Natoma Elementary

Natoma Elementary is a public elementary school located in Natoma, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 54 students. The school is part of the Paradise School District, which is ranked 85 out of 266 districts in Kansas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Natoma Elementary consistently outperforms the state and its district in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, 45.83% of Natoma Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 33.55% and 31.6%, respectively. Additionally, 60% of 5th-grade students at Natoma Elementary were proficient or better in Science, significantly higher than the state average of 45.03%. The school's academic performance has been relatively stable over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 77 to 410 out of 600-670 Kansas elementary schools.

Natoma Elementary has a very low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 6.4 to 8.4 students per teacher over the past three school years, which is significantly lower than the nearby Plainville Elementary, which has a student-teacher ratio of 13.9 for the 2022-2023 school year. However, Natoma Elementary serves a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 56.45% to 61.11% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch over the past three school years, compared to 47.86% at Plainville Elementary. Despite these challenges, Natoma Elementary had a higher per-student spending of $13,594 in the 2018-2019 school year, compared to $12,804 at Plainville Elementary.