Enrollment
315
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RENWICK·NCES 201108002034
St. Marks School
19001 West 29th N., Colwich, KS 67030 · (316) 796-1466 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
32 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 13% smaller than its 8th grade class (39).
Student demographics
25%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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
65.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
54.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 | 65.6% | 54.4% |
| 2023-24 | 46.4% | 51.2% |
% 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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. Marks School
St. Marks School's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Marks School this school | 315 | 10.2% | 57.8% |
| Westwood View Elem Westwood | 321 | 6.9% | 84.2% |
| Stilwell Elementary Stilwell | 266 | 12.4% | 61.2% |
| Wolf Creek Elementary School Spring Hill | 336 | 13.4% | 56.9% |
| Highlands Elem Mission | 345 | 10.4% | 77.8% |
| Brookwood Elem Leawood | 466 | 8.6% | 69.7% |
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. Marks School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #126 of 625 | #12 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #165 of 625 | #18 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #109 of 625 | #11 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #349 of 714 | #75 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #306 of 539 | #45 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.6% | #459 of 540 | #90 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.2% | #635 of 658 | #97 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #253 of 377 | #47 of 67 |
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
315
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 336
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 315 | 22.9 | 13.7:1 | 10% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 21.4 | 15.1:1 | 13% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 315 | 21.4 | 14.7:1 | 11% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 20 | 15.9:1 | 11% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 349 | 20.5 | 17.0:1 | 12% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 22 | 16.3:1 | 16% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 336 | 22 | 15.3:1 | 16% (54) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St. Marks School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (349 to 315); teachers up 12% (20.5 to 22.9).
About St. Marks School
Colwich, Kansas, is home to St. Marks School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 315 students in pre-K through 8.
Renwick is responsible for 6 schools, St. Marks School included, with 1,989 students in all.
White students are the large majority at St. Marks School, with 86% of enrollment. Other groups make up 8% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 69% of Sedgwick County residents are White. By the diversity index, St. Marks School comes in at 25%.
St. Marks School's 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.7:1. Across elementary schools in Kansas, the average ratio is about 13.2:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 10%. That is 53 points below the 63% average for public schools in Sedgwick County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For St. Marks School, the prediction is 57.4% and the result is 57.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Sedgwick County show that median household income is about $69,365, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. St. Marks School is one of 160 public schools in Sedgwick County, which together enroll about 84,569 students.
Nearest public school: Colwich Elem, about 3.2 miles away. The five-mile area around St. Marks School holds 6 other public schools. St. Marks School's average proficiency of 57.8% compares with 45.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 315, close to the 318 recorded in 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 15.9 in 2020-21 to 13.7 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Sedgwick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
528,226
Census ACS
Median income
$69,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
84,569 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Renwick
- Andale Elem-MiddleElementary · 447 students
- Garden Plain ElemElementary · 445 students
- Andale HighHigh · 381 students
- Colwich ElemElementary · 227 students
- Garden Plain HighHigh · 174 students
Nearby schools
- Colwich Elem3.2 mi · 227
- Explorer Elementary School4.4 mi · 433
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School4.7 mi · 625
- Eisenhower High School4.7 mi · 991
- Maize Intermediate School4.8 mi · 651
- Apollo Elementary School4.9 mi · 544
Frequently asked questions
About St. Marks SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at St. Marks School?
St. Marks School enrolls approximately 315 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does St. Marks School serve?
St. Marks School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at St. Marks School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at St. Marks School is approximately 13.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at St. Marks School?
Student demographics at St. Marks School are roughly 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is St. Marks School in?
St. Marks School is part of Renwick.
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