Enrollment
111
Elementary
DISTRICT 99 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH BARBER·NCES 200813001933
South Barber Pre-K-6
913 Main, Kiowa, KS 67070 · (833) 722-7237 · Barber County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL111 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% 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.
- ABeats 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
13.8:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
63 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 17 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 8% larger than its 6th grade class (12).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
South Barber Pre-K-6→South Barber 7-12
Based on grade levels within South Barber. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
61.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
57.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 | 61.5% | 57.7% |
| 2023-24 | 46.4% | 51.8% |
% 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
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% 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 22 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 South Barber Pre-K-6
South Barber Pre-K-6's state test result (56.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Barber Pre-K-6 this school | 111 | 56.8% | 56.7% |
| Neosho Rapids Elementary Neosho Rapids | 107 | 56.1% | 42.0% |
| Valley Heights Elem Blue Rapids | 120 | 57.5% | 70.5% |
| Valley Heights Elementary - Waterville Waterville | 112 | 53.6% | N/A |
| Thayer Schools Thayer | 137 | 58.4% | 39.3% |
| Puls Elem Attica | 122 | 60.7% | 26.9% |
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 South Barber Pre-K-6 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #133 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #139 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #156 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 111 | #648 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.8% | #303 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
111
-25 (-18%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 139
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 27.2:1
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 | 111 | 8 | 13.8:1 | 57% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 122 | 9 | 13.6:1 | 52% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 128 | 6 | 21.3:1 | 55% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 136 | 5 | 27.2:1 | 50% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 161 | 10.3 | 15.6:1 | 58% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 155 | 11 | 14.1:1 | 44% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 139 | 11 | 12.6:1 | 54% (75) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Barber Pre-K-6.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (161 to 111); teachers down 22% (10.3 to 8).
About South Barber Pre-K-6
South Barber Pre-K-6 is a very small elementary school serving families in Kiowa, Kansas. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 111 students. That compares with an average of about 313 students for elementary schools in Kansas.
South Barber (2 schools, 198 students) runs South Barber Pre-K-6.
The share of students at South Barber Pre-K-6 who are White is 93%. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic. Barber County residents are about 90% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 14%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Barber Pre-K-6 is 13.8:1, based on 8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. South Barber Pre-K-6 counts 57% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Kansas public elementary schools, South Barber Pre-K-6 outscored 88%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
A school in Kansas with South Barber Pre-K-6's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 35.0%. South Barber Pre-K-6 scores 56.7%.
In Barber County, the median household earns about $61,926 a year, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Barber County, 4 public schools serve about 675 students.
A public school about 0.8 miles away, South Barber 7-12, is the closest to South Barber Pre-K-6. South Barber Pre-K-6 has 3 other public schools within ten miles. South Barber Pre-K-6 comes in 1st of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES assigns South Barber Pre-K-6 the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 18%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 27.2 to 13.8 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at South Barber Pre-K-6. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Barber County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,069
Census ACS
Median income
$61,926
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
675 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- South Barber 7-120.8 mi · 87
- Burlington High School8.6 mi · 40
- Burlington Elementary School8.6 mi · 94
- Longfellow Elementary School17.7 mi · 156
- Alva Middle School17.9 mi · 228
- Washington Elementary School18.0 mi · 240
Frequently asked questions
About South Barber Pre-K-6How many students attend South Barber Pre-K-6?
South Barber Pre-K-6 enrolls approximately 111 students in grades PK-06.
Is South Barber Pre-K-6 an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Barber Pre-K-6 is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at South Barber Pre-K-6?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at South Barber Pre-K-6.
How diverse is South Barber Pre-K-6?
South Barber Pre-K-6 reports a student body of 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees South Barber Pre-K-6?
South Barber Pre-K-6 is overseen by South Barber in Barber County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.