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Enrollment
623
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GEARY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 200789001616
Ware Elem
6795 Thomas Avenue, Fort Riley, KS 66442 · (785) 717-4600 · Geary County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL623 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
344 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 78 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 66% larger than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
52.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
46.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 | 52.7% | 46.8% |
| 2023-24 | 43.4% | 44.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Kansas's top 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 Ware Elem
Ware Elem's state test result (50.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ware Elem this school | 623 | 55.2% | 50.1% |
| Rosehill Elem Lenexa | 477 | 57.2% | 37.9% |
| Merriam Park Elementary Merriam | 415 | 58.3% | 44.3% |
| Brookridge Elem Overland Park | 548 | 47.3% | 44.3% |
| Theo Roosevelt Elem Manhattan | 468 | 52.6% | 48.5% |
| Overland Park Elem Overland Park | 391 | 52.9% | 36.3% |
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 Ware Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Geary County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #222 of 625 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #252 of 625 | #6 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #270 of 625 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 623 | #17 of 714 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #384 of 539 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #38 of 540 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.2% | #312 of 658 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.1% | #29 of 151 | #3 of 7 |
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
623
-42 (-6%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 849
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 623 | 42.6 | 14.6:1 | 55% (344) |
| 2023-24 | 697 | 39 | 17.9:1 | 54% (377) |
| 2022-23 | 690 | 39 | 17.7:1 | 44% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 665 | 42 | 15.8:1 | 45% (300) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 38 | 13.8:1 | 61% (321) |
| 2015-16 | 588 | 49 | 12.0:1 | 70% (414) |
| 2010-11 | 740 | 47 | 15.7:1 | 86% (635) |
| 2000-01 | 736 | 43 | 17.1:1 | 83% (608) |
| 1990-91 | 849 | 39 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ware Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (523 to 623); teachers up 12% (38 to 42.6).
About Ware Elem
Ware Elem serves students in Fort Riley, Kansas, as a large elementary school. The school had 623 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313, so this school runs 99% larger than that.
The district, Geary County Schools, operates 15 schools serving 7,293 students.
The most common group at Ware Elem is White students, at 44%. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 12% Black, 10% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. The county population is about 59% White. Ware Elem's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1 at Ware Elem, with 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Kansas have 13.2:1, compared with 14.6:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 55% of enrollment. That tracks the 55% average for public schools in Geary County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Ware Elem ranks in the top 10% of Kansas schools. It scores 50.1%; the prediction is 35.8%.
Within Geary County, the median household income is $59,317, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Besides Ware Elem, Geary County has 13 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Morris Hill Elem, at about 1.3 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Ware Elem is 5th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Ware Elem is Town: Fringe.
Enrollment at Ware Elem dropped 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 665 to 623 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.6:1) than in 2020-21 (15.8:1).
Community posts for Ware Elem can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Geary County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,815
Census ACS
Median income
$59,317
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,880 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Geary County Schools
- Junction City Sr HighHigh · 1,713 students
- Junction City Middle SchoolMiddle · 900 students
- LTG Richard J. Seitz ElementaryElementary · 615 students
- Fort Riley Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Morris Hill ElemElementary · 413 students
- Spring Valley ElementaryElementary · 400 students
Other schools in Fort Riley
- Fort Riley Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Morris Hill ElemElementary · 413 students
- Fort Riley ElemElementary · 361 students
Other Ware Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ware Elementary. Ware Elem is the largest of the 2.
- Ware Elementary SchoolLONGVIEW, TX · 411 students
Nearby schools
- Morris Hill Elem1.3 mi · 413
- Fort Riley Middle School1.4 mi · 541
- LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary1.6 mi · 615
- Fort Riley Elem1.7 mi · 361
- Washington Elem3.3 mi · 350
- Westwood Elem3.6 mi · 278
Frequently asked questions
About Ware ElemHow many students attend Ware Elem?
Ware Elem enrolls approximately 623 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Ware Elem serve?
Ware Elem serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Ware Elem?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Ware Elem.
How diverse is Ware Elem?
Ware Elem reports a student body of 44% White, 28% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Ware Elem?
Ware Elem is overseen by Geary County Schools in Geary County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.