Enrollment
259
Elementary
DISTRICT 205 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINFIELD·NCES 201305001212
Whittier Elem
1400 Mound, Winfield, KS 67156 · (620) 221-5150 · Cowley County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Kansas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
14.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
141 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Based on grade levels within Winfield. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
38.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
39.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 | 38.7% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.8% | 35.4% |
% 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Whittier Elem
Whittier Elem's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whittier Elem this school | 259 | 54.4% | 42.4% |
| El Paso Elem Derby | 288 | 52.8% | 48.2% |
| Lincoln Elem Augusta | 300 | 54.3% | 36.6% |
| Buhler Grade School Buhler | 241 | 52.3% | 60.5% |
| Meade Elem Meade | 243 | 51.9% | 36.7% |
| Marion Elem Marion | 238 | 50.8% | 50.5% |
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 Whittier Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Cowley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #333 of 625 | #4 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #352 of 625 | #5 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #471 of 625 | #8 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #448 of 714 | #4 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #370 of 539 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.5% | #350 of 540 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.4% | #323 of 658 | #8 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #326 of 377 | #6 of 6 |
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
259
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 338
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 259 | 18 | 14.4:1 | 54% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 259 | 16.4 | 15.8:1 | 53% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 19.6 | 13.0:1 | 51% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 264 | 15 | 17.6:1 | 44% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 270 | 16.6 | 16.3:1 | 50% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 271 | 16 | 16.9:1 | 60% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 305 | 18 | 16.9:1 | 59% (180) |
| 2000-01 | 306 | 21 | 14.6:1 | 35% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 338 | 19 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whittier Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (270 to 259); teachers up 8% (16.6 to 18).
About Whittier Elem
Whittier Elem is a small elementary school found in Winfield, Kansas. In all, 259 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
Whittier Elem is part of Winfield, where 6 schools serve 1,915 students.
More than half of enrollment at Whittier Elem is White: 78%. The remaining shares are 13% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. In Cowley County overall, the White share is about 80%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Whittier Elem scores 37%.
The school lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 54% of the student body.
Whittier Elem holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 48% of Kansas public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Whittier Elem, the prediction is 36.1% and the result is 42.4%.
For Cowley County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $57,878, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 22 public schools in the county, enrolling about 5,714, Whittier Elem among them.
Measured in a straight line, Irving Elem is about 0.9 miles from Whittier Elem. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 42.4% is above the 33.3% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 259, close to the 264 recorded in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 17.6:1 to 14.4:1.
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Cowley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,411
Census ACS
Median income
$57,878
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,714 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Winfield
- Winfield HighHigh · 638 students
- Winfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Irving ElemElementary · 234 students
- Lowell ElemElementary · 214 students
- Country View ElemElementary · 114 students
Other schools in Winfield
- Winfield HighHigh · 638 students
- Winfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Irving ElemElementary · 234 students
- Lowell ElemElementary · 214 students
- Country View ElemElementary · 114 students
Other Whittier Elementary schools
34 other US public schools in 17 states are named Whittier Elementary. Whittier Elem is the 31st largest of the 35.
- Whittier ElemKansas City, KS · 502 students
- Whittier ElementaryHemet, CA · 816 students
- Whittier ElementaryFrederick, MD · 779 students
- WHITTIER ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITY, MO · 550 students
- Whittier ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 526 students
Nearby schools
- Irving Elem0.9 mi · 234
- Winfield High0.9 mi · 638
- Winfield Middle School1.0 mi · 456
- Lowell Elem1.0 mi · 214
- Country View Elem5.5 mi · 114
- Oxford Elem10.7 mi · 201
Frequently asked questions
About Whittier ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Whittier Elem?
Whittier Elem enrolls approximately 259 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Whittier Elem serve?
Whittier Elem serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Whittier Elem?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Whittier Elem.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Whittier Elem?
At Whittier Elem, the student body is approximately 78% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Whittier Elem?
Whittier Elem is overseen by Winfield in Cowley County.
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