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Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALINA·NCES 201137001604
Schilling Elem
3121 Canterbury, Salina, KS 67401 · (785) 309-4400 · Saline County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
314 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 | 14 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
30.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
20.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 | 30.5% | 20.5% |
| 2023-24 | 27.4% | 25.1% |
% 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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Schilling Elem
Schilling Elem's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schilling Elem this school | 376 | 83.5% | 26.9% |
| Franklin Elem Wichita | 390 | 84.6% | 15.8% |
| State Street Elem Topeka | 411 | 88.8% | 27.9% |
| Riverside Elementary Emporia | 385 | 82.3% | 25.9% |
| W A White Elem Emporia | 248 | 83.5% | 25.6% |
| Junction Elementary Kansas City | 234 | 79.9% | 36.2% |
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 Schilling Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Saline County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #523 of 625 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #547 of 625 | #10 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #547 of 625 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #229 of 714 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #24 of 539 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #125 of 540 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.5% | #91 of 658 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #264 of 377 | #5 of 9 |
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
376
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 278
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 376 | 35.7 | 10.5:1 | 84% (314) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 34.4 | 11.6:1 | 83% (330) |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 35.8 | 11.4:1 | 82% (335) |
| 2020-21 | 389 | 31 | 12.6:1 | 79% (308) |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 33.3 | 12.4:1 | 82% (337) |
| 2015-16 | 420 | 33 | 12.7:1 | 84% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 399 | 32 | 12.5:1 | 85% (341) |
| 2000-01 | 312 | 22 | 14.2:1 | 57% (177) |
| 1990-91 | 278 | 20 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Schilling Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (413 to 376); teachers up 7% (33.3 to 35.7).
About Schilling Elem
This page covers Schilling Elem, a mid-sized elementary school in Salina, Kansas. There are 376 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Kansas, the average enrollment is about 313.
The district, Salina, operates 13 schools serving 6,441 students.
More than half of the students at Schilling Elem are Hispanic (51%). Beyond that, enrollment is 33% White, 10% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. In Saline County overall, about 13% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Schilling Elem scores 63%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Schilling Elem is 10.5:1, based on 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1. Lunch program data show 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Saline County, the average is 58%.
Schilling Elem sits between the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 26.9% and a predicted 22.2%.
In Saline County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $65,422 a year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting Schilling Elem, Saline County has 17 public schools.
A public school about 1.2 miles away, Coronado Elem, is the closest to Schilling Elem. Schilling Elem has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 33.4%, higher than Schilling Elem's 26.9%.
Schilling Elem falls in the Town: Remote locale category, used for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
The school shrank from 389 students in 2020-21 to 376 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 12.6:1 in 2020-21 to 10.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Saline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,668
Census ACS
Median income
$65,422
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
7,580 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Coronado Elem1.2 mi · 389
- Salina High South1.7 mi · 1,046
- Salina South Middle2.0 mi · 782
- Stewart Elem2.1 mi · 406
- Sunset Elem2.7 mi · 380
- Heusner Elem2.7 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About Schilling ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Schilling Elem?
Schilling Elem enrolls approximately 376 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Schilling Elem serve?
Schilling Elem serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Schilling Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Schilling Elem is approximately 10.5:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Schilling Elem?
At Schilling Elem, the student body is approximately 33% White, 51% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Schilling Elem public or private?
Schilling Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Salina.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.