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Northeast Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8

584^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Northeast Elementary is a public elementary school located in Arma, Kansas, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 335 students. The school is part of the Northeast District, which is ranked 254 out of 264 districts in Kansas and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Northeast Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools, with a ranking between 494 and 584 out of 653-656 schools over the past 5 years. The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in KAP (Kansas Assessment Program) tests, is significantly below the state averages across all grades and subjects. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 30.84% in English Language Arts and 19.24% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 44.47% and 38.73%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low in Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 10% in 8th grade to 29.72% in 7th grade, well below the state averages.

Northeast Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 79.7% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school also has a high percentage of special education students, with their performance ranking in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools. Additionally, Northeast Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.9% to 20.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Nearby schools, such as Winfield Scott Elementary, Southeast Elementary School, and Geo E Nettels Elementary, generally perform better academically than Northeast Elementary, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings within the state.

338

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,348

Per pupil spending ?

74%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 North West Street
Arma, KS 66712

(620) 347-8461

District: Northeast

Students who attend Northeast Elementary usually attend:

High:

North East High

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.7%

Hispanic:

10.4%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg24%

Kansas avg42%

Elementary school

584^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

292^nd of 363

Kansas public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

254^th of 264Northeast 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
2025	14.4	584 of 656	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	494 of 653	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	531 of 660	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	556 of 668	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	511 of 670	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	573 of 667	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	457 of 656	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.0	506 of 659	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.8	533 of 656	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.5	527 of 678	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.6	518 of 668	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.6	534 of 660	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.3	500 of 631	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.1	481 of 630	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.0	491 of 621	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.0	535 of 614	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.3	418 of 600	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	75.3	115 of 585	80.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	18.7	189 of 214	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	28.3	443 of 591	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	464 of 591	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	439 of 574	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	499 of 533	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	383 of 546	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	374 of 541	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	384 of 512	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.3	286 of 494	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	324 of 509	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.5	199 of 512	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	27.8	470 of 605	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	512 of 586	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.9	371 of 575	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	149 of 313	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	140 of 306	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.1	223 of 296	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	260 of 305	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	189 of 214	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	547 of 576	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	494 of 579	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	517 of 584	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	551 of 596	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	487 of 587	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	554 of 592	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	485 of 574	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	292 of 363	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	230 of 362	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	221 of 362	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	267 of 368	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.7	184 of 367	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	140 of 368	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	127 of 350	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.2	152 of 358	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	32.2	246 of 343	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.9	216 of 368	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	64.0	139 of 355	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.2	201 of 342	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.7	181 of 320	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.6	183 of 316	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.3	163 of 307	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	14.6	271 of 296	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	19.2	248 of 286	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	74.4	44 of 277	84.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	42.9	171 of 313	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	143 of 294	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.0	186 of 275	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	184 of 285	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	106 of 296	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	101 of 300	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	135 of 270	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.4	29 of 275	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	44 of 270	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	42 of 255	83.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	46.4	150 of 308	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	91 of 301	69.8%	★★★★☆
2018	56.9	93 of 280	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	166 of 177	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	308 of 349	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	223 of 347	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	259 of 349	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	287 of 349	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	213 of 349	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	170 of 344	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.5	185 of 333	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile+41 vs school

Female (2021)25th percentile~ school

Male (2021)22nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)12th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

Male (2021)51st percentile~ school

Female (2021)45th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-14 vs state

