Enrollment
149
Elementary
DISTRICT 143 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEROKEE·NCES 200471000189
Southeast Elementary School
303 S Humbert, Weir, KS 66781 · (620) 396-8211 · Cherokee County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL149 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
113 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 15 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 23% larger than its 4th grade class (26).
Student demographics
24%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 Cherokee. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
48.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
34.9%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 49 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 | 48.8% | 34.9% |
| 2023-24 | 52.2% | 38.8% |
% 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
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% 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 18 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 Southeast Elementary School
Southeast Elementary School's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Elementary School this school | 149 | 75.8% | 43.7% |
| Marmaton Valley Elem Moran | 134 | 67.2% | 52.3% |
| Herington Elem Herington | 186 | 74.2% | 49.7% |
| Bartlett Elem Bartlett | 116 | 68.1% | 47.4% |
| Hill City Elem Hill City | 212 | 66.5% | 48.3% |
| Sunset Elementary Newton | 199 | 77.4% | 27.1% |
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 Southeast Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #313 of 625 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #408 of 625 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #329 of 625 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 149 | #599 of 714 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.8% | #137 of 658 | #1 of 9 |
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
149
-29 (-16%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 160
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 149 | 14.3 | 10.4:1 | 76% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 175 | 13.5 | 13.0:1 | 79% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 158 | 12.5 | 12.6:1 | 73% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 178 | 12 | 14.8:1 | 66% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 178 | 12.7 | 14.0:1 | 70% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 178 | 13 | 13.7:1 | 73% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 166 | 12 | 13.8:1 | 70% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 149 | 12 | 12.4:1 | 55% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 160 | 11 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southeast Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (178 to 149); teachers up 13% (12.7 to 14.3).
About Southeast Elementary School
Southeast Elementary School is a public small elementary school in Weir, Kansas. The school covers pre-K through 4 and reported 149 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 52% below the 313-student average for elementary schools in Kansas.
In Cherokee, 3 schools enroll a combined 429 students.
At Southeast Elementary School, 87% of students are White. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put Cherokee County at about 87% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Southeast Elementary School is 24%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Southeast Elementary School comes to 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Kansas is 13.2:1. Southeast Elementary School counts 76% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Cherokee County averages 61%, lower than here.
Southeast Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Kansas schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 43.7%. Predicted: 25.9%. Difference: 17.8 points.
The school is in Cherokee County, where median household income comes to about $57,668, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Cherokee County counts 17 public schools with about 3,647 students.
Southeast Middle School sits about 3.4 miles from Southeast Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Southeast Elementary School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment decreased 16% over 4 years, reaching 149 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 14.8:1 in 2020-21 to 10.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,151
Census ACS
Median income
$57,668
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
3,647 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherokee
- Southeast HighHigh · 152 students
- Southeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 128 students
Other Southeast Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 13 states are named Southeast Elementary. Southeast Elementary School is the 15th largest of the 17.
- Southeast Elementary SchoolTulsa, OK · 817 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 816 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolAnkeny, IA · 585 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolMeridian, MS · 562 students
- SOUTHEAST ELEM.KANSAS CITY, MO · 548 students
Nearby schools
- Southeast Middle School3.4 mi · 128
- Southeast High3.7 mi · 152
- Geo E Nettels Elem7.3 mi · 343
- Lakeside Elem7.6 mi · 406
- Westside Elem8.2 mi · 498
- Pittsburg Middle School8.9 mi · 692
Frequently asked questions
About Southeast Elementary SchoolHow large is Southeast Elementary School?
Southeast Elementary School enrolls approximately 149 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Southeast Elementary School serve?
Southeast Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Southeast Elementary School have?
Southeast Elementary School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Southeast Elementary School?
Student demographics at Southeast Elementary School are roughly 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Southeast Elementary School?
Southeast Elementary School is overseen by Cherokee in Cherokee County.
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