Enrollment
46
Elementary
DISTRICT 105 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WACONDA·NCES 200447001844
Tipton Community School
209 State St., Tipton, KS 67485 · (785) 373-5355 · Mitchell County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL46 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of Kansas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.8:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
9 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 7 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 2 | 4% |
| Grade 2 | 5 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 5 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 7 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 5 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 6 | 13% |
Student demographics
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
62.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
78.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 | 62.5% | 78.1% |
| 2023-24 | 65.8% | 68.4% |
% 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
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 →
Where Tipton Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 46 | #706 of 714 |
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
46
-1 (-2%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 40
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 46 | 3.9 | 11.8:1 | 20% (9) |
| 2023-24 | 50 | 4.2 | 11.9:1 | 14% (7) |
| 2022-23 | 49 | 3.8 | 13.1:1 | 10% (5) |
| 2020-21 | 47 | 3 | 15.7:1 | 11% (5) |
| 2017-18 | 42 | 4.6 | 9.1:1 | 12% (5) |
| 2015-16 | 44 | 5 | 8.8:1 | 16% (7) |
| 2010-11 | 40 | N/A | N/A | 35% (14) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tipton Community School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (42 to 46); teachers down 15% (4.6 to 3.9).
About Tipton Community School
Tipton Community School is the name of a small elementary school in Tipton, Kansas. School enrollment was 46 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 8. For comparison, elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students.
Federal data list 3 schools in Waconda, with 336 students enrolled.
Tipton Community School enrolls a student body that is 100% White.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.8:1, with 3.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kansas is 13.2:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 20% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Mitchell County is 45%.
Tipton Community School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 73% of Kansas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Tipton Community School is 8.5 points above its prediction. Actual: 61.4%. Predicted: 52.8%.
In the county around the school, Mitchell County, median household income is about $64,246, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tipton Community School is among the 4 public schools in Mitchell County.
Nearest public school: Lakeside Elementary, about 12.1 miles away. Local comparison: Tipton Community School ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 61.4% versus a 45.0% average.
Tipton Community School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (47) to 2024-25 (46). The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.7:1 to 11.8:1 over the same years.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Mitchell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,779
Census ACS
Median income
$64,246
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,069 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waconda
- Lakeside ElementaryElementary · 163 students
- Lakeside Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 127 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeside Elementary12.1 mi · 163
- Lakeside Junior/Senior High School12.4 mi · 127
- Osborne Junior/Senior High14.1 mi · 157
- Osborne Elem14.2 mi · 194
- Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified19.5 mi · 125
- Beloit Elem21.1 mi · 524
Frequently asked questions
About Tipton Community SchoolHow many students attend Tipton Community School?
Tipton Community School enrolls approximately 46 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Tipton Community School serve?
Tipton Community School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tipton Community School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tipton Community School is approximately 11.8:1 (4 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Tipton Community School?
Student demographics at Tipton Community School are roughly 100% White.
What district is Tipton Community School in?
Tipton Community School is part of Waconda.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.