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Enrollment
411
Elementary
DISTRICT 285 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WELLSVILLE·NCES 201287000455
Wellsville Elem
218 Ash Street, Wellsville, KS 66092 · (785) 883-2996 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% 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.
- CBeats 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
16.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
142 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 51%
Community
4
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 | 84 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 Wellsville. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
52.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
47.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 | 52.2% | 47.5% |
| 2023-24 | 37.1% | 46.3% |
% 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
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 Wellsville Elem
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellsville Elem this school | 411 | 34.5% | 47.7% |
| Cheney Elem Cheney | 395 | 33.7% | 68.0% |
| Rose Hill Primary Rose Hill | 451 | 35.9% | N/A |
| Central Elem Wamego | 357 | 33.3% | N/A |
| Baldwin Elementary Primary Center Baldwin City | 365 | 32.9% | N/A |
| West Elem Wamego | 353 | 32.0% | 62.5% |
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 Wellsville Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #250 of 625 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #240 of 625 | #4 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #278 of 625 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 411 | #173 of 714 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #492 of 539 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.7% | #472 of 540 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.5% | #511 of 658 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.7% | #81 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
411
+35 (+9%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 446
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 411 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 35% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 23.5 | 17.1:1 | 34% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 23 | 17.3:1 | 33% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 24 | 15.7:1 | 28% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 27.2 | 13.9:1 | 28% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 382 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 31% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | 32 | 13.7:1 | 35% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 12% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 446 | 23 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wellsville Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (378 to 411); teachers down 8% (27.2 to 25).
About Wellsville Elem
Wellsville Elem is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Wellsville, Kansas. It had 411 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 313 students for elementary schools in Kansas.
Wellsville (3 schools, 856 students) runs Wellsville Elem.
At Wellsville Elem, 88% of students are White. Other students are 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put Franklin County at about 91% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Wellsville Elem is 23%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 25 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.4:1. The school's 16.4:1 compares with an average of 13.2:1 for elementary schools in Kansas. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 35%. The rate at public schools in Franklin County averages 52%, higher than here.
Among Kansas public elementary schools, Wellsville Elem outscored 48%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Wellsville Elem is 2.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (47.7% versus 45.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Kansas.
In the wider Franklin County area, the median household earns about $77,207 a year, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Wellsville Elem shares Franklin County with 14 other public schools.
Wellsville Elem's closest public school neighbor is Wellsville High, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Wellsville Elem holds 2 other public schools. Nearby schools average 44.0% on proficiency, and Wellsville Elem is above that at 47.7%.
Federal data place Wellsville Elem in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 411, up from 376 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Wellsville Elem community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,106
Census ACS
Median income
$77,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,187 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wellsville
- Wellsville HighHigh · 278 students
- Wellsville Middle SchoolMiddle · 167 students
Other schools in Wellsville
- Wellsville HighHigh · 278 students
- Wellsville Middle SchoolMiddle · 167 students
Other Wellsville Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Wellsville Elementary. Wellsville Elem is the 2nd largest of the 2.
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Nearby schools
- Wellsville High0.4 mi · 278
- Wellsville Middle School0.5 mi · 167
- Edgerton Elem5.0 mi · 133
- Baldwin Junior High School6.6 mi · 309
- Baldwin High School6.7 mi · 437
- Baldwin Elementary Intermediate Center7.1 mi · 276
Frequently asked questions
About Wellsville ElemHow large is Wellsville Elem?
Wellsville Elem enrolls approximately 411 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Wellsville Elem serve?
Wellsville Elem serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Wellsville Elem?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Wellsville Elem.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wellsville Elem?
At Wellsville Elem, the student body is approximately 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Wellsville Elem?
Wellsville Elem is overseen by Wellsville in Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.