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Central Heights Elementary

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Central Heights Elementary ranks 177 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

177^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Central Heights Elementary is a public elementary school in Richmond, Kansas, serving 242 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Central Heights District.

Academically, Central Heights Elementary has shown fluctuating performance on state assessments, but in the 2024-2025 school year, the school outperformed the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's performance in these subject areas was generally higher than nearby Wellsville Elementary and Williamsburg Elementary School. However, some other nearby schools, such as Sunflower Elementary and Garfield Elementary, have demonstrated stronger academic performance in certain grade levels and subject areas.

One area of concern for Central Heights Elementary is its increasing chronic absenteeism rate, which rose from 7.6% in 2024-2025 to 19.7% in 2023-2024, higher than the state average. The school's spending per student, at $16,769 in 2018-2019, is higher than some nearby schools, which may indicate a focus on resource allocation to support student learning. Overall, Central Heights Elementary has shown strengths in academic performance, particularly in core subjects, but the rising chronic absenteeism is an issue that the school and district should closely monitor and address.

239

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,007

Per pupil spending ?

52.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3521 Ellis Road
Richmond, KS 66080

(785) 869-3355

District: Central Heights

Students who attend Central Heights Elementary usually attend:

High:

Central Heights High

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.5%

Two or more races:

5.0%

Hispanic:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (56% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Kansas median (73rd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg47%

Kansas avg42%

177^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

126^th of 264Central Heights 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	68.7	177 of 656	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	202 of 653	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.1	452 of 660	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.7	258 of 668	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	258 of 670	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.7	120 of 667	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	114 of 656	82.6%	★★★★☆
2017	73.2	130 of 659	80.3%	★★★★☆
2016	62.6	217 of 656	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.6	388 of 678	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.1	532 of 668	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.7	522 of 660	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.7	561 of 631	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.8	518 of 630	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	66.3	233 of 621	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	31.4	497 of 614	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	49.6	383 of 600	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.0	309 of 585	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	54.0	269 of 591	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.8	37 of 591	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	69.4	154 of 574	73.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	144 of 533	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	121 of 546	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	44.8	307 of 541	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.3	95 of 512	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	68.2	105 of 494	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	37 of 509	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	26 of 512	94.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	63.4	194 of 605	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	141 of 586	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	122 of 575	78.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	53.8	125 of 296	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	99 of 305	67.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	232 of 576	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	266 of 579	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.9	483 of 584	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.1	328 of 596	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	317 of 587	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.7	156 of 592	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	147 of 574	74.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2021)68th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2023)58th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2021)54th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+15 vs state

Science58%+16 vs state

Mathematics50%+12 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 All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th 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
Central Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3521 Ellis Road	Richmond	66080	Franklin County	Central Heights	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 869-3355	239	20	11.8	52.7%	214 (89.5%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)	68.7	177^th of 656 public elementary schools	73.0%		64.4	202^nd of 653 public elementary schools	69.1%	25	63.6	64.9	50.0		59.7	52.3	59.5	39.5		50.4	57.9	57.9	$16,007	$1,150	$14,856
Greeley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	101 S Mary	Greeley	66033	Anderson County	Garnett	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 867-3460	52	7	7.4	75.0%	50 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)								(n/a)					47.6					47.6			$27,329	$9,222	$18,108
Sunflower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1325 Falcon Way	Ottawa	66067	Franklin County	Ottawa	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 229-8050	333	29	11.3	55.0%	282 (84.7%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.7%)	60.4	256^th of 656 public elementary schools	61.0%		69.1	171^st of 653 public elementary schools	73.8%	85	60.8	42.5	58.0		54.0	52.9	57.4	52.0		54.0	34.7	34.7	$15,430	$2,172	$13,259
Garfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1213 College	Ottawa	66067	Franklin County	Ottawa	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 229-8060	368	32	11.5	68.5%	313 (85.1%)	5 (1.4%)	27 (7.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.2%)	53	312^th of 656 public elementary schools	52.4%		57.3	268^th of 653 public elementary schools	59.0%	44	47.5	63.6	46.5		51.5	45.0	61.4	35.6		46.0	35.6	35.6	$14,876	$2,287	$12,589
Trojan Elementary	Public	1-5	1901 Parker Ave	Osawatomie	66064	Miami County	Osawatomie	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 755-4133	341	29	11.7	68.6%	282 (82.7%)	3 (0.9%)	22 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.7%)	26.4	505^th of 656 public elementary schools	23.0%		29.2	487^th of 653 public elementary schools	25.4%	18	42.6	43.4	36.5		40.5	21.7	34.0	26.7		26.9	29.3	29.3	$16,036	$1,954	$14,082
Swenson Early Childhood Education Center	Public	PK, KG-2	1901 Parker Ave	Osawatomie	66064	Miami County	Osawatomie	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 755-3220	172	13	13.2	59.9%	147 (85.5%)	1 (0.6%)	11 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.6%)								(n/a)													$16,363	$2,282	$14,080
Garnett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	403 West Home Run Dr.	Garnett	66032	Anderson County	Garnett	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 448-3177	401	34	11.7	64.8%	359 (89.5%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	44.1	373^rd of 656 public elementary schools	43.1%		50.1	326^th of 653 public elementary schools	50.1%	47	46.6	45.0	48.2	28.3	42.0	39.6	27.5	53.6	34.0	39.6	58.9	58.9	$15,385	$6,245	$9,140
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1102 Milner	Ottawa	66067	Franklin County	Ottawa	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 229-8080	298	30	10.0	77.9%	260 (87.2%)	6 (2.0%)	14 (4.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	47.3	352^nd of 656 public elementary schools	46.3%		51.3	309^th of 653 public elementary schools	52.7%	43	52.5	40.0	47.6		46.2	41.5	42.0	42.9		42.1	45.2	45.2	$14,013	$2,203	$11,810
Parker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	421 North Center Ave.	Parker	66072	Linn County	Prairie View	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 898-3160	229	20	11.6	55.0%	199 (86.9%)	3 (1.3%)	10 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.6%)	66.7	204^th of 656 public elementary schools	68.9%		69.6	166^th of 653 public elementary schools	74.6%	38	50.0	53.8	58.8		54.5	46.4	57.5	63.6		56.4	52.9	52.9	$16,677	$792	$15,885
Williamsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	140 North Louisa	Williamsburg	66095	Franklin County	West Franklin	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 746-5777	102	11	9.2	62.7%	87 (85.3%)	1 (1.0%)	7 (6.9%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.9%)	48.5	345^th of 656 public elementary schools	47.4%		29.1	488^th of 653 public elementary schools	25.3%	143	46.7	13.3	63.6		39.0	53.3	6.7	72.7		41.5	45.5	45.5	$18,078	$5,652	$12,426

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Heights Elementary

How many students attend Central Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 239 students attended Central Heights Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Central Heights Elementary?

Students at Central Heights Elementary are 90% White, 5% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Central Heights Elementary attend?

Students who attend Central Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Central Heights High

Is Central Heights Elementary a good school?

Central Heights Elementary ranks 177^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Central Heights Elementary in?

Central Heights

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