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Ell-Saline Elementary

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Ell-Saline Elementary ranks 436 th of 657 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

436^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 657 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Ell-Saline Elementary serves 237 students in prekindergarten through grade 6 in the Salina area, within the Ell-Saline district. Its latest results show a clear split across subjects: ELA and science proficiency are slightly above state rates, but math is below both the state and nearby-school averages. The most important concern is math, where 34% of students were proficient—7 percentage points below the state and 8 points below the nearby-school average.

Science is the school’s strongest subject compared with the state and nearby schools: 40% were proficient, 2 points above the state and 3 points above the nearby average, placing the school fifth among 11 schools. ELA proficiency was 47%, just above the state’s 46% and 6 points higher than the Ell-Saline district, but slightly below the nearby average (46.5% versus 47.1%). Math ranked ninth of 11 nearby schools, though Ell-Saline’s 34% was 4 points above its district’s 30%.

ELA has improved notably: proficiency rose from 29% in 2022–23 to 47% in 2025–26, moving from below to just above the state rate. Math rose only from 29% to 34% over the same period, while the state rate increased from 31% to 41%; Ell-Saline’s math result also fell 3 points from the prior year. Science climbed to 40% in the latest year after two years below 30%, so its longer-term direction is less clear. SchoolDigger places the school at the 34th statewide percentile, with 2 stars—seventh among 11 nearby schools—and its standing has rebounded 8 points from a recent low but remains 13 points below its 2021–22 level. Its student-teacher ratio is 11.5, below the nearby average of 12.2; its reported free/reduced-lunch rate is also lower, at 44% versus 61%. SchoolDigger’s male-student ranking fell from the 59th percentile in 2020–21 to the 30th in 2025–26, while the overall ranking was at the 34th percentile in the latest year.

237

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,627

Per pupil spending ?

43.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1757 N Halstead Rd
Salina, KS 67401-9314

(785) 827-8891

District: Ell-Saline

Students who attend Ell-Saline Elementary usually attend:

High:

Ell-Saline Middle/High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.5%

Hispanic:

8.0%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 38th percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg37%

Kansas avg42%

436^th of 657

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

175^th of 268Ell-Saline 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
2026	38.0	436 of 657	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.5	440 of 656	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	483 of 653	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	474 of 660	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.1	355 of 668	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	386 of 670	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	396 of 667	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	355 of 656	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.3	392 of 659	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.9	409 of 656	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.0	255 of 678	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.9	394 of 668	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.3	307 of 660	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.6	343 of 631	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.4	292 of 630	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.3	319 of 621	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	69.7	194 of 614	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.5	172 of 600	71.3%	★★★★☆
2006	45.4	374 of 585	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	352 of 585	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	392 of 591	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	371 of 591	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	334 of 574	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	367 of 546	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.2	303 of 533	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	328 of 546	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	392 of 541	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.6	323 of 512	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	281 of 494	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	232 of 509	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	176 of 512	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	413 of 594	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.8	247 of 605	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	279 of 586	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	313 of 575	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	455 of 576	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.0	466 of 576	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	497 of 579	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	503 of 584	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	391 of 596	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	403 of 587	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	394 of 592	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	375 of 574	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)40th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)30th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts47%~ state avg

