Enrollment
187
Elementary
DISTRICT 181 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCK HILLS·NCES 200002901830
Rock Hills Elementary School
303 N. West Street, Mankato, KS 66956 · (785) 378-3822 · Jewell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL187 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Kansas public elementary schools
- C+Test 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
12.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
114 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 23 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 44% smaller than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Rock Hills Elementary School→Rock Hills Jr/Sr High School
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KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
48.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
36.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 | 48.6% | 36.1% |
| 2023-24 | 39.7% | 30.1% |
% 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
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Rock Hills Elementary School
Rock Hills Elementary School's state test result (38.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Hills Elementary School this school | 187 | 61.0% | 38.4% |
| Erie Elementary Erie | 182 | 62.1% | 40.7% |
| Swenson Early Childhood Education Center Osawatomie | 172 | 59.9% | N/A |
| Lincoln Elem Lincoln | 155 | 57.4% | 43.3% |
| Sedan Elem Sedan | 178 | 60.1% | 56.5% |
| Park Elem Columbus | 208 | 59.1% | N/A |
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 Rock Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #382 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #393 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #333 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 187 | #555 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.0% | #243 of 658 |
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
187
+4 (+2%) vs 2020
+89% since 2010-11, when it was 99
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 187 | 15.6 | 12.0:1 | 61% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 200 | 16.1 | 12.4:1 | 67% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 194 | 14.6 | 13.3:1 | 53% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 183 | 13 | 14.1:1 | 50% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 174 | 13.2 | 13.2:1 | 57% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 155 | N/A | N/A | 52% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 99 | 8 | 12.4:1 | 61% (60) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rock Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (174 to 187); teachers up 19% (13.2 to 15.6).
About Rock Hills Elementary School
Rock Hills Elementary School is a small elementary school in Mankato, Kansas, administered by Rock Hills. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 187 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students each.
Rock Hills has 2 schools; together they serve 362 students.
Federal enrollment data show Rock Hills Elementary School is 81% White. The school is also 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Native American. The White share of the county population is higher, at 93%. The school's diversity index is 33%, meaning two students picked at random have a 33% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 15.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.0:1. That is lower than the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 61%. For comparison, public schools in Jewell County average 58%.
Measured against Kansas public elementary schools, Rock Hills Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Rock Hills Elementary School is 5.4 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 38.4% actual, 33.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kansas.
In Jewell County (population about 2,916), the median household income is $52,634, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 2 public schools in Jewell County, enrolling about 362 students in all.
Rock Hills Jr/Sr High School is the public school closest to Rock Hills Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 45.8%; Rock Hills Elementary School's is 38.4%, ranking 4th of 6.
Rock Hills Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 183 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 187. The number of students per teacher fell from 14.1 to 12.0 over 4 years.
The Rock Hills Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Jewell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,916
Census ACS
Median income
$52,634
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
362 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Rock Hills Jr/Sr High School0.6 mi · 175
- Pike Valley Elem16.8 mi · 163
- SUPERIOR SR HIGH SCHOOL17.7 mi · 126
- SUPERIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL17.7 mi · 214
- SUPERIOR MIDDLE SCHOOL17.7 mi · 88
- Beloit Jr-Sr High22.2 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About Rock Hills Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rock Hills Elementary School?
Rock Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 187 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Rock Hills Elementary School serve?
Rock Hills Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Rock Hills Elementary School have?
Rock Hills Elementary School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rock Hills Elementary School?
At Rock Hills Elementary School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Rock Hills Elementary School?
Rock Hills Elementary School is overseen by Rock Hills in Jewell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.