Enrollment
364
Elementary
DISTRICT 357 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAYS·NCES 200702001320
Woodrow Wilson Elem
101 E 28th, Hays, KS 67601 · (785) 623-2550 · Ellis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% 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.
- BBeats 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
14.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
138 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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 Hays. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
69.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
60.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 | 69.9% | 60.2% |
| 2023-24 | 55.9% | 54.6% |
% 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
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Woodrow Wilson Elem
Woodrow Wilson Elem's state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrow Wilson Elem this school | 364 | 37.9% | 51.8% |
| Clearwater Elementary West Clearwater | 329 | 38.0% | 41.3% |
| Sabetha Elementary School Sabetha | 401 | 39.9% | 53.5% |
| Sunflower Elem Paola | 373 | 40.5% | 52.0% |
| Mulvane Elem W D Munson Mulvane | 406 | 40.1% | N/A |
| Cottonwood Elem Paola | 379 | 41.4% | N/A |
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 Woodrow Wilson Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Ellis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #198 of 625 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #116 of 625 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #71 of 625 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #258 of 714 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #378 of 539 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.4% | #417 of 540 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.9% | #493 of 658 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #279 of 377 | N/A |
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
364
-31 (-8%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 386
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 364 | 25.1 | 14.5:1 | 38% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 26.1 | 14.2:1 | 38% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 23.3 | 16.5:1 | 38% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 32% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 22.7 | 17.4:1 | 32% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 394 | 21 | 18.8:1 | 30% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 382 | 22 | 17.4:1 | 39% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 324 | 26 | 12.5:1 | 29% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 386 | 31 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodrow Wilson Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (396 to 364); teachers up 10% (22.7 to 25.1).
About Woodrow Wilson Elem
Woodrow Wilson Elem is a medium-sized elementary school located in Hays, Kansas. The school reports 364 students in kindergarten through 5.
Woodrow Wilson Elem is part of a district of 7 schools: Hays, with 3,434 students.
Woodrow Wilson Elem enrolls a student body that is 84% White. It is also 11% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Woodrow Wilson Elem has a diversity index of 28%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Woodrow Wilson Elem employs 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.5:1. That ratio is over the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 38% in 2024-25.
The allk12 Grade for Woodrow Wilson Elem is B+. Compared with Kansas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 65% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Woodrow Wilson Elem would be expected to post about 44.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.8%.
Within Ellis County, median household income is about $63,084, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Ellis County number 11 and enroll about 4,040.
Nearby, Hays Middle School is about 0.1 miles away. Woodrow Wilson Elem is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within five miles. Woodrow Wilson Elem ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 51.8% against a local average of 45.2%.
Woodrow Wilson Elem has an NCES locale of Town: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 395 to 364. Students per teacher fell from 15.8 in 2020-21 to 14.5 in 2024-25.
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Ellis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,920
Census ACS
Median income
$63,084
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
4,040 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hays
- Hays HighHigh · 1,017 students
- Hays Middle SchoolMiddle · 726 students
- Roosevelt ElemElementary · 420 students
- Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy ElemElementary · 371 students
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 274 students
- Hays Virtual SchoolCombined · 262 students
Other schools in Hays
- Hays HighHigh · 1,017 students
- Hays Middle SchoolMiddle · 726 students
- Roosevelt ElemElementary · 420 students
- Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy ElemElementary · 371 students
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 274 students
- Hays Virtual SchoolCombined · 262 students
Other Woodrow Wilson Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 11 states are named Woodrow Wilson Elementary. Woodrow Wilson Elem is the 6th largest of the 18.
- Woodrow Wilson ElemManhattan, KS · 207 students
- Woodrow Wilson ElementaryCorona, CA · 696 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolCicero, IL · 622 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolBartlesville, OK · 529 students
- Woodrow Wilson ElementaryColton, CA · 465 students
Nearby schools
- Hays Middle School0.1 mi · 726
- Lincoln Elem0.6 mi · 274
- Roosevelt Elem1.0 mi · 420
- Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy Elem1.0 mi · 371
- Hays Virtual School1.3 mi · 262
- Hays High1.9 mi · 1,017
Frequently asked questions
About Woodrow Wilson ElemHow many students attend Woodrow Wilson Elem?
Woodrow Wilson Elem enrolls approximately 364 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Woodrow Wilson Elem serve?
Woodrow Wilson Elem serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodrow Wilson Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodrow Wilson Elem is approximately 14.5:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Woodrow Wilson Elem?
At Woodrow Wilson Elem, the student body is approximately 84% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Woodrow Wilson Elem?
Woodrow Wilson Elem is overseen by Hays in Ellis County.
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