
Based on grade levels within Riley County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
70.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
67.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 | 70.0% | 67.2% |
| 2023-24 | 58.6% | 62.0% |
% 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
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Riley County Grade School
Riley County Grade School's state test result (61.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riley County Grade School this school | 514 | 23.2% | 61.3% |
| Basehor Elementary School Basehor | 508 | 20.9% | 63.5% |
| Tanglewood Elem Derby | 607 | 24.4% | 49.9% |
| Rockville Elementary School Louisburg | 419 | 25.1% | N/A |
| Broadmoor Elementary Louisburg | 388 | 23.2% | 64.3% |
| Spring Hill Elementary School Spring Hill | 600 | 28.2% | 48.7% |
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 Riley County Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Riley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #98 of 625 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #53 of 625 | #2 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #69 of 625 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #63 of 714 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #204 of 539 | #5 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.8% | #414 of 540 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.2% | #582 of 658 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.1% | #76 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
514
+34 (+7%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 463
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 514 | 39.6 | 13.0:1 | 23% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 499 | 34.5 | 14.5:1 | 29% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 34.5 | 14.6:1 | 25% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 39 | 12.3:1 | 28% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 40.1 | 11.8:1 | 29% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 502 | 39 | 12.9:1 | 33% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 508 | 35 | 14.5:1 | 35% (180) |
| 2000-01 | 379 | 31 | 12.2:1 | 29% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 463 | 27 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riley County Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (471 to 514); teachers down 1% (40.1 to 39.6).
About Riley County Grade School
A high-enrollment elementary school in Riley, Kansas, Riley County Grade School is part of Riley County. The school enrolls 514 students in pre-K through 8. On average, elementary schools in Kansas enroll around 313, and this school is 64% bigger than that mark.
Riley County counts 746 students in its 2 schools, and Riley County Grade School is one of them.
The share of White students at Riley County Grade School is 84%. Enrollment also includes 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Black. The diversity index for Riley County Grade School is 29%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.0 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kansas is similar, at 13.2:1. Roughly 23% of students at Riley County Grade School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 44% average for public schools in Riley County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Riley County Grade School lands at A-, ahead of 81% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Riley County Grade School is 10.2 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (61.3% versus 51.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Kansas.
The school is in Riley County, where median household income comes to about $61,098, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Riley County's 18 public schools enroll about 8,145 students and include Riley County Grade School.
Among nearby public schools, Riley County High School is closest at about 2.4 miles. Riley County Grade School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within ten miles. The school's 61.3% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Riley County Grade School's location as Rural: Distant.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% gain, from 480 to 514.
Riley County Grade School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Riley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
71,946
Census ACS
Median income
$61,098
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
8,145 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Riley County High School2.4 mi · 232
- Milford Elem9.7 mi · 86
- Randolph Middle9.9 mi · 44
- Blue Valley High10.0 mi · 76
- Wakefield High11.7 mi · 80
- Wakefield Elem11.8 mi · 129
Frequently asked questions
About Riley County Grade SchoolHow large is Riley County Grade School?
Riley County Grade School enrolls approximately 514 students in grades PK-08.
Is Riley County Grade School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riley County Grade School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Riley County Grade School have?
Riley County Grade School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
How diverse is Riley County Grade School?
Riley County Grade School reports a student body of 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Riley County Grade School?
Riley County Grade School is overseen by Riley County in Riley County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.