Science24%-17 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 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 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
Northeast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	201 North West Street	Arma	66712	Crawford County	Northeast	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 347-8461	338	32	10.6	74.0%	283 (83.7%)	3 (0.9%)	35 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	14.4	584^th of 656 public elementary schools	11.0%		28.1	494^th of 653 public elementary schools	24.3%	90	33.3	21.9	23.1	37.9	36.8	32.5	30.8	22.2	18.8	15.4	20.7	29.7	10.0	19.2	25.6	22.5	24.0	$14,348	$2,659	$11,688
Frank Layden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 E Lanyon	Frontenac	66763	Crawford County	Frontenac Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 231-7790	489	35	13.7	43.1%	402 (82.2%)	3 (0.6%)	41 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	36 (7.4%)	72.2	153^rd of 656 public elementary schools	76.7%		62.7	213^th of 653 public elementary schools	67.4%	60	58.9	54.9	57.3				57.1	56.2	54.9	62.2				58.0	56.1		56.1	$13,766	$1,585	$12,181
R V Haderlein Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 W. Prairie	Girard	66743	Crawford County	Girard	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 724-4327	527	35	15.0	52.4%	458 (86.9%)	4 (0.8%)	17 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.2%)	60.9	245^th of 656 public elementary schools	62.7%		80	107^th of 653 public elementary schools	83.6%	138	40.0	69.2	49.4				53.0	28.0	60.3	52.5				47.2	67.1		67.1	$13,957	$3,503	$10,454
Meadowlark Elementary	Public	K-5	1602 East 20th	Pittsburg	66762	Crawford County	Pittsburg	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 235-3130	403	32	12.5	82.1%	194 (48.1%)	16 (4.0%)	132 (32.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.5%)	47 (11.7%)	29.7	487^th of 656 public elementary schools	25.8%		25.3	513^th of 653 public elementary schools	21.4%	26	46.5	37.9	36.7				40.0	33.3	25.4	30.0				29.6	38.8		38.8	$14,108	$1,789	$12,319
Westside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	430 West 5th	Pittsburg	66762	Crawford County	Pittsburg	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 235-3170	498	25	20.1	70.1%	265 (53.2%)	10 (2.0%)	151 (30.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	48 (9.6%)	21.2	540^th of 656 public elementary schools	17.7%		27.5	497^th of 653 public elementary schools	23.9%	43	37.5	43.2	32.7				37.3	27.6	31.6	16.3				24.8	18.4		18.4	$15,209	$2,002	$13,208
Lakeside Elementary	Public	K-5	709 South College	Pittsburg	66762	Crawford County	Pittsburg	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 235-3140	406	32	12.5	70.2%	257 (63.3%)	9 (2.2%)	86 (21.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	6 (1.5%)	41 (10.1%)	49.4	338^th of 656 public elementary schools	48.5%		51.8	308^th of 653 public elementary schools	52.8%	30	38.2	36.7	54.5				43.9	33.8	36.7	54.5				42.4	67.5		67.5	$14,068	$1,622	$12,447
Geo E Nettels Elementary	Public	K-5	2012 South Homer	Pittsburg	66762	Crawford County	Pittsburg	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 235-3160	343	26	13.0	64.1%	209 (60.9%)	16 (4.7%)	47 (13.7%)	8 (2.3%)	5 (1.5%)	23 (6.7%)	35 (10.2%)	53.1	310^th of 656 public elementary schools	52.7%		55.1	281^st of 653 public elementary schools	57.0%	29	67.9	62.3	37.8				57.4	48.2	44.3	35.6				43.2	35.5		35.5	$14,302	$1,962	$12,340
Southeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	303 S Humbert	Weir	66781	Cherokee County	Cherokee	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 396-8211	149	14	10.4	75.8%	129 (86.6%)	2 (1.3%)	8 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (4.7%)	43.1	381^st of 656 public elementary schools	41.9%		58.8	255^th of 653 public elementary schools	60.9%	126	57.9	41.7					48.8	36.8	33.3					34.9				$15,594	$1,920	$13,674
Winfield Scott Elementary	Public	K-2	316 W Tenth St.	Fort Scott	66701	Bourbon County	Fort Scott	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 223-0450	311	30	10.2	70.4%	250 (80.4%)	9 (2.9%)	12 (3.9%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.3%)								(n/a)																		$11,393	$1,518	$9,874

Frequently Asked Questions about Northeast Elementary

How many students attend Northeast Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 338 students attended Northeast Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Northeast Elementary attend?

Students who attend Northeast Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : North East High

Is Northeast Elementary a good school?

Northeast Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.0% of Kansas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Northeast Elementary?

Students at Northeast Elementary are 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Northeast Elementary in?

Northeast

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