Enrollment
53
Elementary
DISTRICT 169 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARNETT·NCES 200645000768
Westphalia
500 Liberty St., Westphalia, KS 66093 · (785) 489-2511 · Anderson County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL53 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
28 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
37.1%
KS avg 44.5% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
31.4%
KS avg 38.8% . +11.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
53
-6 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 6.0:1
% White
100%
was 98%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Westphalia
Westphalia operates as a very small K-5 school in Westphalia, Kansas, part of Garnett. Current enrollment sits at 53 students spanning grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 83% below the state mean of about 313.
Garnett runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 925 students. Westphalia is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Westphalia records that 100% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. By comparison, Anderson County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Westphalia logs 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Roughly 53% of students at Westphalia qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Westphalia sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.9%; this one delivers 33.4%.
In the broader community, Anderson County reports that median household earnings sit near $70,614, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Anderson County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,188 students), of which Westphalia is one.
Nearest neighbor: Southern Coffey County High School, around 10.0 miles off. On composite proficiency, Westphalia comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 32.0%.
Westphalia operates from a low-density location.
Looking at the recent track record. Westphalia's enrollment has contracted 10% since 2018, when it stood at 59 (now 53). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 6.0:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Anderson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,834
Census ACS
Median income
$70,614
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,188 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garnett
- Anderson County Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 419 students
- Garnett Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
- Greeley ElemElementary · 52 students
Nearby schools
- Southern Coffey County High School10.0 mi · 37
- Southern Coffey County Middle School10.0 mi · 50
- Crest High10.6 mi · 78
- Crest Elementary10.6 mi · 185
- Burlington Elementary School13.5 mi · 322
- Burlington Middle School 5 - 813.6 mi · 242
Frequently asked questions
About WestphaliaWhat is the total enrollment at Westphalia?
Westphalia enrolls approximately 53 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Westphalia serve?
Westphalia serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Westphalia have?
Westphalia employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Westphalia?
Student demographics at Westphalia are roughly 100% White.
What district is Westphalia in?
Westphalia is part of Garnett.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.