Enrollment
236
Elementary
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON·NCES 200996001982
Slate Creek Elementary
901 E. 4th, Newton, KS 67114 · (316) 284-6550 · Harvey County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL236 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% 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.
- BBeats 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
11.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
163 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 56 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 44% larger than its 4th grade class (39).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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 Newton. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
43.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
35.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 44 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 | 43.6% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.3% | 34.4% |
% 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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Slate Creek Elementary
Slate Creek Elementary's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slate Creek Elementary this school | 236 | 69.1% | 38.1% |
| Hutchinson Magnet School at Allen Hutchinson | 249 | 70.3% | 33.0% |
| Sublette Elem Sublette | 205 | 71.2% | 42.4% |
| I X L Elem Arkansas City | 200 | 74.0% | 26.7% |
| Lyons Park Elementary Lyons | 166 | 66.9% | N/A |
| McLean Science/Tech Magnet Elem Wichita | 262 | 63.4% | 59.3% |
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 Slate Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Harvey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #388 of 625 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #407 of 625 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #396 of 625 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 236 | #487 of 714 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #62 of 539 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #169 of 540 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.1% | #179 of 658 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.4% | #46 of 377 | N/A |
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
236
-33 (-12%) vs 2020
-37% since 2010-11, when it was 373
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 236 | 20.7 | 11.4:1 | 69% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 239 | 21.1 | 11.3:1 | 66% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 267 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 55% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 19 | 14.2:1 | 61% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 325 | 21.5 | 15.1:1 | 69% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 347 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 69% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | 23 | 16.2:1 | 68% (254) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Slate Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (325 to 236); teachers down 4% (21.5 to 20.7).
About Slate Creek Elementary
Slate Creek Elementary is a small elementary school in Newton, Kansas, under Newton. The latest federal count shows 236 students in kindergarten through 4. Against the 313-student average for elementary schools in Kansas, enrollment here is 25% lower.
Newton has 8 schools and 2,943 students, and Slate Creek Elementary is one of those schools.
Slate Creek Elementary is 53% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 36% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Harvey County, the White share is about 84%. Pick two students at random and there is a 58% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 11.4:1, with 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Slate Creek Elementary is 69%. The average for public schools in Harvey County is 52%.
Slate Creek Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 47% of Kansas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Slate Creek Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.1% is 9.0 points above the 29.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Harvey County this way: the median household income is $74,368, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. In all, Harvey County has 18 public schools and roughly 5,012 students.
Chisholm Middle School is the public school closest to Slate Creek Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 7 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Slate Creek Elementary ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 38.1% versus a 26.9% average.
Slate Creek Elementary is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
Enrollment has fallen by 33 students since 2020-21, to 236. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 14.2:1 to 11.4:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Slate Creek Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Harvey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,756
Census ACS
Median income
$74,368
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,012 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newton
- Newton Sr HighHigh · 932 students
- Santa Fe 5/6 CenterMiddle · 440 students
- Chisholm Middle SchoolMiddle · 422 students
- Northridge ElementaryElementary · 345 students
- South Breeze ElementaryElementary · 316 students
- Sunset ElementaryElementary · 199 students
Other schools in Newton
- Newton Sr HighHigh · 932 students
- Santa Fe 5/6 CenterMiddle · 440 students
- Chisholm Middle SchoolMiddle · 422 students
- Northridge ElementaryElementary · 345 students
- South Breeze ElementaryElementary · 316 students
- Sunset ElementaryElementary · 199 students
Nearby schools
- Chisholm Middle School0.1 mi · 422
- Santa Fe 5/6 Center0.9 mi · 440
- South Breeze Elementary1.3 mi · 316
- Northridge Elementary1.7 mi · 345
- Opportunity Academy1.8 mi · 53
- Sunset Elementary1.8 mi · 199
Frequently asked questions
About Slate Creek ElementaryHow large is Slate Creek Elementary?
Slate Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 236 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Slate Creek Elementary serve?
Slate Creek Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Slate Creek Elementary?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Slate Creek Elementary.
How diverse is Slate Creek Elementary?
Slate Creek Elementary reports a student body of 53% White, 36% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Slate Creek Elementary?
Slate Creek Elementary is overseen by Newton in Harvey County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.