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Southeast Elementary School

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Southeast Elementary School ranks 381 st of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

381^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Southeast Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Weir, Kansas, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 175 students. The school is part of the Cherokee school district, which is ranked 232 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a low-performing school district, Southeast Elementary School consistently outperforms the Cherokee district and the state averages in academic proficiency, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, Southeast Elementary had 48.83% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 36.35% for the Cherokee district and 44.47% for the state. In Mathematics, Southeast Elementary had 34.88% of students proficient or better, compared to 23.91% for the Cherokee district and 38.73% for the state. This suggests that the school may have effective teaching practices, curriculum, or other factors that contribute to its relatively strong academic performance compared to its peers.

However, Southeast Elementary School faces some challenges. The school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.4% to 21.6% in recent years, which are higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 69.46% to 78.86% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. While the school has performed exceptionally well for low socioeconomic status (SES) students, it has shown varying performance for different student subgroups, with male students consistently outperforming female students and white students generally performing below the state average. Addressing these disparities and the root causes of chronic absenteeism could be important areas of focus for the school and district.

149

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,594

Per pupil spending ?

75.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

303 S Humbert
Weir, KS 66781

(620) 396-8211

District: Cherokee

Students who attend Southeast Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Southeast Middle School
High:	Southeast High

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.6%

Hispanic:

5.4%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg30%

Kansas avg42%

381^st of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

232^nd of 264Cherokee 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	43.1	381 of 656	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.8	255 of 653	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	260 of 660	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.2	135 of 668	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	167 of 670	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	213 of 667	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	317 of 656	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	78.1	106 of 659	83.9%	★★★★☆
2016	68.6	188 of 656	71.3%	★★★★☆
2015	61.5	244 of 678	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.1	449 of 668	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.5	477 of 660	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.6	522 of 631	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.6	519 of 630	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	56.7	335 of 621	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	71.9	167 of 614	72.8%	★★★★☆
2007	50.5	367 of 600	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	77.7	90 of 585	84.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	63.4	190 of 591	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	228 of 591	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.6	387 of 574	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	200 of 533	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.9	43 of 546	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	61.8	174 of 541	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.9	38 of 512	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	87.0	17 of 494	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	72.0	78 of 509	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	79 of 512	84.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	70.5	145 of 605	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	124 of 586	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	121 of 575	79.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	399 of 576	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	322 of 579	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	288 of 584	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	170 of 596	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	56.7	237 of 587	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	239 of 592	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	343 of 574	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2021)76th percentile~ school

Female (2021)68th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%+4 vs state

Mathematics35%-4 vs state

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Schools Near Southeast Elementary School

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	724 E Garfield Street	Columbus	66725	Cherokee County	Columbus	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 429-3905	208	13	15.8	59.1%	159 (76.4%)	5 (2.4%)	20 (9.6%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.7%)								(n/a)													$12,655	$2,838	$9,817
Central Elementary	Public	2-6	810 S High School Avenue	Columbus	66725	Cherokee County	Columbus	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 429-3943	348	27	13.0	64.4%	293 (84.2%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.8%)	38.4				43	392^nd of 653 public elementary schools	40.0%	(n/a)	49.3	37.7	40.8	27.1	39.4	41.1	45.9	45.1	27.1	40.1	42.2	42.2	$15,360	$3,220	$12,140
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
Riverton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7166 SE 70th	Riverton	66770	Cherokee County	Riverton	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 848-4078	313	26	12.0	61.3%	258 (82.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.8%)	43.8	378^th of 656 public elementary schools	42.4%		44.1	384^th of 653 public elementary schools	41.2%	6	68.1	34.6	41.2		47.3	44.7	28.8	19.6		30.7	56.9	56.9	$13,211	$1,931	$11,280

Frequently Asked Questions about Southeast Elementary School

How many students attend Southeast Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 149 students attended Southeast Elementary School.

What district is Southeast Elementary School in?

Cherokee

What schools do graduates of Southeast Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Southeast Middle School
High : Southeast High

What is the racial makeup of Southeast Elementary School?

Students at Southeast Elementary School are 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

Is Southeast Elementary School a good school?

Southeast Elementary School ranks 381^st of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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