Enrollment
64
Elementary
DISTRICT 58 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESKAN·NCES 201290000171
Weskan Elem
219 Coyote Blvd., Weskan, KS 67762 · (785) 943-5222 · Wallace County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL64 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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.
- C-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
8.3:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
13 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 | 8 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 4 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 7 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 20% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Weskan Elem→Weskan High
Based on grade levels within Weskan. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
62.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
48.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 | 62.5% | 48.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.5% | 31.0% |
% 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
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Weskan Elem
Weskan Elem's state test result (48.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weskan Elem this school | 64 | 20.3% | 48.8% |
| Little Learners at Yoder Yoder | 64 | 28.1% | N/A |
| Blue Ridge Elem Abilene | 71 | 29.6% | 54.9% |
| Rural Center Elem Abilene | 62 | 32.3% | 37.7% |
| Brewster Elem Brewster | 90 | 27.8% | 26.7% |
| Montezuma Elem Montezuma | 83 | 31.3% | 58.9% |
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 Weskan Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 64 | #688 of 714 |
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
64
+3 (+5%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 78
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 7.6:1
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 | 64 | 7.7 | 8.3:1 | 20% (13) |
| 2023-24 | 77 | N/A | N/A | 26% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 72 | 7.1 | 10.1:1 | 29% (21) |
| 2020-21 | 61 | 8 | 7.6:1 | 25% (15) |
| 2017-18 | 55 | 6.8 | 8.1:1 | 33% (18) |
| 2015-16 | 42 | 6 | 7.0:1 | 45% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 55 | 7 | 7.9:1 | 42% (23) |
| 2000-01 | 68 | 7 | 9.7:1 | 38% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 78 | 6 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Weskan Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (55 to 64); teachers up 13% (6.8 to 7.7).
About Weskan Elem
Weskan Elem is a small elementary school found in Weskan, Kansas. Enrolled students number 64 students, in pre-K through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students each.
Weskan oversees Weskan Elem and 1 other school, with 115 students in total.
White students make up 86% of enrollment at Weskan Elem. The next largest groups are 8% Hispanic and 5% Black. The White share in Wallace County as a whole is similar, at about 90%. The school's diversity index is 25%, meaning two students picked at random have a 25% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 8.3:1, with 7.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 4.8 students per teacher below the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 20%. Compared with the 32% average for public schools in Wallace County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against Kansas public elementary schools, Weskan Elem receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 52.5% for a school in Kansas with Weskan Elem's free or reduced-price lunch share. Weskan Elem posts 48.8%.
Federal survey data for Wallace County show that the median household income is $63,207, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 4 public schools in Wallace County, enrolling about 269 students in all.
The nearest public school is Weskan High, at less than a tenth of a mile. The nearest schools with test data average 42.5%, lower than Weskan Elem's 48.8%.
The federal government classifies Weskan Elem's location as Rural: Remote.
2024-25 enrollment was 64, a 5% increase from 61 in 2020-21.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Wallace County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,417
Census ACS
Median income
$63,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
269 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Weskan High0.0 mi · 51
- Sharon Springs Elem11.7 mi · 108
- Wallace County High11.7 mi · 46
- Cheyenne Wells Elementary School21.1 mi · 90
- Cheyenne Wells Junior/High School21.2 mi · 84
- Greeley County Jr./Sr. High29.4 mi · 131
Frequently asked questions
About Weskan ElemHow large is Weskan Elem?
Weskan Elem enrolls approximately 64 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Weskan Elem serve?
Weskan Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Weskan Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Weskan Elem is approximately 8.3:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Weskan Elem?
At Weskan Elem, the student body is approximately 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Weskan Elem public or private?
Weskan Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Weskan.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.