Enrollment
199
Elementary
DISTRICT 136 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WABAUNSEE·NCES 200324000619
Wabaunsee Elementary School
215 E 9th, Alma, KS 66401 · (785) 765-3349 · Wabaunsee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL199 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
61 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 45 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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 Wabaunsee. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
66.2%
KS avg 44.5% . +18.5pp since 2023
Math
66.2%
KS avg 38.8% . +17.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.2% | 66.2% |
| 2023-24 | 47.7% | 48.3% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
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
53.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Wabaunsee Elementary School
Wabaunsee Elementary School's state test result (53.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wabaunsee Elementary School this school | 199 | 30.7% | 53.6% |
| Spearville Elem Spearville | 196 | 31.6% | 56.1% |
| Colwich Elem Colwich | 227 | 28.2% | 44.6% |
| Windom Elem Windom | 169 | 34.3% | 70.9% |
| Eisenhower Elementary McPherson | 239 | 35.1% | 52.1% |
| Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood Holyrood | 229 | 32.8% | 64.7% |
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 Wabaunsee Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #166 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #62 of 625 ▲ 138 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #103 of 625 ▲ 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 199 | #541 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.7% | #546 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
199
+79 (+66%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 220
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 199 | 18.8 | 10.6:1 | 31% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 216 | 16.7 | 12.9:1 | 34% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 122 | 8.4 | 14.6:1 | 26% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 120 | 7 | 17.1:1 | 35% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 101 | 6.8 | 14.8:1 | 38% (38) |
| 2015-16 | 99 | 8 | 12.4:1 | 42% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 125 | 9 | 13.9:1 | 48% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 137 | 11 | 12.4:1 | 19% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 220 | 11 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wabaunsee Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 97% (101 to 199); teachers up 177% (6.8 to 18.8).
About Wabaunsee Elementary School
Wabaunsee Elementary School is a small elementary school in Alma, Kansas. It enrolls 199 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. That is 36% below the average of about 313 students for elementary schools in Kansas.
Wabaunsee enrolls 409 students, and its 3 schools include Wabaunsee Elementary School.
By race and ethnicity, Wabaunsee Elementary School is 84% White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 28, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wabaunsee Elementary School is 10.6:1, based on 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Kansas, 13.2:1, is higher. Wabaunsee Elementary School counts 31% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Wabaunsee Elementary School is 6.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 53.6%. Predicted: 47.5%.
Census data for Wabaunsee County show median household income comes to about $76,908, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 7 public schools in the county, enrolling about 937, Wabaunsee Elementary School among them.
Measured in a straight line, Wabaunsee Sr High is about 0.1 miles from Wabaunsee Elementary School. The ten-mile area around Wabaunsee Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 45.2% proficiency; Wabaunsee Elementary School posts 53.6%.
Wabaunsee Elementary School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 120 students at Wabaunsee Elementary School; in 2024-25, 199. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.6:1) than in 2020-21 (17.1:1).
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Wabaunsee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,009
Census ACS
Median income
$76,908
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
937 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wabaunsee
- Wabaunsee Sr HighHigh · 115 students
- Wabaunsee Junior HighMiddle · 95 students
- Maple Hill ElemCombined
Nearby schools
- Wabaunsee Sr High0.1 mi · 115
- Wabaunsee Junior High7.4 mi · 95
- West Elem12.8 mi · 353
- Central Elem12.9 mi · 357
- Wamego High13.0 mi · 504
- Wamego High School Virtual School13.0 mi · 18
Frequently asked questions
About Wabaunsee Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wabaunsee Elementary School?
Wabaunsee Elementary School enrolls approximately 199 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Wabaunsee Elementary School serve?
Wabaunsee Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Wabaunsee Elementary School have?
Wabaunsee Elementary School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Wabaunsee Elementary School?
Student demographics at Wabaunsee Elementary School are roughly 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Wabaunsee Elementary School?
Wabaunsee Elementary School is overseen by Wabaunsee in Wabaunsee County.
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