Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 304 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SMOKY VALLEY·NCES 200000200907
Soderstrom Elem
227 N Washington, Lindsborg, KS 67456 · (785) 227-2945 · McPherson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
132 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 48 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 23% larger than its 4th grade class (52).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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 Smoky Valley. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
67.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
59.6%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 | 67.9% | 59.6% |
| 2023-24 | 56.9% | 60.8% |
% 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
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% 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 19 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 Soderstrom Elem
Soderstrom Elem's state test result (61.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soderstrom Elem this school | 318 | 41.5% | 61.3% |
| R L Wright Elem Sedgwick | 283 | 40.3% | 52.4% |
| Lecompton Elem Lecompton | 298 | 42.6% | 46.8% |
| Sunflower Elem Paola | 373 | 40.5% | 52.0% |
| Mulvane Grade School Mulvane | 368 | 42.7% | 37.6% |
| Hillsboro Elem Hillsboro | 286 | 43.7% | 54.7% |
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 Soderstrom Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In McPherson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #96 of 625 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #121 of 625 | #2 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #88 of 625 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #341 of 714 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #402 of 539 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.5% | #439 of 540 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.5% | #456 of 658 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #120 of 151 | 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
318
+75 (+31%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 514
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 318 | 21.5 | 14.8:1 | 42% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 20.2 | 14.8:1 | 42% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 321 | 20.2 | 15.9:1 | 35% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 243 | 18 | 13.5:1 | 26% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 307 | 19.2 | 16.0:1 | 33% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 41% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | 21 | 13.9:1 | 31% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 276 | 18 | 15.3:1 | 17% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 514 | 30 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Soderstrom Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (307 to 318); teachers up 12% (19.2 to 21.5).
About Soderstrom Elem
Soderstrom Elem runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Lindsborg, Kansas. Enrollment stands at 318 students, covering pre-K through 4.
Besides Soderstrom Elem, Smoky Valley runs 3 other schools. The district enrolls 1,216 students.
White students are 85% of those enrolled at Soderstrom Elem. The rest of enrollment is 8% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 27, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 21.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Kansas, 13.2:1, is lower. Roughly 42% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 40% average for public schools in McPherson County.
Compared with Kansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Soderstrom Elem does better than predicted by 19.0 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.3%; the prediction is 42.3%.
In McPherson County, median household income comes to about $78,851, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. McPherson County has 18 public schools with about 4,829 students, including Soderstrom Elem.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School, is about 0.2 miles. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Soderstrom Elem places 1st of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school grew from 243 students in 2020-21 to 318 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.8:1) than in 2020-21 (13.5:1).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
McPherson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,205
Census ACS
Median income
$78,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,829 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Smoky Valley
- Smoky Valley Virtual Charter SchoolCombined · 402 students
- Smoky Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 253 students
- Smoky Valley HighHigh · 243 students
Other schools in Lindsborg
- Smoky Valley Virtual Charter SchoolCombined · 402 students
- Smoky Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 253 students
- Smoky Valley HighHigh · 243 students
Nearby schools
- Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School0.2 mi · 402
- Smoky Valley Middle School0.3 mi · 253
- Smoky Valley High0.3 mi · 243
- Eisenhower Elementary12.4 mi · 239
- Southeast Saline Elem13.0 mi · 375
- Southeast Saline High13.0 mi · 323
Frequently asked questions
About Soderstrom ElemHow large is Soderstrom Elem?
Soderstrom Elem enrolls approximately 318 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Soderstrom Elem serve?
Soderstrom Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Soderstrom Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Soderstrom Elem is approximately 14.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Soderstrom Elem?
At Soderstrom Elem, the student body is approximately 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Soderstrom Elem public or private?
Soderstrom Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Smoky Valley.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.