Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 287 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROYAL VALLEY·NCES 200932000658
Royal Valley Elementary
1st and Highland, Hoyt, KS 66440 · (785) 986-6286 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% 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.
- CBeats 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
12.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
201 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 40 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 18% smaller than its 4th grade class (65).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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 Royal Valley. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
42.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
34.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 | 42.7% | 34.7% |
| 2023-24 | 32.7% | 38.0% |
% 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Royal Valley Elementary
Royal Valley Elementary's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Valley Elementary this school | 369 | 54.5% | 37.0% |
| Sunset Hill Elem Lawrence | 398 | 51.3% | 40.3% |
| Prairie Park Elem Lawrence | 354 | 51.7% | 34.6% |
| New York Elem Lawrence | 415 | 57.3% | 34.7% |
| Tecumseh North Elem Tecumseh | 435 | 54.5% | 41.2% |
| Morgan Elementary Hutchinson | 388 | 55.7% | 31.8% |
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 Royal Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #399 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #412 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #408 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #245 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #174 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #76 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.5% | #322 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.7% | #20 of 151 |
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
369
+31 (+9%) vs 2020
+70% since 1990-91, when it was 217
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 369 | 29.2 | 12.7:1 | 54% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 55% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 363 | 28.8 | 12.6:1 | 55% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 338 | 28 | 12.1:1 | 49% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 296 | 25.8 | 11.5:1 | 49% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 309 | 25 | 12.4:1 | 51% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 26 | 13.8:1 | 53% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 302 | 21 | 14.4:1 | 38% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 217 | 14 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Royal Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (296 to 369); teachers up 13% (25.8 to 29.2).
About Royal Valley Elementary
Royal Valley Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Hoyt, Kansas. Students in pre-K through 4 attend the school, which enrolls 369 students.
Besides Royal Valley Elementary, Royal Valley runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 862 students.
White students are the largest group at Royal Valley Elementary, with 47% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 29% Native American, 12% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 83%. By the diversity index, Royal Valley Elementary comes in at 67%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.7:1, with 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Kansas, the average ratio is about 13.2:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 54% of enrollment. Across public schools in Jackson County, the average is 45%.
Measured against Kansas public elementary schools, Royal Valley Elementary 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 a poverty-adjusted basis, Royal Valley Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Kansas schools: 37.0% actual against 36.1% predicted.
In Jackson County (population about 13,341), median household income is about $75,215, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Royal Valley Elementary is one of 9 public schools in Jackson County, which together enroll about 2,426 students.
Royal Valley High is located less than a tenth of a mile from Royal Valley Elementary. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 37.0% is below the 42.9% average for nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Royal Valley Elementary in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 338 to 369.
The Royal Valley Elementary community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,341
Census ACS
Median income
$75,215
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,426 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Royal Valley
- Royal Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 270 students
- Royal Valley HighHigh · 223 students
Nearby schools
- Royal Valley High0.0 mi · 223
- Elmont Elem5.7 mi · 303
- Royal Valley Middle School6.3 mi · 270
- Northern Hills Elementary7.1 mi · 408
- Seaman Middle School7.3 mi · 560
- Seaman High7.9 mi · 1,190
Frequently asked questions
About Royal Valley ElementaryHow many students attend Royal Valley Elementary?
Royal Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 369 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Royal Valley Elementary serve?
Royal Valley Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Royal Valley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Royal Valley Elementary is approximately 12.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Royal Valley Elementary?
At Royal Valley Elementary, the student body is approximately 47% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 12% Two or more.
What district is Royal Valley Elementary in?
Royal Valley Elementary is part of Royal Valley.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.