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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
58.3%
KS avg 38.8% . +8.0pp since 2023
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. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
263
+6 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 12.6:1
% White
91%
was 93%
% Hispanic
4%
was 4%
% Black
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About West Bourbon Elementary
As a compact primary school in Uniontown, Kansas, West Bourbon Elementary hosts 263 students from grades pre-K through 6, one of the schools within Uniontown.
Across the 2 schools in Uniontown (441 students total), West Bourbon Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, West Bourbon Elementary records that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Bourbon County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, West Bourbon Elementary has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Roughly 67% of students at West Bourbon Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Bourbon County's rate of about 57%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, West Bourbon Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 30.3%; West Bourbon Elementary posts 63.9%, +33.5 points above that line.
In the surrounding community, census data for Bourbon County shows the typical household earns roughly $59,238 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Bourbon County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,172 students), West Bourbon Elementary is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Uniontown High School, around 0.1 miles off. On composite proficiency, West Bourbon Elementary comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 34.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 257 students in 2018 compared to 263 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.
On this page, the feed for West Bourbon Elementary typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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.