St John Elem

Located at 505 N. Broadway, in St. John, Kansas, St John Elem is a modestly sized primary school that serves 225 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by St John-Hudson. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so St John Elem sits 28% below that benchmark.

St John-Hudson comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 366 students; St John Elem is among them.

In terms of who attends, St John Elem records that 73% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 24% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Stafford County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, St John Elem has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 40% of students at St John Elem qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Stafford County's rate of about 51%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, St John Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.3%; this one delivers 38.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Stafford County) records that the typical household earns roughly $64,226 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Stafford County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 810 students), of which St John Elem is one.

The closest other public school is St John High, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), St John Elem ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 34.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at St John Elem has climbed 7%, going from 211 students in 2018 to 225 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the St John Elem community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.