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Riley Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

568^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Riley Elementary is a public elementary school located in Great Bend, Kansas, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 294 students. The school is part of the Great Bend School District, which is ranked 198 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The data reveals that Riley Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts was 29.09% at Riley Elementary, compared to 36.73% for the Great Bend district and 44.47% for the state of Kansas. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.1% to 28.3% in recent years.

While Riley Elementary has a student-teacher ratio similar to nearby schools, such as Jefferson Elementary and Lincoln Elementary in the Hoisington district, its per-student spending is higher. This suggests that the school may need to re-evaluate its strategies and practices to better support student learning and engagement, particularly for underperforming subgroups.

296

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,852

Per pupil spending ?

94.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1515 10th
Great Bend, KS 67530

(620) 793-1506

District: Great Bend

Students who attend Riley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Great Bend Middle School
High:	Great Bend High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.7%

White:

20.6%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (24% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Science scores 21 pts below the Kansas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg34%

Kansas avg42%

568^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Great Bend

198^th of 264Great Bend 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	568 of 656	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	606 of 653	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	565 of 660	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	572 of 668	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	578 of 670	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	560 of 667	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	564 of 656	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.1	603 of 659	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.1	596 of 656	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.0	620 of 678	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	26.0	556 of 668	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.1	548 of 660	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.4	488 of 631	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.5	554 of 630	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.1	560 of 621	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.3	560 of 614	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	28.1	496 of 600	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.0	545 of 585	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	88 of 129	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	109 of 124	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	65 of 117	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	88 of 117	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.2	34 of 108	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.7	95 of 122	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	110 of 129	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	17.6	509 of 591	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	447 of 591	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	461 of 574	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	144 of 262	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	199 of 260	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.7	118 of 245	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	149 of 254	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	152 of 229	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	155 of 235	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	106 of 207	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	397 of 533	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	494 of 546	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	353 of 541	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	400 of 512	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	359 of 494	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	368 of 509	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	390 of 512	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	20.5	506 of 605	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	516 of 586	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	511 of 575	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	18.1	281 of 306	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	264 of 305	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2021)16th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2021)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-15 vs state

Mathematics23%-16 vs state

Science20%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Riley 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 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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Riley Elementary

What district is Riley Elementary in?

Great Bend

Is Riley Elementary a good school?

Riley Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Kansas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Riley Elementary?

Students at Riley Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 21% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Riley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended Riley Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Riley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Riley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Great Bend Middle School
High : Great Bend High School

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