Enrollment
86
Elementary
DISTRICT 157 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WELLINGTON·NCES 201284000726
Washington Elem
1100 N Washington, Wellington, KS 67152 · (620) 326-4370 · Sumner County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL86 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Kansas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
8.0:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
54 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 17 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 11 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (14).
Student demographics
44%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 Wellington. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
40.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
52.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 | 40.5% | 52.4% |
| 2023-24 | 35.6% | 62.2% |
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% 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 17 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 Washington Elem
Washington Elem's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elem this school | 86 | 62.8% | 49.1% |
| Peabody-Burns Elementary Peabody | 104 | 60.6% | 28.7% |
| Golden Plains Elem Selden | 71 | 63.4% | 28.8% |
| South Central Elementary School Protection | 121 | 63.6% | 61.6% |
| Williamsburg Elementary School Williamsburg | 102 | 62.7% | 36.0% |
| Stafford Elementary Stafford | 133 | 63.2% | 36.4% |
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 Sumner County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 86 | #666 of 714 | #9 of 10 |
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
86
-7 (-8%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 136
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 86 | 10.8 | 8.0:1 | 63% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 89 | 9.2 | 9.7:1 | 60% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 90 | 9.5 | 9.5:1 | 66% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 93 | 10 | 9.3:1 | 54% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 108 | 9.4 | 11.6:1 | 63% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 161 | 10 | 16.1:1 | 46% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 173 | 9 | 19.2:1 | 52% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 138 | 8 | 17.3:1 | 51% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 136 | 7 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (108 to 86); teachers up 15% (9.4 to 10.8).
About Washington Elem
Students in Wellington, Kansas, attend Washington Elem, a small elementary school. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 86 students. The average for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313 students, so this school is 73% smaller than average.
Wellington has 1,439 students spread across 7 schools.
Washington Elem's enrollment is 72% White. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Black. By comparison, Sumner County residents are about 90% White. By the diversity index, Washington Elem comes in at 44%.
The school reports 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 8.0 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 63% of students. Across public schools in Sumner County, the average is 53%.
Washington Elem is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 72% of Kansas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Kansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 32.1%. Washington Elem posts 49.1%, 16.9 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Sumner County, median household income is about $63,951, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washington Elem is among the 23 public schools in Sumner County.
The school nearest to Washington Elem is Wellington Middle School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Within five miles of Washington Elem, there are 6 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Washington Elem ranks 1st of 8 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal counts put enrollment at 93 in 2020-21 and 86 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 9.3:1 to 8.0:1.
Community posts for Washington Elem can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Sumner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,353
Census ACS
Median income
$63,951
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
3,436 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wellington
- Wellington High SchoolHigh · 463 students
- Wellington Middle SchoolMiddle · 349 students
- Eisenhower ElemElementary · 277 students
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 137 students
- Kennedy ElemElementary · 126 students
- Wellington Virtual SchoolHigh · 1 students
Other schools in Wellington
- Wellington High SchoolHigh · 463 students
- Wellington Middle SchoolMiddle · 349 students
- Eisenhower ElemElementary · 277 students
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 137 students
- Kennedy ElemElementary · 126 students
- Wellington Virtual SchoolHigh · 1 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elem is the 154th largest of the 156.
- Washington ElemOlathe, KS · 385 students
- Washington ElemJunction City, KS · 350 students
- Washington ElemMcPherson, KS · 256 students
- Washington ElementaryWashington, KS · 192 students
- Washington ElemEllis, KS · 182 students
Nearby schools
- Wellington Middle School0.5 mi · 349
- Eisenhower Elem0.7 mi · 277
- Lincoln Elem0.8 mi · 137
- Kennedy Elem0.9 mi · 126
- Wellington Virtual School0.9 mi · 1
- Wellington High School1.1 mi · 463
Frequently asked questions
About Washington ElemHow large is Washington Elem?
Washington Elem enrolls approximately 86 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Washington Elem serve?
Washington Elem serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Washington Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Washington Elem is approximately 8.0:1 (11 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Washington Elem?
Washington Elem reports a student body of 72% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Washington Elem?
Washington Elem is overseen by Wellington in Sumner County.
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