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LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary

Q: Is LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary a good school?

LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary ranks 429 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 615 students attended LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary?

Students at LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary are 48% White, 22% Hispanic, 14% African American, 10% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

429^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary is a public elementary school located in Fort Riley, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 631. The school is part of the Geary County Schools district, which is ranked 106 out of 264 districts in the state.

LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary has had a mixed academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 197 to 535 out of 660-678 Kansas elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (45.07%) and Mathematics (33.6%) were lower than the Geary County Schools district (44.59% and 40.85%) and the state of Kansas (44.47% and 38.73%) averages. However, the school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, was stronger, with these groups ranking in the top 15-45 out of 262-576 Kansas elementary schools. Compared to nearby schools, such as Sheridan Elementary and Lincoln Elementary, which performed better, and Washington Elementary, which performed worse, LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary had mixed results.

LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary faced challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.5% to 22.6% in recent years, which was higher than the state average. This was a consistent issue across the nearby schools as well. The school also had a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 36.38% to 45.01% in recent years, similar to the nearby schools. Despite these challenges, the school's per-student spending of $8,711 in the 2018-2019 school year was lower than the nearby schools, which ranged from $9,468 to $14,195 per student, and the student-teacher ratio of 17.5 was similar to the nearby schools.

615

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,652

Per pupil spending ?

44.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27500 Rifle Range Rd
Fort Riley, KS 66442

(785) 717-6500

District: Geary County Schools

Students who attend LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fort Riley Middle School
High:	Junction City Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.5%

Hispanic:

22.4%

African American:

14.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 70th percentile in 2023 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 70th-percentile peak (2023) to 35th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Geary County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg44%

Kansas avg42%

429^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Geary County Schools

106^th of 264Geary County 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	38.4	429 of 656	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	348 of 653	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.6	197 of 660	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	42.5	399 of 668	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.4	344 of 670	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	384 of 667	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	387 of 656	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.2	408 of 659	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.9	444 of 656	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.5	535 of 678	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	12 of 70	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	13 of 68	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	10 of 73	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	6 of 73	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	70.7	10 of 65	84.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	51.9	91 of 214	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	56 of 140	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	47.3	325 of 591	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	356 of 591	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	324 of 574	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	45 of 262	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	29 of 260	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	36 of 245	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	58 of 254	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	32 of 229	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	88.0	14 of 235	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	5 of 207	97.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	262 of 533	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	213 of 546	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.6	52 of 541	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	52.1	227 of 512	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.0	95 of 494	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	184 of 509	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	120 of 512	76.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	51.6	285 of 605	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	274 of 586	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	349 of 575	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	17 of 17	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	13 of 14	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	11 of 16	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.9	18 of 18	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	17 of 17	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	214 of 313	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.1	290 of 306	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	51.9	91 of 214	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	56 of 140	60.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	491 of 576	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.3	346 of 579	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.4	183 of 584	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	260 of 596	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	324 of 587	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	378 of 592	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	295 of 574	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)83rd percentile+48 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+48 vs school

Disabled (2021)57th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2021)53rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+16 vs school

Female (2021)45th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-20 vs school

Military Connected (2025)<1st percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%~ state avg

