Elementary Schools in St Francis Community School

Summary:

St Francis Community School District in Kansas has only one elementary school, St Francis Elementary, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. The school has seen a concerning decline in its statewide ranking and academic performance in recent years, with proficiency rates on state assessments falling below the Kansas state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

St Francis Elementary's statewide ranking has dropped from 326 out of 660 Kansas elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 518 out of 656 in 2024-2025. The school's performance on the Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) tests is also lagging behind, with only 35.2% of students proficient or better in ELA and 29.16% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 44.47% and 38.73%, respectively. Science proficiency rates at the school are also significantly lower than the state average, at 24.99% versus 41.44%.

Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $14,636 in 2018-2019, which is above the state average, St Francis Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 46.72% in 2023-2024. This suggests that socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the school's academic challenges, and the district may need to re-evaluate how it is allocating resources to support student learning and address the underlying issues affecting the school's performance.

District Detail

100 S. College Street
Saint Francis, KS 67756

(785) 332-8182

SchoolDigger Rank:
138^th of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 297

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
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 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
St Francis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	307 E. Webster Street	Saint Francis	67756	Cheyenne County	St Francis Community School	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 332-8143	133	11	12.5	46.6%	108 (81.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (15.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	24.3	518^th of 656 public elementary schools	21.0%		27.2	500^th of 653 public elementary schools	23.4%	18	15.8	42.9	41.7	35.2	31.6	24.1	33.3	29.2	25.0	25.0	$21,178	$683	$20,496

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cheylin	14.25 mi	2	105^th
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Brewster	36.05 mi	2	240^th
Rawlins County	40.23 mi	2	132^nd
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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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