Enrollment
148
Elementary
DISTRICT 105 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHETOPA-ST. PAUL·NCES 200477001786
St. Paul Elementary School
118 First Street, St. Paul, KS 66771 · (620) 449-2245 · Neosho County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL148 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% 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.
- C-Beats 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
17.6:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
60 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 19 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
43.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
33.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 | 43.9% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 27.3% | 22.7% |
% 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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. Paul Elementary School
St. Paul Elementary School's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul Elementary School this school | 148 | 40.5% | 40.5% |
| Ness City Elem Ness City | 155 | 40.6% | 44.4% |
| Hodgeman County Elementary Jetmore | 176 | 39.8% | 45.3% |
| Pretty Prairie Elem Pretty Prairie | 133 | 44.4% | 47.7% |
| C 4 Elem Arkansas City | 122 | 44.3% | 44.5% |
| La Crosse Elementary La Crosse | 125 | 44.8% | 52.0% |
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. Paul Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #359 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #430 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #389 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 148 | #601 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.5% | #465 of 658 |
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
148
+29 (+24%) vs 2020
+35% since 2010-11, when it was 110
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 148 | 8.4 | 17.6:1 | 41% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 138 | 9 | 15.3:1 | 45% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 130 | 11.5 | 11.3:1 | 54% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 119 | 10 | 11.9:1 | 46% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 109 | 8.9 | 12.3:1 | 56% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 116 | 8 | 14.5:1 | 62% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 110 | 9 | 12.2:1 | 60% (66) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St. Paul Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (109 to 148); teachers down 6% (8.9 to 8.4).
About St. Paul Elementary School
This page covers St. Paul Elementary School, a small elementary school in St. Paul, Kansas. It has an enrollment of 148 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students, which makes this school 53% below average.
Chetopa-St. Paul is the district for St. Paul Elementary School. It has 5 schools and 396 students.
White students account for 83% of the school's enrollment. It is also 13% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Neosho County's residents are about 92% White, 9 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 29% means there is a 29% chance two randomly chosen students at St. Paul Elementary School are from different groups.
St. Paul Elementary School has 8.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. Across elementary schools in Kansas, the average ratio is 13.2:1. The school has 41% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Neosho County, the average eligibility rate is 58%.
St. Paul Elementary School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 31% of Kansas public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for St. Paul Elementary School is 42.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.5%.
The county, Neosho County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $56,618, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 10, with about 2,406 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates St. Paul Elementary School from the closest public school, St. Paul Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. On average proficiency, St. Paul Elementary School is 4th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 29 students, from 119 to 148. Students per teacher increased from 11.9 in 2020-21 to 17.6 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about St. Paul Elementary School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Neosho County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,656
Census ACS
Median income
$56,618
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,406 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chetopa-St. Paul
- Chetopa HighHigh · 73 students
- Chetopa ElemElementary · 61 students
- St. Paul Middle SchoolMiddle · 58 students
- St. Paul High SchoolHigh · 56 students
Other schools in St. Paul
- St. Paul Middle SchoolMiddle · 58 students
- St. Paul High SchoolHigh · 56 students
Other St. Paul Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named St. Paul Elementary. St. Paul Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- St. Paul ElementarySt Paul, VA · 514 students
- ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHUNTSVILLE, AR · 121 students
Nearby schools
- St. Paul Middle School0.0 mi · 58
- St. Paul High School0.0 mi · 56
- Erie Elementary5.7 mi · 182
- Erie High School6.3 mi · 144
- Galesburg Middle School10.7 mi · 112
- Lincoln School12.9 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About St. Paul Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at St. Paul Elementary School?
St. Paul Elementary School enrolls approximately 148 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does St. Paul Elementary School serve?
St. Paul Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at St. Paul Elementary School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at St. Paul Elementary School.
How diverse is St. Paul Elementary School?
St. Paul Elementary School reports a student body of 83% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees St. Paul Elementary School?
St. Paul Elementary School is overseen by Chetopa-St. Paul in Neosho County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.