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Peabody-Burns Elementary

Q: Is Peabody-Burns Elementary a good school?

Peabody-Burns Elementary ranks 488 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

488^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Peabody-Burns Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Peabody, Kansas, with a student enrollment of 113. The school is part of the Peabody-Burns school district, which is ranked 252 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Peabody-Burns Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools over the past several years, typically ranking between 400-600 out of around 650-670 schools. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, underperforming the state average in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rate in ELA was 33.32% compared to the state average of 44.47%, and in Math, the school's proficiency rate was 35.55% compared to the state's 38.73%. The school's performance is particularly low in 4th grade, where the proficiency rates in ELA and Math were only 9.09% and 18.18%, respectively, in 2024-2025.

Peabody-Burns Elementary also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.7% to 19.7% over the past few years, which is notably higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Hesston Elementary (19.5%) and Hillsboro Elementary (19.5%). Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 56.41% to 63.72% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years, significantly higher than the rates of nearby schools.

104

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,007

Per pupil spending ?

60.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

506 Elm Street
Peabody, KS 66866

(620) 983-2188

District: Peabody-Burns

Students who attend Peabody-Burns Elementary usually attend:

High:

Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.1%

Hispanic:

18.3%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2012 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2012

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (36% vs 42% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the Kansas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg28%

Kansas avg42%

488^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

252^nd of 264Peabody-Burns 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	29.1	488 of 656	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	579 of 653	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	540 of 660	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	602 of 668	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	492 of 670	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	588 of 667	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	549 of 656	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.2	579 of 678	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	67.8	242 of 668	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	37.0	531 of 660	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	49.6	400 of 631	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.7	486 of 630	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	51.5	376 of 621	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.7	284 of 614	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.3	309 of 600	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	73.9	134 of 585	77.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	37.8	383 of 591	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	272 of 533	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.3	467 of 541	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	488 of 512	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	45.4	284 of 494	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	420 of 576	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	528 of 579	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	546 of 584	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	554 of 596	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	501 of 587	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	562 of 592	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	570 of 574	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)49th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2021)35th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science40%~ state avg

Mathematics36%-3 vs state

English Language Arts33%-11 vs state

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Schools Near Peabody-Burns 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 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
Peabody-Burns Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	506 Elm Street	Peabody	66866	Marion County	Peabody-Burns	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 983-2188	104	11	9.2	60.6%	76 (73.1%)	4 (3.8%)	19 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.8%)	29.1	488^th of 656 public elementary schools	25.6%		14.4	579^th of 653 public elementary schools	11.3%	91	35.7	9.1	45.0	33.3	35.7	18.2	45.0	35.6	40.0	40.0	$22,007	$3,292	$18,715
Marion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 E Lawrence	Marion	66861	Marion County	Marion-Florence	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 382-3771	238	23	10.1	50.8%	194 (81.5%)	3 (1.3%)	26 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	64	227^th of 656 public elementary schools	65.4%		58.7	257^th of 653 public elementary schools	60.6%	30	69.0	38.8	63.3	53.7	55.2	32.7	46.7	42.6	66.7	66.7	$16,218	$3,276	$12,942
Hillsboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	812 East A Street	Hillsboro	67063	Marion County	Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 947-3184	286	22	12.7	43.7%	251 (87.8%)	6 (2.1%)	19 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	79.2	112^th of 656 public elementary schools	82.9%		66.8	190^th of 653 public elementary schools	70.9%	78	72.0	63.2	54.8	63.8	56.0	71.0	69.0	64.6	52.4	52.4	$14,981	$1,669	$13,312
Goessel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 E Main	Goessel	67053	Marion County	Goessel	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 367-8118	118	12	9.6	37.3%	103 (87.3%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	56.2	287^th of 656 public elementary schools	56.3%		39.5	418^th of 653 public elementary schools	36.0%	131	36.8	46.7	60.0	48.1	31.6	46.7	55.0	44.4	70.0	70.0	$18,592	$1,748	$16,844
Slate Creek Elementary	Public	K-4	901 E. 4th	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 284-6550	236	21	11.4	69.1%	126 (53.4%)	1 (0.4%)	84 (35.6%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (8.1%)	39	421^st of 656 public elementary schools	35.8%		41.2	408^th of 653 public elementary schools	37.5%	13	37.5	50.0		43.6	20.9	51.3		35.0			$14,141	$4,956	$9,185
Northridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1900 Windsor Dr.	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 284-6540	345	19	18.4	71.9%	201 (58.3%)	7 (2.0%)	101 (29.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.3%)	25.3	509^th of 656 public elementary schools	22.4%		19.4	553^rd of 653 public elementary schools	15.3%	44	36.1	47.7		42.5	27.0	18.6		22.5			$8,442	$1,919	$6,524
South Breeze Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1020 Old Main	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 284-6560	316	24	13.2	62.0%	174 (55.1%)	16 (5.1%)	86 (27.2%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.8%)	18.7	556^th of 656 public elementary schools	15.2%		28.8	489^th of 653 public elementary schools	25.1%	67	34.4	41.3		37.3	17.5	19.6		18.3			$10,465	$2,399	$8,067
Remington Elementary at Potwin	Public	PK, KG-4	200 E Ellis	Potwin	67123	Butler County	Remington-Whitewater	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 752-3239	225	15	15.0	43.1%	208 (92.4%)	3 (1.3%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	74.9	141^st of 656 public elementary schools	78.5%		72.2	140^th of 653 public elementary schools	78.6%	1	65.9	60.0		63.0	58.5	50.0		54.3			$13,104	$1,321	$11,784
Sunset Elementary	Public	K-4	619 Boyd	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 284-6570	199	19	10.5	77.4%	140 (70.4%)	2 (1.0%)	37 (18.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.0%)	22	536^th of 656 public elementary schools	18.3%		18.6	559^th of 653 public elementary schools	14.4%	23	26.8	30.8		28.8	17.1	43.6		30.0			$13,175	$2,946	$10,229
Hesston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 E Amos	Hesston	67062	Harvey County	Hesston	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 327-7102	306	21	14.8	30.1%	251 (82.0%)	2 (0.7%)	30 (9.8%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	86.1	64^th of 656 public elementary schools	90.2%		87.3	62^nd of 653 public elementary schools	90.5%	2	63.2	70.5		67.4	64.9	73.1		69.6			$10,992	$620	$10,372

Frequently Asked Questions about Peabody-Burns Elementary

Is Peabody-Burns Elementary a good school?

Peabody-Burns Elementary ranks 488^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Peabody-Burns Elementary?

Students at Peabody-Burns Elementary are 73% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Peabody-Burns Elementary attend?

Students who attend Peabody-Burns Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School

What district is Peabody-Burns Elementary in?

Peabody-Burns

How many students attend Peabody-Burns Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 104 students attended Peabody-Burns Elementary.

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