Enrollment
169
Elementary
DISTRICT 97 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITTLE RIVER·NCES 200888001103
Windom Elem
101 E Olive Ave, Windom, KS 67491 · (620) 489-6241 · McPherson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL169 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
58 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 15 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 17% smaller than its 6th grade class (24).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 Little River. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
60.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
67.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 | 60.6% | 67.7% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 70.2% |
% 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
70.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% 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 25 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 Windom Elem
Windom Elem's state test result (70.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windom Elem this school | 169 | 34.3% | 70.9% |
| Troy Elem Troy | 165 | 32.7% | 48.9% |
| Wabaunsee Elementary School Alma | 199 | 30.7% | 53.6% |
| Conway Springs Kyle Trueblood Conway Springs | 146 | 39.0% | 41.0% |
| Linn Elem Linn | 161 | 33.5% | 64.5% |
| Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood Holyrood | 229 | 32.8% | 64.7% |
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 Windom Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In McPherson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #21 of 625 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #48 of 625 | #1 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #165 of 625 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 169 | #578 of 714 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.3% | #516 of 658 | #9 of 9 |
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
169
+22 (+15%) vs 2020
+82% since 1990-91, when it was 93
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 169 | 14.3 | 11.8:1 | 34% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 160 | 12.3 | 13.0:1 | 32% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 148 | 11.2 | 13.2:1 | 30% (45) |
| 2020-21 | 147 | 13 | 11.3:1 | 27% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 158 | 10.7 | 14.8:1 | 30% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 154 | 12 | 12.8:1 | 25% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 168 | 14 | 12.0:1 | 38% (64) |
| 2000-01 | 122 | 11 | 11.1:1 | 28% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 93 | 6 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Windom Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (158 to 169); teachers up 34% (10.7 to 14.3).
About Windom Elem
A low-enrollment elementary school in Windom, Kansas, Windom Elem is part of Little River. The school counts 169 students across pre-K through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313 students.
Windom Elem belongs to Little River, a district of 3 schools and 291 students.
Most students at Windom Elem are White: 91% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 7% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. For comparison, McPherson County is about 92% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Windom Elem belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 17%.
Windom Elem's 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 34%.
A school in Kansas with Windom Elem's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 45.8%. Windom Elem scores 70.9%.
McPherson County has these Census figures: median household income is about $78,851, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Windom Elem is among the 18 public schools in McPherson County.
The next-closest public school is Little River High, about 5.8 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside ten miles. Windom Elem's average proficiency of 70.9% compares with 40.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 169 was 15% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 147.
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McPherson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,205
Census ACS
Median income
$78,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,829 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Little River
- Little River HighHigh · 89 students
- Little River Junior HighMiddle · 33 students
Other Windom Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Windom Elementary. Windom Elem is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- WINDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLORCHARD PARK, NY · 625 students
- Windom ElementaryMINNEAPOLIS, MN · 369 students
Nearby schools
- Little River High5.8 mi · 89
- Little River Junior High5.8 mi · 33
- Inman Elem12.9 mi · 260
- Roosevelt Elem13.0 mi · 269
- Inman Jr/Sr High School13.1 mi · 188
- Lincoln Elem13.2 mi · 221
Frequently asked questions
About Windom ElemHow many students attend Windom Elem?
Windom Elem enrolls approximately 169 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Windom Elem serve?
Windom Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Windom Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Windom Elem is approximately 11.8:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Windom Elem?
Student demographics at Windom Elem are roughly 91% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Windom Elem in?
Windom Elem is part of Little River.
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