Science44%~ state avg

Mathematics34%-5 vs state

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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 All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th 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
LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	27500 Rifle Range Rd	Fort Riley	66442	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-6500	615	38	16.0	44.1%	298 (48.5%)	89 (14.5%)	138 (22.4%)	6 (1.0%)	9 (1.5%)	13 (2.1%)	62 (10.1%)	38.4	429^th of 656 public elementary schools	34.6%		48.1	348^th of 653 public elementary schools	46.7%	81	44.2	41.9	50.8	45.1	35.6	37.6	25.0	33.6	43.7	43.7	$9,652	$1,369	$8,284
Fort Riley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	28000 Rifle Range Road	Fort Riley	66442	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4450	361	30	12.1	41.8%	184 (51.0%)	52 (14.4%)	77 (21.3%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.0%)	27 (7.5%)	60.8	248^th of 656 public elementary schools	62.2%		72	141^st of 653 public elementary schools	78.4%	107	44.0	61.4	51.2	51.8	21.6	70.4	65.9	50.7	53.7	53.7	$11,231	$1,291	$9,939
Ware Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6795 Thomas Avenue	Fort Riley	66442	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4600	623	43	14.6	55.2%	271 (43.5%)	77 (12.4%)	173 (27.8%)	15 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.2%)	64 (10.3%)	63.8	230^th of 656 public elementary schools	64.9%		59.1	251^st of 653 public elementary schools	61.6%	21	45.7	60.0	55.7	52.7	29.8	60.0	59.0	46.8	63.9	63.9	$9,635	$1,155	$8,480
Westwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 N Eisenhower Dr	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 717-4150	278	22	12.4	76.3%	119 (42.8%)	50 (18.0%)	68 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	38 (13.7%)	66	214^th of 656 public elementary schools	67.4%		62.9	211^th of 653 public elementary schools	67.7%	3	66.7	55.5	58.5	60.5	50.0	61.1	44.2	51.2	41.9	41.9	$13,753	$3,925	$9,828
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 N Washington	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 717-4690	350	26	13.4	91.7%	86 (24.6%)	83 (23.7%)	107 (30.6%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.9%)	10 (2.9%)	57 (16.3%)	17.9	561^st of 656 public elementary schools	14.5%		19.6	551^st of 653 public elementary schools	15.6%	10	36.4	37.8	24.5	32.3	29.5	23.7	14.0	22.0	28.0	28.0	$14,400	$1,821	$12,579
Morris Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4722 Normandy Drive	Fort Riley	66442	Riley County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4650	413	27	15.2	49.6%	220 (53.3%)	41 (9.9%)	87 (21.1%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (1.9%)	46 (11.1%)	67.7	185^th of 656 public elementary schools	71.8%		62	225^th of 653 public elementary schools	65.5%	40	57.4	63.0	61.0	60.1	39.3	50.0	48.8	45.3	63.4	63.4	$8,457	$1,034	$7,423
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 N Lincoln	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4570	305	18	17.3	52.1%	149 (48.9%)	45 (14.8%)	50 (16.4%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.6%)	50 (16.4%)	69	174^th of 656 public elementary schools	73.5%		71.3	150^th of 653 public elementary schools	77.0%	24	48.1	75.0	52.0	58.0	34.6	66.7	68.0	56.0	60.0	60.0	$11,551	$1,135	$10,415
Grandview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	109 E Grandview Drive	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 717-4470	83	7	12.2	74.7%	35 (42.2%)	14 (16.9%)	20 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	10 (12.0%)	76.7	127^th of 656 public elementary schools	80.6%		62.6	215^th of 653 public elementary schools	67.1%	88			64.7	51.4	50.0		66.7	59.5	55.6	55.6	$20,471	$3,622	$16,849
Sheridan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	429 W Ash	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4670	255	21	12.2	63.5%	126 (49.4%)	26 (10.2%)	53 (20.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	40 (15.7%)	72	155^th of 656 public elementary schools	76.4%		63.9	206^th of 653 public elementary schools	68.5%	51	60.0	65.5	59.5	61.3	68.3	51.7	37.8	53.3	59.5	59.5	$12,177	$2,009	$10,168
Eisenhower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 St Marys Rd	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4340	370	25	14.7	57.3%	171 (46.2%)	57 (15.4%)	86 (23.2%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.7%)	36 (9.7%)	41.4	399^th of 656 public elementary schools	39.2%		50	327^th of 653 public elementary schools	49.9%	72	53.4	33.3	51.0	46.2	33.9	38.5	38.8	36.9	40.8	40.8	$13,897	$1,737	$12,160

Frequently Asked Questions about LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary

Is LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary a good school?

LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary ranks 429^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 615 students attended LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary.

What schools do graduates of LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary attend?

Students who attend LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fort Riley Middle School
High : Junction City Senior High

What district is LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary in?

Geary County Schools

What is the racial makeup of LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary?

Students at LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary are 48% White, 22% Hispanic, 14% African American, 10% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

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