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Enrollment
919
Elementary
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TONGANOXIE·NCES 201221001864
Tonganoxie Elem
1180 S. East Street, Tonganoxie, KS 66086 · (913) 416-1480 · Leavenworth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL919 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Kansas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.5:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
320 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 73 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 133 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 132 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 143 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 167 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 141 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (133) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (141).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Based on grade levels within Tonganoxie. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
47.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
37.1%
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 37 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 | 47.8% | 37.1% |
| 2023-24 | 40.9% | 36.0% |
% 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
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Tonganoxie Elem
Tonganoxie Elem's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonganoxie Elem this school | 919 | 34.8% | 42.6% |
| Vermillion Elementary School Maize | 874 | 28.6% | 58.7% |
| Eudora Elementary School Eudora | 650 | 39.4% | 47.0% |
| Spring Hill Elementary School Spring Hill | 600 | 28.2% | 48.7% |
| Berryton Elem Berryton | 560 | 34.5% | 47.9% |
| Apollo Elementary School Goddard | 544 | 29.0% | 68.0% |
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 Tonganoxie Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Leavenworth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #330 of 625 | #11 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #381 of 625 | #11 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #346 of 625 | #11 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 919 | #3 of 714 | #1 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #379 of 539 | #13 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.9% | #394 of 540 | #13 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.8% | #510 of 658 | #7 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #96 of 151 | N/A |
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
919
+109 (+13%) vs 2020
+29% since 2010-11, when it was 710
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
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 | 919 | 63.2 | 14.5:1 | 35% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 936 | 61.4 | 15.2:1 | 31% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 847 | 64.9 | 13.0:1 | 30% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 810 | 63 | 12.9:1 | 25% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 867 | 54 | 16.1:1 | 31% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 871 | 58 | 15.0:1 | 36% (317) |
| 2010-11 | 710 | 46 | 15.4:1 | 39% (274) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tonganoxie Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (867 to 919); teachers up 17% (54 to 63.2).
About Tonganoxie Elem
Tonganoxie Elem is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Tonganoxie, Kansas. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 919 students. The average for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313 students, so this school is 194% bigger than average.
Across its 3 schools, Tonganoxie enrolls 1,972 students. Tonganoxie Elem is one of those schools.
The large majority of students at Tonganoxie Elem, 82%, are White. The next largest groups are 11% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 80% of residents are White. Tonganoxie Elem has a diversity index of 31%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Tonganoxie Elem counts 63.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.5 students for each one. Among elementary schools in Kansas, the typical ratio is 13.2:1. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Leavenworth County, the average is about the same, 34%.
Measured against Kansas public elementary schools, Tonganoxie Elem receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Tonganoxie Elem is 2.9 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 42.6% actual, 45.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kansas.
In Leavenworth County (population about 83,123), median household income is about $89,218, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. A total of 30 public schools operate in Leavenworth County, serving about 13,185 students.
Tonganoxie Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. Tonganoxie Elem is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. The school's 42.6% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
Federal counts put enrollment at 810 in 2020-21 and 919 in 2024-25, a 13% gain. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.9:1 in 2020-21 to 14.5:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Leavenworth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,123
Census ACS
Median income
$89,218
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
13,185 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tonganoxie
- Tonganoxie HighHigh · 620 students
- Tonganoxie Middle SchoolMiddle · 433 students
Other schools in Tonganoxie
- Tonganoxie HighHigh · 620 students
- Tonganoxie Middle SchoolMiddle · 433 students
Nearby schools
- Tonganoxie Middle School0.1 mi · 433
- Tonganoxie High1.2 mi · 620
- Linwood Elementary School6.0 mi · 248
- Basehor-Linwood Middle School7.2 mi · 679
- Gray Hawk Elementary School7.2 mi · 285
- Glenwood Ridge Elementary School7.5 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About Tonganoxie ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Tonganoxie Elem?
Tonganoxie Elem enrolls approximately 919 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Tonganoxie Elem serve?
Tonganoxie Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Tonganoxie Elem have?
Tonganoxie Elem employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Tonganoxie Elem?
Student demographics at Tonganoxie Elem are roughly 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Tonganoxie Elem public or private?
Tonganoxie Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tonganoxie.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.