Enrollment
133
Elementary
DISTRICT 125 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STAFFORD·NCES 201197000707
Stafford Elementary
418 E Broadway, Stafford, KS 67578 · (620) 234-5255 · Stafford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL133 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% 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
10.6:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
84 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 31 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (19).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Stafford Elementary→Stafford Middle School/High School
Based on grade levels within Stafford. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
48.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
41.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 | 48.2% | 41.8% |
| 2023-24 | 30.4% | 22.8% |
% 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
36.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Stafford Elementary
Stafford Elementary's state test result (36.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford Elementary this school | 133 | 63.2% | 36.4% |
| South Central Elementary School Protection | 121 | 63.6% | 61.6% |
| Caldwell Elem Caldwell | 136 | 61.8% | 51.4% |
| Puls Elem Attica | 122 | 60.7% | 26.9% |
| Liberty Elem Galena | 167 | 64.1% | 33.7% |
| Mound Valley Elem Mound Valley | 136 | 61.0% | 45.1% |
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 Stafford Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #408 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #315 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #339 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 133 | #621 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.2% | #224 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
133
+4 (+3%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 166
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 133 | 12.5 | 10.6:1 | 63% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 129 | 11.5 | 11.2:1 | 65% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 139 | 8.5 | 16.4:1 | 65% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 129 | 10 | 12.9:1 | 61% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 121 | 7.7 | 15.7:1 | 69% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 118 | 8 | 14.8:1 | 64% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 103 | 9 | 11.4:1 | 71% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 152 | 13 | 11.7:1 | 67% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 166 | 14 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stafford Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (121 to 133); teachers up 62% (7.7 to 12.5).
About Stafford Elementary
Stafford Elementary is one of the public schools in Stafford, Kansas. It is a small elementary school. It reported 133 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in Kansas enroll about 313 students on average.
Besides Stafford Elementary, Stafford runs 1 other school. The district enrolls 249 students.
White students account for 80% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 14% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 33%.
Based on 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Stafford Elementary has a ratio of 10.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Kansas, 13.2:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 63% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Stafford County, the average eligibility rate is 51%.
On the allk12 Grade, Stafford Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 38% of Kansas public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Stafford Elementary is 4.5 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kansas schools.
In Stafford County, home to about 3,978 people, the median household earns about $64,226 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Stafford Elementary shares Stafford County with 5 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Stafford Middle School/High School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. Stafford Elementary places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Stafford Elementary falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 133, up from 129 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 12.9 to 10.6 over 4 years.
The Stafford Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Stafford Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 4 states are named Stafford Elementary. Stafford Elementary is the 6th largest of the 7.
- Stafford Elementary SchoolSTAFFORD, TX · 938 students
- Stafford ElementaryStafford, VA · 879 students
- Stafford Elementary SchoolABILENE, TX · 473 students
- Stafford Elementary SchoolStafford Springs, CT · 438 students
- Stafford Elementary SchoolITALY, TX · 314 students
Nearby schools
- Stafford Middle School/High School0.1 mi · 116
- St John Elem9.4 mi · 225
- St John High9.4 mi · 141
- Fairfield Schools16.1 mi · 268
- Macksville High20.2 mi · 81
- Macksville Elem20.2 mi · 114
Frequently asked questions
About Stafford ElementaryHow large is Stafford Elementary?
Stafford Elementary enrolls approximately 133 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Stafford Elementary serve?
Stafford Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stafford Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stafford Elementary is approximately 10.6:1 (13 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Stafford Elementary?
Stafford Elementary reports a student body of 80% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Stafford Elementary?
Stafford Elementary is overseen by Stafford in Stafford County.
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