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R V Haderlein Elementary

Q: Is R V Haderlein Elementary a good school?

R V Haderlein Elementary ranks 245 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

245^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

R V Haderlein Elementary is a public elementary school in Girard, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 492 students. The school consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency, and has a strong track record of improving its performance over time.

R V Haderlein Elementary stands out for its exceptional performance in serving students from low socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds, ranking 13 out of 546 Kansas elementary schools in this subgroup. The school also demonstrates strong performance in serving its special education students, ranking 86 out of 313 Kansas elementary schools in this subgroup. While the school has a relatively high percentage of students from low-SES backgrounds, it has been able to effectively support these students and help them achieve academic success.

Compared to nearby schools, St. Paul Elementary and Northeast Elementary, R V Haderlein Elementary outperforms them in academic proficiency, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's strong performance is not solely due to higher funding or a lower student-teacher ratio, as its per-student spending and student-teacher ratio are comparable to the nearby schools.

527

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,957

Per pupil spending ?

52.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

520 W. Prairie
Girard, KS 66743

(620) 724-4327

District: Girard

Students who attend R V Haderlein Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Girard Middle
High:	Girard High

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.9%

Two or more races:

8.2%

Hispanic:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 84th percentile in 2024 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (56% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the Kansas median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 84th-percentile peak (2024) to 63rd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg48%

Kansas avg42%

245^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

73^rd of 264Girard 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	60.9	245 of 656	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.0	107 of 653	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	183 of 660	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	170 of 668	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.0	178 of 670	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.5	202 of 667	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	205 of 656	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.3	298 of 659	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.6	337 of 656	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.6	337 of 678	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.5	191 of 668	71.4%	★★★★☆
2012	69.7	200 of 660	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.3	360 of 631	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	72.9	141 of 630	77.6%	★★★★☆
2009	60.1	295 of 621	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.2	277 of 614	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	79.5	64 of 600	89.3%	★★★★☆
2006	79.6	67 of 585	88.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	68.7	156 of 591	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	207 of 591	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.2	175 of 574	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	126 of 533	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.5	13 of 546	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	81.2	42 of 541	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	80.5	42 of 512	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	70.6	89 of 494	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	170 of 509	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.8	78 of 512	84.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	67.9	165 of 605	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	144 of 586	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	212 of 575	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	86 of 313	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	60 of 296	79.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	261 of 576	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.4	113 of 579	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	201 of 584	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	201 of 596	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	195 of 587	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	214 of 592	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	236 of 574	58.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2021)74th percentile~ school

Male (2021)73rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science67%+26 vs state

English Language Arts53%+9 vs state

Mathematics47%+8 vs state

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Schools Near R V Haderlein Elementary

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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
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
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
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
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
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
St. Paul Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	118 First Street	Saint Paul	66771	Neosho County	Chetopa-St. Paul	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 449-2245	148	8	17.6	40.5%	123 (83.1%)	2 (1.4%)	19 (12.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	43	383^rd of 656 public elementary schools	41.6%		39.3	421^st of 653 public elementary schools	35.5%	38	53.8	16.0	64.3				43.9	7.7	24.0	53.6				33.3	53.6		53.6	$8,126	$2,474	$5,652

Frequently Asked Questions about R V Haderlein Elementary

Is R V Haderlein Elementary a good school?

R V Haderlein Elementary ranks 245^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of R V Haderlein Elementary attend?

Students who attend R V Haderlein Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Girard Middle
High : Girard High

What district is R V Haderlein Elementary in?

Girard

What is the racial makeup of R V Haderlein Elementary?

Students at R V Haderlein Elementary are 87% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend R V Haderlein Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 527 students attended R V Haderlein Elementary.

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