Enrollment
296
Elementary
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREAT BEND·NCES 200666001032
Riley Elem
1515 10th, Great Bend, KS 67530 · (620) 793-1506 · Barton County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
279 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 53 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 14% smaller than its 6th grade class (37).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 Great Bend. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
29.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
22.6%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 | 29.1% | 22.6% |
| 2023-24 | 15.8% | 13.5% |
% 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
17.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 Elem
Riley Elem's state test result (17.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Elem this school | 296 | 94.3% | 17.7% |
| Ortiz Elementary School Wichita | 323 | 92.9% | 18.2% |
| Abe Hubert Elementary School Garden City | 285 | 94.0% | 23.6% |
| John Fiske Elem Kansas City | 287 | 95.1% | 13.9% |
| Beeson Elementary Dodge City | 355 | 94.1% | 21.7% |
| Pleasant Valley Elem Wichita | 308 | 85.1% | 19.2% |
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 Riley Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Barton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #583 of 625 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #523 of 625 | #6 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #556 of 625 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 296 | #385 of 714 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #166 of 539 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #336 of 540 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.3% | #16 of 658 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.9% | #88 of 377 | 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
296
-28 (-9%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 409
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 296 | 23.6 | 12.5:1 | 94% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 23.8 | 12.3:1 | 96% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 25.9 | 11.3:1 | 92% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 324 | 24 | 13.5:1 | 92% (299) |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 25.5 | 15.1:1 | 93% (356) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 30 | 12.6:1 | 95% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 360 | 37 | 9.7:1 | 98% (354) |
| 2000-01 | 424 | 31 | 13.7:1 | 96% (405) |
| 1990-91 | 409 | 26 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riley Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (384 to 296); teachers down 7% (25.5 to 23.6).
About Riley Elem
In Great Bend, Kansas, part of Barton County, Riley Elem is an elementary school. The school reports 296 students in pre-K through 6.
Great Bend enrolls 2,876 students, and its 7 schools include Riley Elem.
At 75%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Riley Elem combined. The remaining students are 21% White and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Barton County, the Hispanic share is about 17%. By the diversity index, Riley Elem comes in at 40%.
Staffing totals 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.5:1. Elementary schools in Kansas average about 13.2:1, a similar figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 94%. That is higher than the 62% average for public schools in Barton County.
Riley Elem posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 17.7%, compared with a predicted 17.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Barton County show that median household income is about $58,851, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 15 public schools in Barton County, with a combined enrollment of about 4,179.
The next-closest public school is Park Elem, about 0.8 miles away. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Riley Elem ranks 8th of 9 nearby schools, at 17.7% versus a 30.9% average.
NCES describes the area around Riley Elem as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
Riley Elem saw enrollment fall 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Barton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,097
Census ACS
Median income
$58,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,179 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Great Bend
- Great Bend High SchoolHigh · 923 students
- Great Bend Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Eisenhower ElemElementary · 343 students
- Park ElemElementary · 304 students
- Jefferson ElemElementary · 297 students
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 275 students
Other schools in Great Bend
- Great Bend High SchoolHigh · 923 students
- Great Bend Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Eisenhower ElemElementary · 343 students
- Park ElemElementary · 304 students
- Jefferson ElemElementary · 297 students
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 275 students
Other Riley Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Riley Elementary. Riley Elem is the 5th largest of the 7.
- Riley ElementaryLakewood, CA · 490 students
- Riley ElementarySan Bernardino, CA · 462 students
- Riley Elementary SchoolRiley, IN · 401 students
- Riley Elementary SchoolSAINT JOHNS, MI · 299 students
- Riley Elementary SchoolLaPorte, IN · 291 students
Nearby schools
- Park Elem0.8 mi · 304
- Great Bend High School1.0 mi · 923
- Jefferson Elem1.5 mi · 297
- Great Bend Middle School1.6 mi · 438
- Eisenhower Elem1.7 mi · 343
- Lincoln Elem2.8 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About Riley ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Riley Elem?
Riley Elem enrolls approximately 296 students in grades PK-06.
Is Riley Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riley Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Riley Elem have?
Riley Elem employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riley Elem?
At Riley Elem, the student body is approximately 21% White, 75% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Riley Elem?
Riley Elem is overseen by Great Bend in Barton County.
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