Enrollment
140
Elementary
DISTRICT 107 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RURAL VISTA·NCES 200744001289
White City Elem
414 Goodnow, White City, KS 66872 · (785) 349-2211 · Morris County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL140 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
67 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 11 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 14 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 14% smaller than its 8th grade class (14).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
44.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
33.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 | 44.2% | 33.8% |
| 2023-24 | 34.7% | 30.7% |
% 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
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 White City Elem
White City Elem's state test result (36.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| White City Elem this school | 140 | 47.9% | 36.7% |
| Burlingame Elementary Burlingame | 142 | 47.9% | 33.3% |
| Madison Elem Madison | 130 | 50.0% | 50.9% |
| Dighton Elem Dighton | 139 | 48.9% | 56.2% |
| Kiowa County Elementary School Greensburg | 130 | 46.9% | 54.8% |
| Waverly Elem Waverly | 136 | 44.9% | 62.1% |
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 White City Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #403 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #423 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #387 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 140 | #607 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.9% | #398 of 658 |
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
140
+22 (+19%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 130
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 140 | 12.2 | 11.5:1 | 48% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 138 | 9.8 | 14.2:1 | 51% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 126 | 11.6 | 10.9:1 | 48% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 118 | 10 | 11.8:1 | 53% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 98 | 11.3 | 8.7:1 | 52% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 113 | 11 | 10.3:1 | 52% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 131 | 11 | 11.9:1 | 50% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 154 | 12 | 12.8:1 | 34% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 130 | 10 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for White City Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 43% (98 to 140); teachers up 8% (11.3 to 12.2).
About White City Elem
White City Elem is the name of a small elementary school in White City, Kansas. Students in pre-K through 8 attend, and enrollment is 140 students. The school's enrollment is 55% smaller than the 313 average for elementary schools in Kansas.
Federal data list 4 schools in Rural Vista, with 297 students enrolled.
White students make up 89% of enrollment at White City Elem. The remaining shares are 6% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. The White share in Morris County as a whole is similar, at about 91%. White City Elem's diversity index is 21%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 11.5:1, with 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.7 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 48%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, White City Elem falls in the middle 80% of Kansas schools: 36.7% actual against 39.3% predicted.
Across Morris County, the median household income is $58,686, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. In all, Morris County has 4 public schools and roughly 876 students.
The next-closest public school is White City High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Local comparison: White City Elem ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 36.7% versus a 38.2% average.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is up 19% from 2020-21, when White City Elem had 118 students, to 2024-25, when it had 140.
The White City Elem community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Morris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,340
Census ACS
Median income
$58,686
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
876 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rural Vista
- Hope ElemElementary · 74 students
- White City HighHigh · 50 students
- Hope HighHigh · 33 students
Other White City Elementary schools
One other US public school is named White City Elementary. White City Elem is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- WHITE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFORT PIERCE, FL · 493 students
Nearby schools
- White City High0.0 mi · 50
- Herington Elem13.6 mi · 186
- Herington High13.6 mi · 141
- Herington Middle Sch13.7 mi · 87
- Prairie Heights Elementary School14.1 mi · 76
- Sheridan Elem16.1 mi · 255
Frequently asked questions
About White City ElemWhat is the total enrollment at White City Elem?
White City Elem enrolls approximately 140 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does White City Elem serve?
White City Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at White City Elem?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at White City Elem.
What is the student diversity at White City Elem?
Student demographics at White City Elem are roughly 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees White City Elem?
White City Elem is overseen by Rural Vista in Morris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.