Enrollment
266
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE VALLEY·NCES 201200000114
Stilwell Elementary
6410 W. 199th St., Stilwell, KS 66085 · (913) 239-7300 · Johnson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
33 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
74.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
53.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 | 74.8% | 53.1% |
| 2023-24 | 55.5% | 54.0% |
% 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
61.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Stilwell Elementary
Stilwell Elementary's state test result (61.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stilwell Elementary this school | 266 | 12.4% | 61.2% |
| St. Marks School Colwich | 315 | 10.2% | 57.8% |
| Wolf Creek Elementary School Spring Hill | 336 | 13.4% | 56.9% |
| Hanover Elem Hanover | 231 | 15.2% | 57.5% |
| Westwood View Elem Westwood | 321 | 6.9% | 84.2% |
| Dayton Creek Elementary School Spring Hill | 291 | 18.9% | 62.2% |
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 Stilwell Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #99 of 625 | #56 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #177 of 625 | #77 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #31 of 625 | #22 of 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 266 | #434 of 714 | #103 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #122 of 539 | #19 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.6% | #493 of 540 | #107 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.4% | #624 of 658 | #83 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.7% | #47 of 151 | #8 of 28 |
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
266
+57 (+27%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 266 | 22 | 12.1:1 | 12% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 19.9 | 12.7:1 | 16% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 256 | 22.3 | 11.5:1 | 17% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 209 | 18 | 11.6:1 | 12% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 232 | 21.4 | 10.8:1 | 14% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 319 | 23 | 13.9:1 | 13% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 354 | 25 | 14.2:1 | 20% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 458 | 30 | 15.3:1 | 3% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 444 | 28 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stilwell Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (232 to 266); teachers up 3% (21.4 to 22).
About Stilwell Elementary
Stilwell Elementary is a public elementary school run by Blue Valley in Stilwell, Kansas. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 266 students on the rolls.
Blue Valley is the district for Stilwell Elementary. It has 37 schools and 22,225 students.
Of every 100 students at Stilwell Elementary, about 89 are White. After that, the student body is 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Johnson County is about 79% White. A diversity index of 20% means there is a 20% chance two randomly chosen students at Stilwell Elementary are from different groups.
Its ratio of 12.1:1 is based on 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Kansas is 13.2:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 12% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Johnson County average 27%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Stilwell Elementary would score about 56.3%. It scores 61.2%, 5.0 points above that figure.
In the surrounding county, Johnson County, median household income comes to about $109,208, about 58% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. The county has 168 public schools and about 93,598 students.
Stilwell Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Wolf Springs Elementary School, about 3.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Stilwell Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Stilwell Elementary at 6th of 9.
In the federal locale system, Stilwell Elementary is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 209 (2020-21) to 266 (2024-25).
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Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
620,631
Census ACS
Median income
$109,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
93,598 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Blue Valley
- Blue Valley West HighHigh · 1,534 students
- Blue Valley Northwest HighHigh · 1,496 students
- Blue Valley HighHigh · 1,396 students
- Blue Valley North HighHigh · 1,376 students
- Blue Valley Southwest High SchoolHigh · 1,057 students
- Aubry Bend Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
Other Stilwell Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Stilwell Elementary. Stilwell Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Stilwell Elementary SchoolStilwell, OK · 423 students
Nearby schools
- Wolf Springs Elementary School3.2 mi · 541
- Aspen Grove Elementary4.3 mi · 163
- Blue River Elementary4.5 mi · 472
- Blue Valley Southwest High School4.6 mi · 1,057
- Blue Valley Middle4.6 mi · 593
- Pleasant Ridge Middle4.7 mi · 581
Frequently asked questions
About Stilwell ElementaryHow many students attend Stilwell Elementary?
Stilwell Elementary enrolls approximately 266 students in grades KG-05.
Is Stilwell Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stilwell Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Stilwell Elementary have?
Stilwell Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Stilwell Elementary?
Student demographics at Stilwell Elementary are roughly 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Stilwell Elementary in?
Stilwell Elementary is part of Blue Valley.
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