Enrollment
133
Elementary
DISTRICT 149 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST FRANCIS COMM SCH·NCES 201188000483
St Francis Elem
307 E. Webster Street, St Francis, KS 67756 · (785) 332-8143 · Cheyenne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL133 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Kansas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
12.6:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
62 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 6 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (24).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
St Francis Elem→St Francis High
Based on grade levels within St Francis Comm Sch. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
35.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
29.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 | 35.2% | 29.2% |
| 2023-24 | 23.4% | 35.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 St Francis Elem
St Francis Elem's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis Elem this school | 133 | 46.6% | 27.9% |
| C 4 Elem Arkansas City | 122 | 44.3% | 44.5% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Hoisington | 155 | 49.7% | N/A |
| Pretty Prairie Elem Pretty Prairie | 133 | 44.4% | 47.7% |
| Dighton Elem Dighton | 139 | 48.9% | 56.2% |
| Central Elem Burden | 162 | 50.0% | 43.7% |
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 St Francis Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #512 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #471 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #503 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 133 | #620 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.6% | #410 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
133
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 255
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 133 | 10.6 | 12.6:1 | 47% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 137 | 10.3 | 13.3:1 | 47% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 155 | 9.6 | 16.1:1 | 55% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 135 | 11 | 12.3:1 | 50% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 131 | 11.5 | 11.4:1 | 52% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 143 | 12 | 11.9:1 | 51% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 150 | 14 | 10.7:1 | 48% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 213 | 18 | 11.8:1 | 46% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 255 | 17 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St Francis Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (131 to 133); teachers down 8% (11.5 to 10.6).
About St Francis Elem
St Francis Elem is a small elementary school found in St Francis, Kansas. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 133 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Kansas enroll about 313 students on average.
St Francis Comm Sch has 297 students in 2 schools, and St Francis Elem is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, St Francis Elem is 81% White. The remaining shares are 15% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. A diversity index of 32% means there is a 32% chance two randomly chosen students at St Francis Elem are from different groups.
For every teacher at St Francis Elem, there are about 12.6 students; the school has 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. There are 62 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 47% of enrollment.
St Francis Elem earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 8% of Kansas public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For St Francis Elem, the prediction is 39.9% and the result is 27.9%.
In the surrounding county, Cheyenne County, the median household earns about $55,429 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Counting St Francis Elem, Cheyenne County has 4 public schools.
St Francis Elem is about 0.2 miles from St Francis High, its nearest public school. Its average proficiency rate of 27.9% is below the 42.3% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for St Francis Elem is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 135 to 133, a small change.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at St Francis Elem. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Cheyenne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,628
Census ACS
Median income
$55,429
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
461 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- St Francis High0.2 mi · 164
- Cheylin Jr/Sr High14.2 mi · 62
- Cheylin Elementary14.3 mi · 102
- DUNDY CO STRATTON HIGH SCHOOL23.7 mi · 126
- BENKELMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL24.0 mi · 159
- Idalia Elementary School26.8 mi · 71
Frequently asked questions
About St Francis ElemHow many students attend St Francis Elem?
St Francis Elem enrolls approximately 133 students in grades PK-05.
Is St Francis Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
St Francis Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at St Francis Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at St Francis Elem is approximately 12.6:1 (11 FTE teachers).
How diverse is St Francis Elem?
St Francis Elem reports a student body of 81% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is St Francis Elem public or private?
St Francis Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by St Francis Comm Sch.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.