Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 246 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCPHERSON·NCES 200939000996
Washington Elem
128 N Park, McPherson, KS 67460 · (620) 241-9560 · McPherson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
141 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 35 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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 McPherson. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
64.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
44.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 | 64.8% | 44.5% |
| 2023-24 | 53.5% | 52.0% |
% 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Washington Elem
Washington Elem's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elem this school | 256 | 55.1% | 47.9% |
| Lincoln Elem Great Bend | 275 | 57.8% | 48.9% |
| Jefferson Elem Great Bend | 297 | 58.2% | 55.3% |
| El Paso Elem Derby | 288 | 52.8% | 48.2% |
| Lincoln Elem Hays | 274 | 59.5% | 47.9% |
| Eisenhower Elem Wellington | 277 | 59.6% | 40.8% |
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 Washington Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In McPherson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #244 of 625 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #279 of 625 | #6 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #116 of 625 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #450 of 714 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #61 of 539 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.9% | #319 of 540 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.1% | #313 of 658 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #214 of 377 | 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
256
-33 (-11%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 291
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 256 | 22.4 | 11.4:1 | 55% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 265 | 20.8 | 12.8:1 | 51% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 20.9 | 13.6:1 | 47% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | 20 | 14.4:1 | 46% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 290 | 19.4 | 15.0:1 | 54% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 286 | 18 | 15.9:1 | 56% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 253 | 18 | 14.1:1 | 45% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 232 | 19 | 12.2:1 | 18% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 291 | 16 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (290 to 256); teachers up 16% (19.4 to 22.4).
About Washington Elem
Washington Elem is an elementary school with a street address in McPherson, Kansas. It reported 256 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Washington Elem is one of the 6 schools that make up McPherson (2,117 students in total).
The share of White students at Washington Elem is 73%, a majority. The remaining students are 20% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Census figures show McPherson County is about 92% White. A diversity index of 42% means there is a 42% chance two randomly chosen students at Washington Elem are from different groups.
For every teacher at Washington Elem, there are about 11.4 students; the school has 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Kansas is 13.2:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. There are 141 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 55% of enrollment. On average, public schools in McPherson County report 40%.
Washington Elem scores 47.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 35.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for McPherson County show that the median household earns about $78,851 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. McPherson County has 18 public schools with about 4,829 students, including Washington Elem.
McPherson Middle School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Washington Elem ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Washington Elem the locale Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
The school's student count fell 11% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 14.4:1 to 11.4:1.
People who know Washington Elem can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
McPherson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,205
Census ACS
Median income
$78,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,829 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McPherson
- McPherson HighHigh · 658 students
- McPherson Middle SchoolMiddle · 474 students
- Roosevelt ElemElementary · 269 students
- Eisenhower ElementaryElementary · 239 students
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 221 students
Other schools in McPherson
- McPherson HighHigh · 658 students
- McPherson Middle SchoolMiddle · 474 students
- Roosevelt ElemElementary · 269 students
- Eisenhower ElementaryElementary · 239 students
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 221 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elem is the 116th largest of the 156.
- Washington ElemOlathe, KS · 385 students
- Washington ElemJunction City, KS · 350 students
- Washington ElementaryWashington, KS · 192 students
- Washington ElemEllis, KS · 182 students
- Washington ElemWellington, KS · 86 students
Nearby schools
- McPherson Middle School0.2 mi · 474
- McPherson High0.6 mi · 658
- Lincoln Elem0.8 mi · 221
- Roosevelt Elem1.1 mi · 269
- Eisenhower Elementary1.9 mi · 239
- Canton-Galva Elementary6.2 mi · 193
Frequently asked questions
About Washington ElemHow large is Washington Elem?
Washington Elem enrolls approximately 256 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Washington Elem serve?
Washington Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Washington Elem have?
Washington Elem employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Washington Elem?
Student demographics at Washington Elem are roughly 73% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Washington Elem public or private?
Washington Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by McPherson.
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