Elementary Schools in Atchison Public Schools

Summary:

Atchison Public Schools has only one elementary school, Atchison Elementary School, which serves students in the Atchison, Kansas area. The school faces significant academic challenges, with consistently low performance across core subjects compared to state averages.

Atchison Elementary School is ranked 555 out of 656 Kansas elementary schools and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (31.8%) and Mathematics (24.37%) are well below the state averages of 44.47% and 38.73%, respectively. This trend extends to 5th-grade performance, where the school lags behind state averages in both ELA (40.19% vs. 49.18%) and Math (27.44% vs. 41.84%). The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, at 19.5% in the 2024-2025 school year.

Despite higher spending per student and a lower student-teacher ratio than the state average, Atchison Elementary School's academic performance remains a concern. The school serves a high-need student population, with 65.71% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. Addressing the school's academic challenges will likely require a comprehensive approach that considers the unique needs of the student population and goes beyond simply increasing resources.

District Detail

626 Commercial Street
Atchison, KS 66002

(913) 367-4384

SchoolDigger Rank:
236^th of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,450

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 1

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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 All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th 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
Atchison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	825 N 17th Street	Atchison	66002	Atchison County	Atchison Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 367-1161	693	45	15.3	64.6%	499 (72.0%)	48 (6.9%)	40 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	101 (14.6%)	18.7	555^th of 656 public elementary schools	15.4%		24.4	520^th of 653 public elementary schools	20.4%	35	28.2	26.0	40.2	31.8	28.2	17.7	27.4	24.4	30.4	30.4	$14,745	$3,196	$11,549

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Doniphan West Schools	13.04 mi	4	209^th
Atchison County Community Schools	13.79 mi	2	120^th
Jefferson County North	14.4 mi	2	168^th
Easton	14.84 mi	3	27^th
Troy Public Schools	15.11 mi	2	191^st

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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.

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