Elementary Schools in Tonganoxie

Summary:

The Tonganoxie area has one public elementary school, Tonganoxie Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 936 students. While the school has shown some improvements in certain test scores over time, its overall performance and rankings indicate it is a relatively average school compared to others in the Tonganoxie district and the state of Kansas.

Tonganoxie Elementary's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, going from 223 out of 660 Kansas elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 377 out of 656 in 2024-2025. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (47.76% for all grades) and Mathematics (37.08% for all grades) were below the state averages in the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school's 5th grade proficiency rates were higher than the state averages in ELA (52.19% vs. 49.18%) and Science (44.84% vs. 45.08%), but lower in Math (40.73% vs. 41.84%).

The school faces some challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% in 2024-2025 and a relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 31.09% in 2023-2024, indicating a significant portion of the student population faces economic disadvantages. While Tonganoxie Elementary has some bright spots, the overall data suggests the school is struggling to keep pace with other elementary schools in the state and may need to address areas like academic performance, attendance, and supporting its economically disadvantaged student population.

District Detail

300 E Hwy 24/40
Tonganoxie, KS 66086

(913) 416-1400

SchoolDigger Rank:
188^th of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,972

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
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
Tonganoxie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1180 S. East Street	Tonganoxie	66086	Leavenworth County	Tonganoxie	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 416-1480	919	63	14.5	34.8%	756 (82.3%)	13 (1.4%)	99 (10.8%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.5%)	43.9	377^th of 656 public elementary schools	42.5%		49.7	330^th of 653 public elementary schools	49.5%	47	47.8	43.0	52.2	47.8	35.4	35.4	40.7	37.1	44.8	44.8	$7,149	$1,629	$5,521

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Basehor-Linwood	7.04 mi	7	31^st
McLouth	8.6 mi	3	201^st
Bonner Springs	11.01 mi	5	200^th
Piper-Kansas City	11.35 mi	4	95^th
De Soto	11.58 mi	13	12^th

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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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