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Ellinwood Elementary

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Ellinwood Elementary ranks 411 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

411^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Ellinwood Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Ellinwood, Kansas, with 229 students enrolled. The school is part of the Ellinwood Public Schools district, which is ranked 197 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Ellinwood Elementary's performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better on the Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) tests, is generally below the state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 40.73% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 44.47%, and 37.96% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 38.73%. However, the school's performance for special education students is a bright spot, ranking 21 out of 296 Kansas elementary schools in the 2022-2023 school year.

Ellinwood Elementary has also experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.0% to 34.1% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. Compared to nearby schools, the school's academic performance is mixed, performing better than some schools, such as Eisenhower Elementary and Riley Elementary in Great Bend, but lagging behind higher-performing schools like Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood and Jefferson Elementary.

202

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,976

Per pupil spending ?

49.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

310 E. 6th St.
Ellinwood, KS 67526

(620) 564-2750

District: Ellinwood Public Schools

Students who attend Ellinwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ellinwood Middle School
High:	Ellinwood High

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.2%

Hispanic:

14.9%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg36%

Kansas avg42%

411^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

197^th of 264Ellinwood Public Schools 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	40.2	411 of 656	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	452 of 653	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	484 of 660	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	446 of 668	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.6	353 of 670	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	440 of 667	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	469 of 656	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	46.8	360 of 659	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.0	309 of 656	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.8	356 of 678	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.4	335 of 668	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.2	355 of 660	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.0	272 of 631	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.5	197 of 630	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.0	222 of 621	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	79.3	71 of 614	88.4%	★★★★☆
2007	78.3	81 of 600	86.5%	★★★★☆
2006	71.7	152 of 585	74.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	60.2	213 of 591	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	406 of 591	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.8	476 of 574	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	369 of 533	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	379 of 546	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	435 of 541	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.8	320 of 512	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	269 of 494	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	334 of 509	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	381 of 512	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	38.8	389 of 605	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	366 of 586	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	301 of 575	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	83.3	21 of 296	92.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	405 of 576	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	449 of 579	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	471 of 584	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	465 of 596	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.8	371 of 587	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	464 of 592	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	457 of 574	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2023)93rd percentile+66 vs school

Female (2021)64th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2021)36th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science42%~ state avg

English Language Arts41%-4 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

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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 All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th 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
Ellinwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	310 E. 6th St.	Ellinwood	67526	Barton County	Ellinwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 564-2750	202	17	11.6	49.5%	162 (80.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (14.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	40.2	411^th of 656 public elementary schools	37.3%		34.5	452^nd of 653 public elementary schools	30.8%	41	56.5	36.4	33.3	38.9		40.7	30.4	50.0	44.4	30.5		38.0	42.3	42.3	$16,976	$2,048	$14,928
Riley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1515 10th	Great Bend	67530	Barton County	Great Bend	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 793-1506	296	24	12.5	94.3%	61 (20.6%)	1 (0.3%)	221 (74.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	17	568^th of 656 public elementary schools	13.4%		10.3	606^th of 653 public elementary schools	7.2%	38	41.2	37.1	26.7	11.4		29.1	26.5	19.4	36.7	10.8		22.6	20.0	20.0	$14,852	$2,681	$12,170
Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1801 Williams	Great Bend	67530	Barton County	Great Bend	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 793-1505	304	21	14.5	73.4%	145 (47.7%)	7 (2.3%)	137 (45.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	21.8	538^th of 656 public elementary schools	18.0%		29.9	480^th of 653 public elementary schools	26.5%	58	36.7	16.7	40.6	29.3		29.6	25.8	18.6	32.4	31.7		26.8	35.3	35.3	$14,646	$2,644	$12,002
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2716 24th	Great Bend	67530	Barton County	Great Bend	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 793-1502	297	21	14.2	58.2%	212 (71.4%)	6 (2.0%)	56 (18.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.1%)	83	85^th of 656 public elementary schools	87.0%		70.3	157^th of 653 public elementary schools	76.0%	72	69.2	75.6	59.5	45.7		63.2	74.4	87.8	64.9	62.9		73.0	56.8	56.8	$14,503	$2,618	$11,885
Eisenhower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1212 Garfield	Great Bend	67530	Barton County	Great Bend	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 793-1501	343	27	12.8	80.5%	201 (58.6%)	2 (0.6%)	121 (35.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.4%)	7.9	623^rd of 656 public elementary schools	5.0%		9.7	613^th of 653 public elementary schools	6.1%	10	21.3	25.6	16.7	21.6		21.2	12.8	15.4	19.0	18.9		16.4	14.3	14.3	$14,815	$2,675	$12,140
Chase Raymond Primary Intermediate School	Public	PK, KG-7	312 Ash	Chase	67524	Rice County	Chase-Raymond	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 938-2996	72	6	11.0	76.4%	58 (80.6%)	1 (1.4%)	13 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		16.7			27.3	32.5		18.2			27.3	17.9			$24,652	$15,881	$8,772
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5630 Broadway	Great Bend	67530	Barton County	Great Bend	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 793-1503	275	18	15.1	57.8%	209 (76.0%)	4 (1.5%)	53 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	62.6	237^th of 656 public elementary schools	63.9%		52.2	303^rd of 653 public elementary schools	53.6%	66	84.8	47.1	66.7	44.8		61.2	64.7	32.3	45.5	34.5		44.6	54.5	54.5	$14,784	$2,669	$12,115
Lincoln Elementary	Public	2-5	515 N. Oak St.	Hoisington	67544	Barton County	Hoisington	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 653-4549	193	17	11.0	59.1%	165 (85.5%)	4 (2.1%)	15 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.7%)	72.1	154^th of 656 public elementary schools	76.5%		58.6	258^th of 653 public elementary schools	60.5%	104	66.0	53.5	59.3			59.9	70.0	58.1	35.2			53.7	63.0	63.0	$18,241	$1,814	$16,427
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	315 N. Vine	Hoisington	67544	Barton County	Hoisington	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 653-4470	155	13	12.0	49.7%	128 (82.6%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)								(n/a)															$24,349	$3,108	$21,241
Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood	Public	PK, KG-6	600 S. Main St.	Holyrood	67450	Ellsworth County	Central Plains	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 252-3666	229	19	11.8	32.8%	211 (92.1%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	84.8	77^th of 656 public elementary schools	88.3%		82	90^th of 653 public elementary schools	86.2%	13	73.1	54.5	69.6	71.4		66.4	53.8	60.6	86.9	57.1		63.6	73.9	73.9	$11,593	$1,328	$10,266

Frequently Asked Questions about Ellinwood Elementary

What district is Ellinwood Elementary in?

Ellinwood Public Schools

Is Ellinwood Elementary a good school?

Ellinwood Elementary ranks 411^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ellinwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ellinwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ellinwood Middle School
High : Ellinwood High

What is the racial makeup of Ellinwood Elementary?

Students at Ellinwood Elementary are 80% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ellinwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 202 students attended Ellinwood Elementary.

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