Enrollment
137
Elementary
DISTRICT 203 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHERRYVALE·NCES 200474001867
Thayer Schools
300 W. Wilson, Thayer, KS 66776 · (620) 522-2109 · Neosho County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL137 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
80 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 8 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 11 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (11) is 42% smaller than its 8th grade class (19).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
52.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
44.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 | 52.4% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.6% | 34.9% |
% 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Thayer Schools
Thayer Schools's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thayer Schools this school | 137 | 58.4% | 39.3% |
| Valley Heights Elem Blue Rapids | 120 | 57.5% | 70.5% |
| Puls Elem Attica | 122 | 60.7% | 26.9% |
| South Barber Pre-K-6 Kiowa | 111 | 56.8% | 56.7% |
| Lakeside Elementary Cawker City | 163 | 56.4% | 70.4% |
| 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 Thayer Schools ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #373 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #288 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #273 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 137 | #610 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.4% | #280 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
137
+19 (+16%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 119
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 137 | 11.8 | 11.6:1 | 58% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 130 | 11 | 11.8:1 | 52% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 119 | 11 | 10.8:1 | 48% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 118 | 12 | 9.8:1 | 62% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 118 | 12 | 9.8:1 | 66% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 117 | 10 | 11.7:1 | 67% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 119 | 11 | 10.8:1 | 57% (68) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thayer Schools.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (118 to 137); teachers down 2% (12 to 11.8).
About Thayer Schools
Thayer Schools is a small elementary school in Thayer, Kansas. The latest federal count shows 137 students in pre-K through 8. The average for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313 students, so this school is 56% smaller than average.
Thayer Schools is one of the 3 schools that make up Cherryvale (682 students in total).
Federal enrollment data show Thayer Schools is 89% White. It is also 5% multiracial, 4% Native American, and 2% Hispanic. That is close to the 92% White share among all Neosho County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 20% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Thayer Schools operates with 11.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.6:1. On average, elementary schools in Kansas have 13.2:1, compared with 11.6:1 here. Thayer Schools reports 58% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Neosho County average 58%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Thayer Schools, the prediction is 34.2% and the result is 39.3%.
Across Neosho County, the median household income is $56,618, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Neosho County is home to 10 public schools and about 2,406 public school students.
The school nearest to Thayer Schools is Galesburg Middle School, at a distance of about 6.8 miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Thayer Schools ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Thayer Schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Over 4 years, Thayer Schools's enrollment climbed 16%, to 137. The number of students per teacher rose from 9.8 to 11.6 over 4 years.
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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 Cherryvale
- Cherryvale Sr / Middle SchoolHigh · 277 students
- Lincoln Central ElemElementary · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Galesburg Middle School6.8 mi · 112
- Chanute High10.6 mi · 528
- Altoona-Midway Elementary10.8 mi · 72
- North Lawn Elem12.1 mi · 164
- Neodesha High12.4 mi · 360
- Heller Elem12.5 mi · 223
Frequently asked questions
About Thayer SchoolsWhat is the total enrollment at Thayer Schools?
Thayer Schools enrolls approximately 137 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Thayer Schools serve?
Thayer Schools serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thayer Schools?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thayer Schools is approximately 11.6:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Thayer Schools?
Thayer Schools reports a student body of 89% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Is Thayer Schools public or private?
Thayer Schools is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cherryvale.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.