Enrollment
225
Elementary
DISTRICT 183 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST JOHN-HUDSON·NCES 201191000710
St John Elem
505 N. Broadway, St. John, KS 67576 · (620) 549-3518 · Stafford County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL225 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% 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.
- DBeats 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
15.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
89 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 48 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 8% larger than its 6th grade class (24).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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 John Elem→St John High
Based on grade levels within St John-Hudson. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
62.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
39.6%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 | 62.2% | 39.6% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 33.0% |
% 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 John Elem
St John Elem's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John Elem this school | 225 | 39.6% | 38.3% |
| Hoxie Elem Hoxie | 253 | 37.5% | 53.9% |
| Hodgeman County Elementary Jetmore | 176 | 39.8% | 45.3% |
| Spearville Elem Spearville | 196 | 31.6% | 56.1% |
| Eisenhower Elementary McPherson | 239 | 35.1% | 52.1% |
| Ness City Elem Ness City | 155 | 40.6% | 44.4% |
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 John Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #385 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #345 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #148 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 225 | #504 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #473 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #327 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.6% | #479 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #91 of 151 |
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
225
+15 (+7%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 188
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 225 | 14.3 | 15.8:1 | 40% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 13.2 | 16.7:1 | 37% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 206 | 12.2 | 16.9:1 | 41% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 210 | 13 | 16.1:1 | 38% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 211 | 12.9 | 16.4:1 | 51% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 203 | 15 | 13.5:1 | 54% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 191 | 15 | 12.7:1 | 63% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 153 | 11 | 13.9:1 | 42% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 188 | 11 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St John Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (211 to 225); teachers up 11% (12.9 to 14.3).
About St John Elem
Students in St. John, Kansas, attend St John Elem, a small elementary school. Enrollment stands at 225 students, covering pre-K through 6. That puts enrollment 28% below the 313-student average for elementary schools in Kansas.
St John-Hudson enrolls 366 students in 2 schools, including St John Elem.
More than half of enrollment at St John Elem is White: 73%. The remaining shares are 24% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Stafford County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, St John Elem scores 41%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at St John Elem is 15.8:1, based on 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Kansas, 13.2:1, is lower. St John Elem counts 40% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Stafford County is 51%.
St John Elem holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 23% of Kansas public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for St John Elem is -5.0 points: 38.3% actual, 43.3% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Stafford County show that the median household earns about $64,226 a year, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Stafford County, 6 public schools serve about 810 students.
The closest school to St John Elem is St John High, located less than a tenth of a mile away. St John Elem is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts St John Elem at 3rd of 9.
NCES assigns St John Elem the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 210 (2020-21) to 225 (2024-25).
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Stafford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,978
Census ACS
Median income
$64,226
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
810 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other St John Elementary schools
One other US public school is named St John Elementary. St John Elem is the largest of the 2.
- St John ElementarySaint John, WA · 85 students
Nearby schools
- St John High0.0 mi · 141
- Stafford Elementary9.4 mi · 133
- Stafford Middle School/High School9.5 mi · 116
- Macksville High11.6 mi · 81
- Macksville Elem11.6 mi · 114
- Larned Middle School22.7 mi · 177
Frequently asked questions
About St John ElemWhat is the total enrollment at St John Elem?
St John Elem enrolls approximately 225 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does St John Elem serve?
St John Elem serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does St John Elem have?
St John Elem employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at St John Elem?
Student demographics at St John Elem are roughly 73% White, 24% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees St John Elem?
St John Elem is overseen by St John-Hudson in Stafford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.