Southern Coffey County Elementary

Located at 300 Third, in Gridley, Kansas, Southern Coffey County Elementary is a very small elementary school that works with 84 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by LeRoy-Gridley. Compared to the state average of about 313 students per school, that is 73% below typical.

Within LeRoy-Gridley, which oversees 3 schools and 171 students, Southern Coffey County Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Southern Coffey County Elementary logs that nearly all students (93%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Coffey County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Roughly 58% of students at Southern Coffey County Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Coffey County's rate of about 45%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Southern Coffey County Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.3%; this one delivers 36.1%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Coffey County indicate the typical household earns roughly $70,346 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Coffey County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,498 students), Southern Coffey County Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Burlington Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 10.0 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Southern Coffey County Elementary at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 33.9%.

Southern Coffey County Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Southern Coffey County Elementary has climbed 50%, going from 56 students in 2018 to 84 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 100% to 93% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 today.

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