Elementary Schools in Prairie Hills

Summary:

The Prairie Hills school district in Kansas is home to two elementary schools: Sabetha Elementary School and Axtell Elementary School. Based on the available data, Sabetha Elementary School emerges as the standout performer in the district, consistently ranking in the top 25% of Kansas elementary schools and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sabetha Elementary School outperforms the Prairie Hills district and the state of Kansas in proficiency rates for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 61.52% of Sabetha Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 52.87% for Prairie Hills and 44.47% for Kansas. In Math, Sabetha had 60.34% proficient or better, compared to 52.01% for Prairie Hills and 38.73% for Kansas.

While Axtell Elementary School has seen some fluctuations in its statewide ranking, it still performs well, ranking 156th out of 656 Kansas elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year. However, both Sabetha Elementary and Axtell Elementary have higher chronic absenteeism rates than the state average, an area that warrants further investigation and potential intervention. Additionally, the difference in spending per student between the two schools ($8,063 for Sabetha vs. $12,178 for Axtell) may be a factor in their performance differences.

District Detail

1619 S. Old Hwy 75
Sabetha, KS 66534

(785) 284-2175

SchoolDigger Rank:
53^rd of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 953

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sabetha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Oregon	Sabetha	66534	Nemaha County	Prairie Hills	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 284-3448	401	29	13.7	39.9%	344 (85.8%)	5 (1.2%)	29 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	74	146^th of 656 public elementary schools	77.7%		69.6	165^th of 653 public elementary schools	74.7%	19	73.2	61.0	50.0			61.5	62.5	55.9	63.0			60.3	47.3	47.3	$11,707	$1,343	$10,364
Axtell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	504 Pine Street	Axtell	66403	Marshall County	Prairie Hills	No	No	No	No	(785) 736-2237	113	12	9.8	38.1%	107 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	72	156^th of 656 public elementary schools	76.2%		44	386^th of 653 public elementary schools	40.9%	230		58.3	80.0	20.0	44.4	52.3		66.7	80.0	40.0	38.9	58.5	80.0	72.2	$14,784	$831	$13,953

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kickapoo Nation School	12.78 mi	1
Hiawatha	13.92 mi	3	133^rd
Nemaha Central	15.49 mi	2	38^th
South Brown County	21.32 mi	3	230^th
Vermillion	21.77 mi	4	23^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.