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Enrollment
406
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALINA·NCES 201137000515
Stewart Elem
2123 Roach, Salina, KS 67401 · (785) 309-4450 · Saline County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
195 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 8 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
51.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
41.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 | 51.2% | 41.3% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 43.2% |
% 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
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Stewart Elem
Stewart Elem's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart Elem this school | 406 | 48.0% | 46.6% |
| Coronado Elem Salina | 389 | 49.4% | 38.6% |
| Bluejacket-Flint Shawnee | 395 | 45.1% | 51.8% |
| Oatville Elem Wichita | 360 | 54.7% | 33.4% |
| Timmerman Elementary Emporia | 370 | 45.4% | 48.2% |
| Mahaffie Elem Olathe | 449 | 43.7% | 44.0% |
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 Stewart Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Saline County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #269 of 625 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #324 of 625 | #3 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #292 of 625 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #180 of 714 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #355 of 539 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #179 of 540 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.0% | #395 of 658 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #345 of 377 | #8 of 9 |
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
406
-52 (-11%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 382
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 406 | 28.5 | 14.2:1 | 48% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 30.1 | 14.1:1 | 47% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 417 | 29.9 | 14.0:1 | 42% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 37% (171) |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 30.6 | 13.6:1 | 41% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 399 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 44% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 39% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 438 | 25 | 17.5:1 | 14% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 382 | 17 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stewart Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (416 to 406); teachers down 7% (30.6 to 28.5).
About Stewart Elem
A medium-sized elementary school in Salina, Kansas, Stewart Elem is part of Salina. Enrolled students number 406 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students each.
The Salina system has 13 schools and 6,441 students.
By race and ethnicity, Stewart Elem is 60% White. After that, the student body is 24% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Census figures show Saline County is about 82% White. Stewart Elem has a diversity index of 57%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 28.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.2:1. The 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Saline County average 58%.
Compared with Kansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Stewart Elem's results are 7.4 points above predicted: 46.6% against 39.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Saline County, median household income is about $65,422, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The public schools of Saline County number 17 and enroll about 7,580.
The nearest public school is Salina High South, at about 0.6 miles. Stewart Elem has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 32.8%, lower than Stewart Elem's 46.6%.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Stewart Elem went from 458 students to 406.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Saline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,668
Census ACS
Median income
$65,422
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
7,580 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salina
- Salina High SouthHigh · 1,046 students
- Salina High CentralHigh · 934 students
- Salina South MiddleMiddle · 782 students
- Lakewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- Meadowlark Ridge ElemElementary · 431 students
- Heusner ElemElementary · 392 students
Other schools in Salina
- Salina High SouthHigh · 1,046 students
- Salina High CentralHigh · 934 students
- Salina South MiddleMiddle · 782 students
- Lakewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- Meadowlark Ridge ElemElementary · 431 students
- Heusner ElemElementary · 392 students
Other Stewart Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 10 states are named Stewart Elementary. Stewart Elem is the 5th largest of the 13.
- Stewart Elementary SchoolMONTGOMERY, TX · 914 students
- Stewart Elementary SchoolHUNTSVILLE, TX · 547 students
- Stewart Elementary SchoolCincinnati, OH · 502 students
- Stewart Elementary SchoolWashington, IA · 457 students
- STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFORREST CITY, AR · 400 students
Nearby schools
- Salina High South0.6 mi · 1,046
- Salina South Middle0.6 mi · 782
- Heusner Elem0.9 mi · 392
- Coronado Elem1.1 mi · 389
- Salina High Central1.5 mi · 934
- Sunset Elem2.0 mi · 380
Frequently asked questions
About Stewart ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Stewart Elem?
Stewart Elem enrolls approximately 406 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Stewart Elem serve?
Stewart Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Stewart Elem?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Stewart Elem.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stewart Elem?
At Stewart Elem, the student body is approximately 60% White, 24% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Stewart Elem in?
Stewart Elem is part of Salina.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.