Enrollment
196
Elementary
DISTRICT 187 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPEARVILLE·NCES 201182000836
Spearville Elem
105 E. Davis, Spearville, KS 67876 · (620) 385-2556 · Ford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL196 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% 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.
- BBeats 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
12.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
62 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 19 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
33%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
Spearville Elem→Spearville Jr/Sr High
Based on grade levels within Spearville. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
60.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
51.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 | 60.9% | 51.7% |
| 2023-24 | 54.3% | 61.4% |
% 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
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Spearville Elem
Spearville Elem's state test result (56.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spearville Elem this school | 196 | 31.6% | 56.1% |
| Wabaunsee Elementary School Alma | 199 | 30.7% | 53.6% |
| Linn Elem Linn | 161 | 33.5% | 64.5% |
| Eisenhower Elementary McPherson | 239 | 35.1% | 52.1% |
| Colwich Elem Colwich | 227 | 28.2% | 44.6% |
| Windom Elem Windom | 169 | 34.3% | 70.9% |
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 Spearville Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Ford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #140 of 625 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #194 of 625 | #1 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #164 of 625 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 196 | #546 of 714 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.6% | #539 of 658 | #10 of 10 |
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
196
+44 (+29%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 154
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 196 | 15.9 | 12.4:1 | 32% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 192 | 13.5 | 14.2:1 | 29% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 174 | 14.5 | 12.0:1 | 32% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 152 | 13 | 11.7:1 | 26% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 149 | 14.5 | 10.3:1 | 36% (53) |
| 2015-16 | 158 | 15 | 10.5:1 | 42% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 176 | 15 | 11.7:1 | 28% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 169 | 9 | 18.8:1 | 24% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 154 | 8 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spearville Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (149 to 196); teachers up 9% (14.5 to 15.9).
About Spearville Elem
Spearville Elem is a small elementary school with its address in Spearville, Kansas. It enrolled 196 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students each.
Spearville (2 schools, 373 students) runs Spearville Elem.
At Spearville Elem, White students make up 81% of the student body. The remaining students are 15% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Ford County, the White share is about 47%. By the diversity index, Spearville Elem comes in at 33%.
Teachers at Spearville Elem total 15.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.4:1. The 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 62 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 32%. The gap from the 80% average for public schools in Ford County is 48 points.
Spearville Elem is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 72% of Kansas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Spearville Elem is 9.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kansas schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Ford County show that median household income is about $70,781, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 15 public schools in Ford County, with a combined enrollment of about 7,836.
Nearest public school: Spearville Jr/Sr High, about 0.2 miles away. Spearville Elem ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 56.1% against a local average of 30.5%.
Spearville Elem falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Spearville Elem went from 152 students to 196.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Ford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,074
Census ACS
Median income
$70,781
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
7,836 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Spearville Jr/Sr High0.2 mi · 177
- Kinsley-Offerle Elementary Pre-K-511.2 mi · 128
- Miller Elem15.1 mi · 780
- Ross Elementary School15.4 mi · 502
- Soule Elementary School15.5 mi · 375
- Comanche Middle School15.6 mi · 783
Frequently asked questions
About Spearville ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Spearville Elem?
Spearville Elem enrolls approximately 196 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Spearville Elem serve?
Spearville Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Spearville Elem?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Spearville Elem.
How diverse is Spearville Elem?
Spearville Elem reports a student body of 81% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Spearville Elem public or private?
Spearville Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Spearville.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.