Enrollment
108
Elementary
DISTRICT 77 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALLACE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 201161000168
Sharon Springs Elem
521 N. Main, Sharon Springs, KS 67758 · (785) 728-4573 · Wallace County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL108 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Kansas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
10.4:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
43 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 1 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 5 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 11 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 20% larger than its 8th grade class (15).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Sharon Springs Elem→Wallace County High
Based on grade levels within Wallace County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
58.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
44.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 | 58.6% | 44.8% |
| 2023-24 | 54.1% | 49.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
59.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 43% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Kansas's top 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 Sharon Springs Elem
Sharon Springs Elem's state test result (59.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Springs Elem this school | 108 | 39.8% | 59.2% |
| Cunningham Elem Cunningham | 109 | 38.5% | 51.4% |
| Norwich Elementary School Norwich | 108 | 41.7% | 46.7% |
| Eudora Early Learning Center EUDORA | 100 | 40.0% | N/A |
| Goessel Elem Goessel | 118 | 37.3% | 43.1% |
| Axtell Elementary School Axtell | 113 | 38.1% | 46.7% |
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 Sharon Springs Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #117 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #270 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #187 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 108 | #651 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.8% | #473 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
108
-32 (-23%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 196
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 108 | 10.4 | 10.4:1 | 40% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 113 | 10.8 | 10.5:1 | 43% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 128 | 11.2 | 11.5:1 | 39% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 140 | 12 | 11.7:1 | 42% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 139 | 12 | 11.6:1 | 54% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 124 | 12 | 10.3:1 | 43% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 141 | 12 | 11.8:1 | 50% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 176 | 11 | 16.0:1 | 41% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 196 | 12 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sharon Springs Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (139 to 108); teachers down 13% (12 to 10.4).
About Sharon Springs Elem
Sharon Springs Elem is an elementary school located in Sharon Springs, Kansas, in Wallace County. The school serves 108 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students.
Sharon Springs Elem belongs to Wallace County Schools, a district of 2 schools and 154 students.
Sharon Springs Elem's enrollment is 89% White. The school is also 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Wallace County is about 90% White. The school's diversity index is 20%, meaning two students picked at random have a 20% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Sharon Springs Elem is 10.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 10.4:1. That is 2.8 students per teacher below the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Around 40% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 32% average for public schools in Wallace County.
The allk12 Grade for Sharon Springs Elem is A. Compared with Kansas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 85% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Sharon Springs Elem is +16.0 points, in the top 10% of Kansas. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 59.2%, and the predicted rate is 43.1%.
Within Wallace County, the median household income is $63,207, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides Sharon Springs Elem, Wallace County has 3 other public schools.
Wallace County High is the public school closest to Sharon Springs Elem, less than a tenth of a mile away. Nearby schools average 39.2% on proficiency, and Sharon Springs Elem is above that at 59.2%.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Sharon Springs Elem's enrollment dropped 23%, to 108. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.7:1 to 10.4:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Wallace County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,417
Census ACS
Median income
$63,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
269 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Wallace County High0.0 mi · 46
- Weskan Elem11.7 mi · 64
- Weskan High11.7 mi · 51
- Winona Elem29.4 mi · 58
- Winona High29.4 mi · 15
- Greeley County Jr./Sr. High29.6 mi · 131
Frequently asked questions
About Sharon Springs ElemHow large is Sharon Springs Elem?
Sharon Springs Elem enrolls approximately 108 students in grades PK-08.
Is Sharon Springs Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sharon Springs Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Sharon Springs Elem have?
Sharon Springs Elem employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sharon Springs Elem?
At Sharon Springs Elem, the student body is approximately 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Sharon Springs Elem public or private?
Sharon Springs Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wallace County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.