Enrollment
263
Elementary
DISTRICT 221 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNIONTOWN·NCES 201245000151
West Bourbon Elementary
602 Fifth Street, Uniontown, KS 66779 · (620) 224-2350 · Bourbon County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL263 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Kansas public elementary schools
- ATest 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
14.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
175 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 22 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 27% smaller than its 6th grade class (41).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
West Bourbon Elementary→Uniontown High School
Based on grade levels within Uniontown. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
58.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
58.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 | 58.3% | 58.3% |
| 2023-24 | 55.1% | 50.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+33.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 30% 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 34 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 West Bourbon Elementary
West Bourbon Elementary's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Bourbon Elementary this school | 263 | 66.5% | 63.9% |
| Belleville East Elementary Belleville | 273 | 63.7% | 40.0% |
| Lincoln Central Elem Cherryvale | 268 | 64.6% | 40.6% |
| Hill City Elem Hill City | 212 | 66.5% | 48.3% |
| Solomon Elem Solomon | 283 | 61.8% | 31.3% |
| Central Elem Columbus | 348 | 64.4% | 38.2% |
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 West Bourbon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #72 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #135 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #189 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 263 | #437 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #356 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.1% | #517 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.5% | #196 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.3% | #136 of 151 |
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
263
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 353
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 263 | 18.5 | 14.2:1 | 67% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 273 | 19.4 | 14.1:1 | 69% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 292 | 20 | 14.6:1 | 67% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 268 | 20 | 13.4:1 | 61% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 257 | 20.4 | 12.6:1 | 72% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | N/A | N/A | 70% (175) |
| 2010-11 | 257 | 21 | 12.2:1 | 66% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 271 | 22 | 12.3:1 | 44% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 353 | 21 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Bourbon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (257 to 263); teachers down 9% (20.4 to 18.5).
About West Bourbon Elementary
West Bourbon Elementary is a small elementary school in Kansas, located in Uniontown. The school reports 263 students in pre-K through 6.
Uniontown is the local district for West Bourbon Elementary. It runs 2 schools with 441 students.
Federal enrollment data show West Bourbon Elementary is 91% White. Other groups make up 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. County-wide, about 91% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 17%, meaning two students picked at random have a 17% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1 at West Bourbon Elementary, with 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Kansas have 13.2:1, compared with 14.2:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 67% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Bourbon County is 57%.
Measured against Kansas public elementary schools, West Bourbon Elementary receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Kansas, West Bourbon Elementary is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 63.9% compared with a predicted 30.3%.
Among Bourbon County residents, the median household income is $59,238, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. West Bourbon Elementary is one of 7 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Uniontown High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Ranked by average proficiency, West Bourbon Elementary places 1st out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, West Bourbon Elementary is Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 268 to 263, a small change.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at West Bourbon Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Bourbon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,394
Census ACS
Median income
$59,238
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,172 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Uniontown High School0.1 mi · 178
- Marmaton Valley Virtual School11.9 mi · 7
- Marmaton Valley High11.9 mi · 135
- Marmaton Valley Elem12.0 mi · 134
- Winfield Scott Elem14.3 mi · 311
- Fort Scott Preschool Center14.4 mi · 109
Frequently asked questions
About West Bourbon ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at West Bourbon Elementary?
West Bourbon Elementary enrolls approximately 263 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does West Bourbon Elementary serve?
West Bourbon Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does West Bourbon Elementary have?
West Bourbon Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at West Bourbon Elementary?
Student demographics at West Bourbon Elementary are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is West Bourbon Elementary public or private?
West Bourbon Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Uniontown.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.