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NLC Elementary School

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NLC Elementary School ranks 320 th of 657 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

320^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 657 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

NLC Elementary School serves 223 students from prekindergarten through eighth grade in Americus, Kansas, near schools in several surrounding communities. Its clearest distinction is science: 65% of students are proficient, the highest result among the 10 nearby schools.

Science is also well above the state and North Lyon County: 65% versus 38% statewide and 62% in the district, compared with a 41% average for nearby schools. ELA is a little above the state and close to the district, at 50% versus 46% and 49%, respectively; its 44% nearby-school average puts NLC above average. Math is the relative weakness: 38% is below the state’s 41%, though slightly above the district’s 37% and nearby schools’ 35% average. Results also vary by grade: seventh-grade ELA proficiency is 30%, while eighth-grade ELA reaches 79%.

Across the four reported years, ELA and science proficiency rose by 21 and 22 points, respectively, while math rose by 9 points overall but fell in the latest year. SchoolDigger places NLC at the 51st percentile statewide, with 3 stars and a rank of 320 out of 657; it ranks third by percentile among the nearby schools, behind Olpe Elementary and Chase County Elementary School. NLC’s student–teacher ratio is 11.6, compared with a nearby-school average of about 13, and its free/reduced-lunch rate is 48%, below the nearby average of 60%. One notable SchoolDigger subgroup measure shifted sharply: for Low Socio Economic Status Students, the percentile fell from 81 to 37 between 2024–25 and 2025–26, while the overall percentile moved from 53 to 51.

223

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,637

Per pupil spending ?

47.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

804 Sixth Street
Americus, KS 66835-0497

(620) 481-2086

District: North Lyon County

Students who attend NLC Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Northern Heights

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.6%

Hispanic:

7.2%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (51% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Kansas median (51st percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg49%

Kansas avg42%

Elementary school

320^th of 657

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

158^th of 368

Kansas public middle schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

88^th of 268North Lyon County 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	320 of 657	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.1	308 of 656	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	325 of 653	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.0	431 of 660	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	393 of 668	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.7	352 of 670	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	296 of 667	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.0	149 of 656	77.3%	★★★★☆
2017	55.2	291 of 659	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.3	367 of 656	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.1	545 of 678	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	70.8	197 of 668	70.5%	★★★★☆
2012	75.1	100 of 660	84.8%	★★★★☆
2011	70.1	184 of 631	70.8%	★★★★☆
2010	84.0	17 of 630	97.3%	★★★★★
2009	78.2	63 of 621	89.9%	★★★★★
2008	69.0	199 of 614	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	75.4	122 of 600	79.7%	★★★★☆
2006	64.9	227 of 585	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	309 of 585	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	352 of 591	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	372 of 591	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	343 of 546	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	73.0	99 of 533	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	196 of 512	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	262 of 509	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	90.8	9 of 512	98.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	358 of 594	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.2	257 of 605	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	149 of 575	74.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	320 of 576	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.6	303 of 576	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	349 of 579	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	477 of 584	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	434 of 596	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.9	369 of 587	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	311 of 592	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.8	166 of 574	71.1%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	158 of 368	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.3	135 of 363	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	94 of 362	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	56.9	116 of 362	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	89 of 368	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.0	84 of 367	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.1	117 of 368	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.8	71 of 350	79.7%	★★★★☆
2017	52.0	142 of 358	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.7	196 of 343	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.1	203 of 368	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.9	238 of 355	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.2	226 of 342	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.3	118 of 320	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.2	52 of 316	83.5%	★★★★☆
2009	70.7	61 of 307	80.1%	★★★★☆
2008	68.3	81 of 296	72.6%	★★★★☆
2007	75.5	40 of 286	86.0%	★★★★☆
2006	69.2	67 of 277	75.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	66.4	31 of 157	80.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	152 of 304	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.8	50 of 313	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	35 of 294	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	55 of 275	80.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	62.7	62 of 296	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	57 of 270	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	59 of 275	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	57 of 270	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	89.5	2 of 255	99.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	163 of 317	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.7	86 of 308	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	39.4	180 of 301	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.0	79 of 280	71.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	66.4	31 of 157	80.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	164 of 343	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.2	140 of 349	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	101 of 347	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	50.9	142 of 349	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	97 of 349	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	82 of 349	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	50.9	147 of 344	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	100 of 333	70.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2026)47th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)44th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)40th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2019)80th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2019)80th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)79th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)52nd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)50th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)49th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2025-2026) ?

