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Olpe Elementary

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Olpe Elementary ranks 251 st of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

251^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Olpe Elementary is a public elementary school located in Olpe, Kansas, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 189 students. The school is part of the Southern Lyon County school district, which is ranked 100 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Olpe Elementary consistently outperforms the Southern Lyon County district and the state of Kansas in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, Olpe Elementary had 57.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 43.69% for the district and 44.47% for the state. In mathematics, Olpe Elementary had 51.85% of students proficient or better, compared to 46.23% for the district and 38.73% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd and 4th grade English Language Arts and 3rd grade Mathematics, where the school's proficiency rates are significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Olpe Elementary has consistently lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district, ranging from 12.5% to 19.7% over the past few years.

Olpe Elementary's strong academic performance is noteworthy, especially when compared to nearby schools. The school outperforms the Neosho Rapids Elementary, which is in the same district, in both academic proficiency and student-teacher ratio. Compared to the Emporia-area schools, Olpe Elementary significantly outperforms these schools in academic proficiency, despite having a lower district ranking and fewer resources. The Madison Elementary school, which is in the Madison-Virgil district, also performs well and is a closer competitor to Olpe Elementary in terms of academic achievement.

149

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,873

Per pupil spending ?

26.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

314 W Listerscheid
Olpe, KS 66865

(620) 475-3277

District: Southern Lyon County

Students who attend Olpe Elementary usually attend:

High:

Olpe Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.9%

Hispanic:

4.0%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (49% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Kansas median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg43%

Kansas avg42%

251^st of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Southern Lyon County

100^th of 264Southern Lyon County among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	251 of 656	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.7	174 of 653	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	168 of 660	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	53.8	297 of 668	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	285 of 670	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.3	128 of 667	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	133 of 656	79.7%	★★★★☆
2017	67.0	192 of 659	70.9%	★★★★☆
2016	51.9	320 of 656	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.9	413 of 678	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	69.1	224 of 668	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.4	184 of 660	72.1%	★★★★☆
2011	73.7	126 of 631	80.0%	★★★★☆
2010	76.9	91 of 630	85.6%	★★★★☆
2009	69.6	170 of 621	72.6%	★★★★☆
2008	80.8	56 of 614	90.9%	★★★★★
2007	82.2	37 of 600	93.8%	★★★★★
2006	90.3	3 of 585	99.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	56.0	252 of 591	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	325 of 591	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	55.3	256 of 605	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.5	94 of 575	83.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	316 of 576	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.6	221 of 579	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	202 of 584	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	308 of 596	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.2	290 of 587	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	142 of 592	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	155 of 574	73.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2021)58th percentile~ school

Female (2021)57th percentile~ school

White (2025)45th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+13 vs state

Mathematics52%+13 vs state

Science38%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)							KAP Mathematics (2025)							KAP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Olpe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	314 W Listerscheid	Olpe	66865	Lyon County	Southern Lyon County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 475-3277	149	12	12.3	26.8%	137 (91.9%)	2 (1.3%)	6 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	60.7	251^st of 656 public elementary schools	61.7%		68.7	174^th of 653 public elementary schools	73.4%	77	66.7	65.0	37.5				57.4	61.1	50.0	43.8				51.9	37.5		37.5	$8,873	$816	$8,056
Logan Ave Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	521 South East Street	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2264	208	18	11.8	74.0%	65 (31.3%)	4 (1.9%)	118 (56.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.7%)	11.2	602^nd of 656 public elementary schools	8.2%		10.7	602^nd of 653 public elementary schools	7.8%		27.8	34.5	20.6				27.2	16.7	21.4	8.8				15.0	23.5		23.5	$13,887	$1,692	$12,195
Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	327 S West St	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2276	385	26	14.6	82.3%	94 (24.4%)	6 (1.6%)	261 (67.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	20	550^th of 656 public elementary schools	16.2%		18.2	560^th of 653 public elementary schools	14.2%	10	40.3	43.9	28.0				37.8	23.7	30.5	13.7				23.1	19.6		19.6	$13,384	$1,205	$12,179
Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1014 S Fourth	Madison	66860	Greenwood County	Madison-Virgil	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 437-2918	130	12	10.6	50.0%	113 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.7%)	56.5	279^th of 656 public elementary schools	57.5%		63.4	207^th of 653 public elementary schools	68.3%	72	52.9	50.0	38.5	52.9			49.2	58.8	42.9	30.8	52.9			47.5	53.8		53.8	$21,964	$3,374	$18,590
W A White Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	902 Exchange Street	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2294	248	19	13.4	83.5%	103 (41.5%)	3 (1.2%)	108 (43.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.5%)	22.8	529^th of 656 public elementary schools	19.4%		17.2	565^th of 653 public elementary schools	13.5%	36	35.6	28.1	39.3				34.3	8.9	25.0	39.3				21.9	35.7		35.7	$13,883	$1,532	$12,351
Walnut Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Grove Ave	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2288	312	23	13.8	66.3%	173 (55.4%)	12 (3.8%)	113 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	43.9	376^th of 656 public elementary schools	42.7%		45.4	370^th of 653 public elementary schools	43.3%	6	48.6	51.0	54.3				51.5	32.4	28.0	40.4				33.6	42.5		42.5	$12,885	$1,134	$11,751
Village Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2302 W 15th Ave	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2282	401	26	15.1	59.9%	186 (46.4%)	6 (1.5%)	185 (46.1%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	44.5	368^th of 656 public elementary schools	43.9%		47.5	352^nd of 653 public elementary schools	46.1%	16	39.3	48.5	41.9				43.4	36.5	35.7	47.7				39.9	52.3		52.3	$13,348	$1,204	$12,144
Timmerman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Timmerman Dr	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2270	370	30	12.5	45.4%	218 (58.9%)	1 (0.3%)	130 (35.1%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	56.5	278^th of 656 public elementary schools	57.6%		61.2	230^th of 653 public elementary schools	64.8%	48	45.5	49.1	51.9				49.2	43.6	42.4	59.5				49.7	53.2		53.2	$13,682	$1,462	$12,221
Neosho Rapids Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	240 N. Commercial	Neosho Rapids	66864	Lyon County	Southern Lyon County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 342-7783	107	12	9.1	56.1%	102 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	39.3	419^th of 656 public elementary schools	36.1%		49.5	332^nd of 653 public elementary schools	49.2%	87	40.0	28.6	60.0				43.2	26.7	21.4	46.7				31.8	53.3		53.3	$12,547	$327	$12,221
NLC Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	804 Sixth Street	Americus	66835	Lyon County	North Lyon County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 481-2086	223	19	11.6	47.5%	202 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	53.1	308^th of 656 public elementary schools	53.0%		50.1	325^th of 653 public elementary schools	50.2%	17	61.5	50.0	58.3	23.8	53.3	52.6	50.4	38.5	57.1	50.0	19.0	46.7	36.8	40.3	58.3	68.4	62.8	$16,376	$5,406	$10,970

Frequently Asked Questions about Olpe Elementary

What schools do graduates of Olpe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Olpe Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Olpe Junior/Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Olpe Elementary?

Students at Olpe Elementary are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Olpe Elementary in?

Southern Lyon County

How many students attend Olpe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 149 students attended Olpe Elementary.

Is Olpe Elementary a good school?

Olpe Elementary ranks 251^st of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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