Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KAW VALLEY·NCES 200797000589
Rossville Elem
312 E Pottawatomie, Rossville, KS 66533 · (785) 584-6188 · Shawnee County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
84 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 55 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 41% larger than its 6th grade class (32).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
46.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 | 42.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.3% | 45.2% |
% 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Rossville Elem
Rossville Elem's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rossville Elem this school | 321 | 26.2% | 45.9% |
| Elmont Elem Topeka | 303 | 27.7% | 61.8% |
| St George Elem St George | 374 | 23.8% | 55.0% |
| Broadmoor Elementary Louisburg | 388 | 23.2% | 64.3% |
| Hesston Elem Hesston | 306 | 30.1% | 66.2% |
| Pleasant Ridge Elementary Easton | 344 | 30.2% | 58.6% |
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 Rossville Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Shawnee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #278 of 625 | #12 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #260 of 625 | #10 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #419 of 625 | #16 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #334 of 714 | #24 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #242 of 539 | #18 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.9% | #381 of 540 | #25 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.2% | #569 of 658 | #28 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #142 of 151 | #7 of 7 |
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
321
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 294
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 321 | 24.3 | 13.2:1 | 26% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 24.5 | 13.4:1 | 29% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 330 | 25.1 | 13.2:1 | 33% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 25 | 12.7:1 | 26% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 316 | 23.9 | 13.2:1 | 34% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 328 | 23 | 14.3:1 | 36% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 403 | 21 | 19.2:1 | 45% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 349 | 22 | 15.9:1 | 14% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 294 | 22 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rossville Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (316 to 321); teachers up 2% (23.9 to 24.3).
About Rossville Elem
Rossville Elem is a medium-sized elementary school in Rossville, Kansas. The school's 321 students are in pre-K through 6.
Rossville Elem is one school in a 4-school district, Kaw Valley, which enrolls 1,100 students.
The large majority of students at Rossville Elem, 81%, are White. Other reported shares: 7% multiracial, 6% Native American, and 3% Hispanic. Rossville Elem has a diversity index of 33%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Rossville Elem total 24.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.2:1. Across elementary schools in Kansas, the average ratio is about 13.2:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 26%. It compares with 54% for public schools in Shawnee County.
Rossville Elem posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.9%, compared with a predicted 49.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Shawnee County, median household income is about $67,104, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The public schools of Shawnee County number 54 and enroll about 26,294.
The nearest public school is Rossville Jr.-Sr. High School, at about 0.5 miles. There are 5 other public schools within ten miles. Rossville Elem places 7th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Under the NCES locale system, Rossville Elem is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment at Rossville Elem was 317 in 2020-21 and 321 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Shawnee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
178,025
Census ACS
Median income
$67,104
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
26,294 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kaw Valley
- St Marys ElemElementary · 280 students
- Rossville Jr.-Sr. High SchoolHigh · 253 students
- St. Marys Junior Senior HighHigh · 246 students
Other Rossville Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Rossville Elementary. Rossville Elem is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Rossville ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 726 students
- Rossville Elementary SchoolRossville, GA · 447 students
- Rossville Elementary SchoolRossville, IN · 440 students
Nearby schools
- Rossville Jr.-Sr. High School0.5 mi · 253
- Silver Lake Jr-Sr High5.6 mi · 355
- Silver Lake Elem5.7 mi · 355
- St. Marys Junior Senior High6.7 mi · 246
- St Marys Elem6.9 mi · 280
- Wanamaker Elem11.0 mi · 475
Frequently asked questions
About Rossville ElemHow large is Rossville Elem?
Rossville Elem enrolls approximately 321 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Rossville Elem serve?
Rossville Elem serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Rossville Elem?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Rossville Elem.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rossville Elem?
At Rossville Elem, the student body is approximately 81% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Rossville Elem?
Rossville Elem is overseen by Kaw Valley in Shawnee County.
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