Enrollment
121
Elementary
DISTRICT 107 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMANCHE COUNTY·NCES 200504000492
South Central Elementary School
302 S Jefferson, Protection, KS 67127 · (620) 622-4545 · Comanche County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL121 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% 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
14.1:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
77 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 25 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 10% smaller than its 4th grade class (21).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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 Comanche County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
70.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
65.9%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 | 70.5% | 65.9% |
| 2023-24 | 48.4% | 53.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% 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 30 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 Central Elementary School
South Central Elementary School's state test result (61.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Central Elementary School this school | 121 | 63.6% | 61.6% |
| Stafford Elementary Stafford | 133 | 63.2% | 36.4% |
| Caldwell Elem Caldwell | 136 | 61.8% | 51.4% |
| Puls Elem Attica | 122 | 60.7% | 26.9% |
| Williamsburg Elementary School Williamsburg | 102 | 62.7% | 36.0% |
| Peabody-Burns Elementary Peabody | 104 | 60.6% | 28.7% |
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 South Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #95 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #65 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #66 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 121 | #635 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.6% | #219 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
121
-44 (-27%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 128
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 121 | 8.6 | 14.1:1 | 64% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 139 | 9.4 | 14.8:1 | 55% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 154 | 11.3 | 13.6:1 | 51% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 165 | 11 | 15.0:1 | 53% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 190 | 12.3 | 15.4:1 | 48% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 189 | 13 | 14.5:1 | 40% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 160 | 10 | 16.0:1 | 32% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 142 | 13 | 10.9:1 | 39% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 128 | 11 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (190 to 121); teachers down 30% (12.3 to 8.6).
About South Central Elementary School
In Protection, Kansas, South Central Elementary School is a small elementary school. It educates 121 students in pre-K through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313 students.
South Central Elementary School reports to Comanche County, which has 3 schools and 322 students.
South Central Elementary School's enrollment is 81% White. After that, the student body is 17% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Comanche County is about 95% White. The school's diversity index is 32%, meaning two students picked at random have a 32% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
South Central Elementary School operates with 8.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.1:1. On average, elementary schools in Kansas have 13.2:1, compared with 14.1:1 here. South Central Elementary School reports 64% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Kansas public elementary schools, South Central Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
South Central Elementary School beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 29.9 points (61.6% versus 31.7%), a top-10% result in Kansas on BeatsExpectations.
Comanche County has these Census figures: the median household income is $54,545, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, Comanche County has 3 public schools and roughly 322 students.
South Central Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts South Central Elementary School at 1st of 8.
South Central Elementary School falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
South Central Elementary School's enrollment declined from 165 in 2020-21 to 121 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Comanche County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,729
Census ACS
Median income
$54,545
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
322 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Comanche County
- South Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 113 students
- South Central High SchoolHigh · 88 students
Other South Central Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named South Central Elementary. South Central Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 7.
- South Central Elementary SchoolUnion Mills, IN · 523 students
- South Central Elementary SchoolCanonsburg, PA · 450 students
- South Central Elementary SchoolGreenwich, OH · 372 students
- South Central ElementaryElizabeth, IN · 344 students
- South Central ElementaryChuckey, TN · 171 students
Nearby schools
- South Central Middle School0.0 mi · 113
- South Central High School10.3 mi · 88
- Ashland Elem15.8 mi · 83
- Ashland Junior High School16.2 mi · 37
- Ashland High16.2 mi · 69
- Bucklin Elem25.4 mi · 138
Frequently asked questions
About South Central Elementary SchoolHow large is South Central Elementary School?
South Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 121 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does South Central Elementary School serve?
South Central Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Central Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Central Elementary School is approximately 14.1:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at South Central Elementary School?
Student demographics at South Central Elementary School are roughly 81% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is South Central Elementary School in?
South Central Elementary School is part of Comanche County.
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