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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 10% smaller than its 4th grade class (71).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 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%
Math
52.9%
KS avg 38.8%
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.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.8% | 52.9% |
| 2023-24 | 51.4% | 58.9% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like St George Elem
St George Elem's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St George Elem this school | 374 | 23.8% | 55.0% |
| Broadmoor Elementary Louisburg | 388 | 23.2% | 64.3% |
| Rockville Elementary School Louisburg | 419 | 25.1% | N/A |
| Silver Lake Elem Silver Lake | 355 | 23.9% | 72.0% |
| Rossville Elem Rossville | 321 | 26.2% | 45.9% |
| Pleasant Ridge Elementary Easton | 344 | 30.2% | 58.6% |
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 George Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Pottawatomie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #151 of 625 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #178 of 625 | #4 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #207 of 625 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #232 of 714 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #162 of 539 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.1% | #484 of 540 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.8% | #578 of 658 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.5% | #80 of 377 | N/A |
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
374
+23 (+7%) vs 2020
+76% since 1990-91, when it was 212
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 374 | 30 | 12.5:1 | 24% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 28 | 13.7:1 | 24% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 397 | 28 | 14.2:1 | 27% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 26 | 13.5:1 | 19% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 29.6 | 16.5:1 | 28% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 32 | 13.0:1 | 28% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 361 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 35% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 256 | 19 | 13.5:1 | 31% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 212 | 14 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St George Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (489 to 374); teachers up 1% (29.6 to 30).
About St George Elem
St George Elem is a medium-sized elementary school in St George, Kansas. It covers pre-K through 4, with a total enrollment of 374 students.
St George Elem is run by Rock Creek, whose 4 schools enroll 1,330 students.
Most students at St George Elem are White: 89% of enrollment. Other students are 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Pottawatomie County is about 89% White. St George Elem has a diversity index of 21%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
St George Elem's 30 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 24%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for St George Elem is +4.2 points: 55.0% actual, 50.8% predicted.
Pottawatomie County has about 26,204 residents, and median household income is about $92,325, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Pottawatomie County number 16 and enroll about 4,283.
The shortest distance from St George Elem to another public school is about 4.2 miles, to Oliver Brown Elementary. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, St George Elem is 3rd among 7 schools close by.
The NCES locale for St George Elem is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
St George Elem saw enrollment rise 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 12.5 students per teacher, compared with 13.5 in 2020-21.
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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
Other St George Elementary schools
One other US public school is named St George Elementary. St George Elem is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- St George Elementary SchoolBourbonnais, IL · 395 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.
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