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Herington Elementary

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Herington Elementary ranks 335 th of 657 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

335^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 657 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Herington Elementary is a PK–5 school in Herington, Kansas, with 186 students—the largest enrollment among five nearby schools. In 2025–26, all-grade proficiency was 46% in ELA, 44% in math and 59% in science. Results were slightly above state levels in all three subjects and especially strong in science: 21 points above the state and 24 above the Herington district. Science is the school’s clearest current strength.

Compared with nearby schools, results are mixed in ELA and math but stronger in science. ELA proficiency was 5 points below the nearby-school average, while math was about 1 point above it and ranked third among the five schools. In science, the school ranked second among four schools with results, behind Hope Elementary and ahead of Enterprise Elementary and White City Elementary. Fourth grade is a notable concern: math proficiency was 30%, 15 points below the state, and ELA was 41%, 9 points below. Fifth-grade results were stronger, with math at 56% and science at 59%—10 and 14 points above the state, respectively.

The longer trend is uneven: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA proficiency fell 7 points and math fell 13, while science rose 12 points. SchoolDigger ranks the school in the 49th percentile statewide, with 2 stars and a rank of 335 out of 657. Its student-teacher ratio is 11.5, the highest among the five nearby schools, and 74% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, compared with a nearby average of 52%; these are context, not explanations for results. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 standing for students with low socioeconomic status was notably higher than the school overall—75th percentile versus 49th—while its standing for students receiving special education fell from the 86th percentile in 2017–18 to the 38th in 2025–26. Nearby comparisons have limits because schools serve different grade spans and do not all report every result.

186

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,921

Per pupil spending ?

74.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1403 North D Street
Herington, KS 67449-3098

(785) 258-3234

District: Herington

Students who attend Herington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Herington Middle School
High:	Herington High

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.1%

Hispanic:

15.1%

Two or more races:

11.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (50% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg35%

Kansas avg42%

335^th of 657

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

217^th of 268Herington 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	50.0	335 of 657	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.8	289 of 656	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	218 of 653	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.5	115 of 660	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	204 of 668	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.0	284 of 670	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.3	96 of 667	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	52.6	315 of 656	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.6	281 of 659	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.2	237 of 656	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.3	306 of 678	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	76.0	125 of 668	81.3%	★★★★☆
2012	68.3	216 of 660	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.0	154 of 631	75.6%	★★★★☆
2010	71.6	162 of 630	74.3%	★★★★☆
2009	74.6	112 of 621	82.0%	★★★★☆
2008	73.8	138 of 614	77.5%	★★★★☆
2007	78.6	76 of 600	87.3%	★★★★☆
2006	86.2	21 of 585	96.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2018	76.2	19 of 140	86.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	229 of 585	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	245 of 591	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.4	104 of 591	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	44.1	339 of 574	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	136 of 546	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	63.4	165 of 533	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.4	46 of 546	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	16 of 541	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	32 of 512	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	74.6	59 of 494	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	95.7	4 of 509	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	64.2	134 of 512	73.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	349 of 594	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.8	262 of 605	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.7	86 of 586	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	206 of 575	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	197 of 318	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	76.2	19 of 140	86.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	367 of 576	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.0	324 of 576	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	321 of 579	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.5	200 of 584	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	262 of 596	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	334 of 587	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.9	143 of 592	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	40.2	377 of 574	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)86th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)38th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2025-2026) ?

Science59%+21 vs state

English Language Arts46%~ state avg

Mathematics44%+3 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 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
Herington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1403 North D Street	Herington	67449	Dickinson County	Herington	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 258-3234	186	16	11.5	74.2%	136 (73.1%)	1 (0.5%)	28 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.3%)	50	335^th of 657 public elementary schools	49.0%		55.8	289^th of 656 public elementary schools	55.9%	46	50.0	40.7	48.1				46.3	46.2	29.6	55.6				43.8	59.3		59.3	$17,921	$2,747	$15,174
Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Poplar St	Hope	67451	Dickinson County	Rural Vista	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 366-7221	74	9	7.9	54.1%	62 (83.8%)	1 (1.4%)	7 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)								(n/a)							59.4							53.1			70.0	$17,212	$1,416	$15,796
White City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	414 Goodnow	White City	66872	Morris County	Rural Vista	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 349-2211	140	12	11.4	47.9%	124 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.4%)	53.2	309^th of 657 public elementary schools	53.0%		51.4	322^nd of 656 public elementary schools	50.9%	13	70.6	91.7	43.8	23.1	45.5	30.0	51.9	41.2	100.0	31.3	23.1	36.4	60.0	46.8	50.0	30.0	42.3	$17,264	$1,470	$15,795
Rural Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	902 1400 Avenue	Abilene	67431	Dickinson County	Chapman	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 479-2213	62	6	10.8	32.3%	55 (88.7%)	3 (4.8%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)								(n/a)		40.0					52.2		60.0					52.2				$17,936	$587	$17,349
Enterprise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	302 S High	Enterprise	67441	Dickinson County	Chapman	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 263-8248	86	9	9.6	74.4%	69 (80.2%)	3 (3.5%)	12 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	24.8	522^nd of 657 public elementary schools	20.5%		26.6	503^rd of 656 public elementary schools	23.3%	19	38.5	35.3	50.0				40.0	23.1	11.8	30.0				20.0	40.0		40.0	$13,561	$1,539	$12,022

Frequently Asked Questions about Herington Elementary

Is Herington Elementary a good school?

Herington Elementary ranks 335^th of 657 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Herington Elementary?

Students at Herington Elementary are 73% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races.

How many students attend Herington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 186 students attended Herington Elementary.

What district is Herington Elementary in?

Herington

What schools do graduates of Herington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Herington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Herington Middle School
High : Herington High

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2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 13, 2026

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2023–24 school spending dataJan 8, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesDec 4, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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