Science40%~ state avg

Mathematics34%-7 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 (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/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 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
Ell-Saline Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1757 N Halstead Rd	Salina	67401	Saline County	Ell-Saline	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 827-8891	237	20	11.5	43.9%	212 (89.5%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	38	436^th of 657 public elementary schools	33.6%		36.5	440^th of 656 public elementary schools	32.9%	4	44.8	55.2	44.0	42.4	46.5	34.5	34.5	32.0	35.3	34.2	40.0	40.0	$13,627	$1,598	$12,029
Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	215 S Phillips	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 309-4600	326	31	10.5	85.3%	154 (47.2%)	11 (3.4%)	98 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (19.0%)	32	480^th of 657 public elementary schools	26.9%		42.1	393^rd of 656 public elementary schools	40.1%	87	34.5	45.5	39.5		39.9	25.5	39.3	50.0		36.9	31.6	31.6	$19,806	$5,961	$13,845
Sunset Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1510 W Republic	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 309-4520	380	33	11.4	76.8%	181 (47.6%)	13 (3.4%)	122 (32.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (15.3%)	13.1	588^th of 657 public elementary schools	10.5%		15.4	577^th of 656 public elementary schools	12.0%	11	24.1	31.5	25.0		26.6	25.9	25.9	19.4		23.4	27.8	27.8	$17,665	$5,804	$11,861
Oakdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	811 E Iron	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 309-4310	282	27	10.5	85.8%	147 (52.1%)	8 (2.8%)	64 (22.7%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (19.9%)	34.5	466^th of 657 public elementary schools	29.1%		18	559^th of 656 public elementary schools	14.8%	93	52.8	44.7	37.0		45.2	38.5	34.2	32.6		35.3	34.8	34.8	$20,187	$5,806	$14,381
Heusner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Norton	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 309-4200	392	30	13.0	69.4%	238 (60.7%)	15 (3.8%)	92 (23.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.5%)	54.3	294^th of 657 public elementary schools	55.3%		33.4	462^nd of 656 public elementary schools	29.6%	168	53.3	41.4	56.9		50.8	53.3	39.0	60.0		51.1	41.5	41.5	$16,852	$5,241	$11,611
Meadowlark Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Glen Ave	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	No	(785) 309-4300	431	30	14.5	36.7%	301 (69.8%)	13 (3.0%)	63 (14.6%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.7%)	74.4	147^th of 657 public elementary schools	77.6%		77	125^th of 656 public elementary schools	80.9%	22	57.1	56.1	65.8		60.3	54.3	57.9	65.8		59.8	59.8	59.8	$15,458	$3,992	$11,466
Stewart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2123 Roach	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	No	(785) 309-4450	406	29	14.2	48.0%	243 (59.9%)	7 (1.7%)	99 (24.4%)	19 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.4%)	60.9	242^nd of 657 public elementary schools	63.2%		50.4	333^rd of 656 public elementary schools	49.2%	91	56.9	67.6	44.1		56.2	50.0	50.0	45.6		48.5	51.5	51.5	$15,212	$4,170	$11,042
Coronado Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 Ray Ave	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	No	(785) 309-4100	389	32	12.2	49.4%	221 (56.8%)	7 (1.8%)	117 (30.1%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.0%)	39.1	421^st of 657 public elementary schools	35.9%		38.1	435^th of 656 public elementary schools	33.7%	14	54.9	33.3	34.8		41.5	53.5	53.3	27.5		44.5	30.4	30.4	$16,041	$4,258	$11,783
Schilling Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3121 Canterbury	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 309-4400	376	36	10.5	83.5%	123 (32.7%)	13 (3.5%)	190 (50.5%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.1%)	26	515^th of 657 public elementary schools	21.6%		13.6	587^th of 656 public elementary schools	10.5%	72	35.5	46.0	44.9		42.2	17.5	39.5	30.0		29.6	24.0	24.0	$17,718	$5,306	$12,412
Bennington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	223 N. Putnam	Bennington	67422	Ottawa County	Twin Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 488-3323	235	19	12.1	43.0%	212 (90.2%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	53.7	301^st of 657 public elementary schools	54.2%		60.7	250^th of 656 public elementary schools	61.9%	51	66.7	65.7	44.1	42.3	54.3	61.9	57.1	32.4	34.6	45.7	29.4	29.4	$13,858	$1,406	$12,452

Frequently Asked Questions about Ell-Saline Elementary

What district is Ell-Saline Elementary in?

Ell-Saline

How many students attend Ell-Saline Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 237 students attended Ell-Saline Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Ell-Saline Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ell-Saline Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Ell-Saline Middle/High School

Is Ell-Saline Elementary a good school?

Ell-Saline Elementary ranks 436^th of 657 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ell-Saline Elementary?

Students at Ell-Saline Elementary are 89% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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