Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 250 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCK CREEK·NCES 200000400597
St George Elem
200 Blackjack Road, St George, KS 66535 · (785) 494-2482 · Pottawatomie County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
89 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Rock Creek. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
56.8%
KS avg 44.5% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
52.9%
KS avg 38.8% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
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
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
374
-115 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 16.5:1
% White
89%
was 91%
% Hispanic
7%
was 5%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About St George Elem
St George Elem is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary-level communitys in St George, Kansas, one of the schools within Rock Creek, with 374 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4.
St George Elem is one of 4 schools operated by Rock Creek, a district that hosts 1,330 students overall.
In terms of who attends, St George Elem records that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Pottawatomie County as a whole.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, St George Elem has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, St George Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.8%; this one delivers 55.0%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Pottawatomie County put the typical household earns roughly $92,325 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. St George Elem is one of 16 public schools in Pottawatomie County (combined enrollment of about 4,283 students).
Oliver Brown Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.2 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts St George Elem at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 43.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 24%: 489 students in 2018 compared to 374 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.
On this page, members of the St George Elem community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Pottawatomie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,204
Census ACS
Median income
$92,325
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,283 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rock Creek
- Rock Creek High SchoolHigh · 415 students
- Rock Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 415 students
- Westmoreland ElemElementary · 126 students
Nearby schools
- Oliver Brown Elementary4.2 mi · 338
- West Elem5.9 mi · 353
- Wamego Middle School6.1 mi · 385
- Central Elem6.5 mi · 357
- Wamego High6.6 mi · 504
- Wamego High School Virtual School6.6 mi · 18
Frequently asked questions
About St George ElemHow many students attend St George Elem?
St George Elem enrolls approximately 374 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does St George Elem serve?
St George Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at St George Elem?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at St George Elem.
How diverse is St George Elem?
St George Elem reports a student body of 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is St George Elem in?
St George Elem is part of Rock Creek.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.