Science64%+26 vs state

English Language Arts50%+4 vs state

Mathematics38%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)							KAP Mathematics (2026)							KAP Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 8th 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 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
NLC Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	804 Sixth Street	Americus	66835	Lyon County	North Lyon County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 481-2086	223	19	11.6	47.5%	202 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	52.5	320^th of 657 public elementary schools	51.3%		53.1	308^th of 656 public elementary schools	53.0%	12	51.6	58.3	52.9	37.9	30.0	78.6	49.6	35.5	37.5	52.9	37.9	25.0	42.9	37.8	64.7	64.3	64.5	$12,637	$3,954	$8,682
Timmerman Elementary	Public	K-5	2901 Timmerman Dr	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2270	370	30	12.5	45.4%	218 (58.9%)	1 (0.3%)	130 (35.1%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	45.6	372^nd of 657 public elementary schools	43.4%		56.5	278^th of 656 public elementary schools	57.6%	94	45.3	42.6	50.8				46.2	37.5	40.0	45.8				41.0	52.5		52.5	$13,481	$1,300	$12,181
Village Elementary	Public	K-5	2302 W 15th Ave	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2282	401	26	15.1	59.9%	186 (46.4%)	6 (1.5%)	185 (46.1%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	41.3	406^th of 657 public elementary schools	38.2%		44.5	368^th of 656 public elementary schools	43.9%	38	44.6	48.3	47.1				46.7	30.4	41.4	48.5				40.6	39.7		39.7	$12,554	$1,313	$11,241
Walnut Elementary	Public	K-5	801 Grove Ave	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2288	312	23	13.8	66.3%	173 (55.4%)	12 (3.8%)	113 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	48.6	347^th of 657 public elementary schools	47.2%		43.9	376^th of 656 public elementary schools	42.7%	29	52.4	45.9	56.9				52.3	47.6	27.0	36.5				37.4	53.8		53.8	$13,899	$1,345	$12,554
W A White Elementary	Public	K-5	902 Exchange Street	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2294	248	19	13.4	83.5%	103 (41.5%)	3 (1.2%)	108 (43.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.5%)	19.8	558^th of 657 public elementary schools	15.1%		22.8	529^th of 656 public elementary schools	19.4%	29	28.0	52.8	25.0				37.1	11.5	27.0	24.1				21.7	33.3		33.3	$11,577	$1,580	$9,998
Riverside Elementary	Public	K-5	327 S West St	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2276	385	26	14.6	82.3%	94 (24.4%)	6 (1.6%)	261 (67.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	29.1	502^nd of 657 public elementary schools	23.6%		20	550^th of 656 public elementary schools	16.2%	48	44.9	31.6	43.6				39.7	18.4	26.3	43.6				29.8	41.8		41.8	$11,560	$1,540	$10,020
Logan Ave Elementary	Public	K-5	521 South East Street	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2264	208	18	11.8	74.0%	65 (31.3%)	4 (1.9%)	118 (56.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.7%)	13.4	583^rd of 657 public elementary schools	11.3%		11.2	602^nd of 656 public elementary schools	8.2%	19	20.0	17.6	35.7				25.7	12.0	10.5	32.1				19.4	35.7		35.7	$12,938	$1,699	$11,239
Council Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	706 East Main Street	Council Grove	66846	Morris County	Morris County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 767-6851	318	27	11.7	55.3%	274 (86.2%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	30.9	487^th of 657 public elementary schools	25.9%		33	467^th of 656 public elementary schools	28.8%	20	53.5	47.2	40.0	36.7			44.3	48.8	30.6	10.0	30.6			31.6	9.7		9.7	$16,068	$786	$15,282
Chase County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	410 Palmer	Strong City	66869	Chase County	Chase County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 273-6676	217	18	12.0	45.6%	179 (82.5%)	2 (0.9%)	22 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.5%)	59.8	254^th of 657 public elementary schools	61.3%		36	446^th of 656 public elementary schools	32.0%	192	61.5	59.3	53.8	44.8			54.6	57.7	51.8	23.1	44.8			44.4	57.7		57.7	$15,496	$1,356	$14,140
Neosho Rapids Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	240 N. Commercial	Neosho Rapids	66864	Lyon County	Southern Lyon County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 342-7783	107	12	9.1	56.1%	102 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	26.7	512^th of 657 public elementary schools	22.1%		39.3	419^th of 656 public elementary schools	36.1%	93	46.7	37.5	26.7				37.0	40.0	25.0	33.3				32.6	33.3		33.3	$21,315	$5,130	$16,185

Frequently Asked Questions about NLC Elementary School

Is NLC Elementary School a good school?

NLC Elementary School ranks 320^th of 657 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend NLC Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 223 students attended NLC Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of NLC Elementary School attend?

Students who attend NLC Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Northern Heights

What district is NLC Elementary School in?

North Lyon County

What is the racial makeup of NLC Elementary School?

Students at NLC Elementary School are 91% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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