Enrollment
100
Elementary
DISTRICT 110 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH HAVEN·NCES 201179001509
South Haven Elem
229 Kickapoo Avenue, South Haven, KS 67140 · (620) 892-5215 · Sumner County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL100 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Kansas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
9.0:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
38 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 22 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 11% |
Student demographics
15%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 Haven Elem→South Haven High
Based on grade levels within South Haven. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
33.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 | 50.0% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 31.8% | 36.4% |
% 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
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 South Haven Elem
South Haven Elem's state test result (35.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Haven Elem this school | 100 | 38.0% | 35.6% |
| Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3 Clifton | 90 | 38.9% | 57.9% |
| Goessel Elem Goessel | 118 | 37.3% | 43.1% |
| Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified Lucas | 125 | 38.4% | 48.4% |
| Cunningham Elem Cunningham | 109 | 38.5% | 51.4% |
| 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 South Haven Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sumner County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #429 of 625 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #432 of 625 | #6 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #313 of 625 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 100 | #657 of 714 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.0% | #491 of 658 | #8 of 8 |
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
100
0 (0%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 129
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 100 | 11.1 | 9.0:1 | 38% (38) |
| 2023-24 | 104 | 9.3 | 11.2:1 | 42% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 101 | 9 | 11.2:1 | 38% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 100 | 9 | 11.1:1 | 37% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 104 | 8.7 | 11.9:1 | 46% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 98 | 19 | 5.2:1 | 48% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 103 | 10 | 10.3:1 | 36% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 182 | 13 | 14.0:1 | 35% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 129 | 12 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Haven Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (104 to 100); teachers up 28% (8.7 to 11.1).
About South Haven Elem
Families in South Haven, Kansas, are served by South Haven Elem, a small elementary school. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 100 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students each.
South Haven Elem reports to South Haven, which has 2 schools and 220 students.
White students make up 92% of enrollment at South Haven Elem. The next largest groups are 5% Hispanic and 2% Asian. The White share in Sumner County as a whole is similar, at about 90%. Pick two students at random and there is a 15% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 11.1 full-time positions, a ratio of 9.0:1. On average, elementary schools in Kansas have 13.2:1, compared with 9.0:1 here. Around 38% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Sumner County averages 53%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for South Haven Elem is C-. Compared with Kansas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 18% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, South Haven Elem is 8.4 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kansas schools.
Sumner County has about 22,353 residents, and the median household income is $63,951, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Sumner County has 23 public schools and roughly 3,436 students.
Of nearby public schools, South Haven High is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The nearest schools with test data average 31.6%, lower than South Haven Elem's 35.6%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
The school's size has been steady, with 100 students in 2020-21 and 100 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 11.1 in 2020-21 to 9.0 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Sumner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,353
Census ACS
Median income
$63,951
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
3,436 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other South Haven Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named South Haven Elementary. South Haven Elem is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- South Haven ElementaryLexington, TN · 341 students
- South Haven Elementary SchoolValparaiso, IN · 311 students
Nearby schools
- South Haven High0.0 mi · 120
- Caldwell Secondary School11.8 mi · 109
- Caldwell Secondary School-Chisholm Trail eLea11.8 mi · 3
- Caldwell Elem11.8 mi · 136
- Wellington Virtual School14.9 mi · 1
- Lincoln Elem15.0 mi · 137
Frequently asked questions
About South Haven ElemHow many students attend South Haven Elem?
South Haven Elem enrolls approximately 100 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does South Haven Elem serve?
South Haven Elem serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Haven Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Haven Elem is approximately 9.0:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at South Haven Elem?
Student demographics at South Haven Elem are roughly 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is South Haven Elem in?
South Haven Elem is part of South Haven.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.