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St. Marks School

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St. Marks School ranks 181 st of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

181^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

St. Marks School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Colwich, Kansas, part of the highly-ranked Renwick school district. With 323 students, St. Marks consistently outperforms state and district averages in academic proficiency, ranking among the top 25% of Kansas elementary schools for the past 5 years.

St. Marks School's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 65.57% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 54.41% in mathematics, compared to 59.48% and 59.78% respectively in the Renwick district, and 44.47% and 38.73% statewide. The school also maintains low chronic absenteeism rates at 19.5%, well below the district and state averages. Additionally, St. Marks spends $7,873 per student, lower than the state average, suggesting efficient resource allocation.

When compared to nearby schools, St. Marks stands out as a top performer. In the 2024-2025 school year, it outperformed Andale Elementary-Middle, Colwich Elementary, and several Maize district schools in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. This consistent high performance across different student subgroups makes St. Marks School a standout educational institution in the region.

315

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,183

Per pupil spending ?

10.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19001 West 29th N.
Colwich, KS 67030

(316) 796-1466

District: Renwick

Students who attend St. Marks School usually attend:

High:

Garden Plain High

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.3%

Hispanic:

7.9%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (61% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the Kansas median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

!Near the bottom of Renwick's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg58%

Kansas avg42%

Elementary school

181^st of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

7^th of 363

Kansas public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Renwick

13^th of 264Renwick 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	181 of 656	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	133 of 653	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	66 of 660	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	39 of 668	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	88.8	52 of 670	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	11 of 667	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	27 of 656	95.9%	★★★★★
2017	84.3	73 of 659	88.9%	★★★★☆
2016	81.3	98 of 656	85.1%	★★★★☆
2015	89.0	34 of 678	95.0%	★★★★★
2013	81.8	36 of 668	94.6%	★★★★★
2012	80.2	19 of 660	97.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	84.2	64 of 591	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	94.5	15 of 591	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	16 of 574	97.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	86.9	53 of 605	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	28 of 586	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	64 of 575	88.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	210 of 576	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	179 of 579	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.4	74 of 584	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	41 of 596	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	86.1	50 of 587	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	24 of 592	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	37 of 574	93.6%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	7 of 363	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	79.6	47 of 362	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	92.0	15 of 362	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	4 of 368	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	5 of 367	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	12 of 368	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	15 of 350	95.7%	★★★★★
2017	91.2	21 of 358	94.1%	★★★★★
2016	81.6	34 of 343	90.1%	★★★★★
2015	91.2	11 of 368	97.0%	★★★★★
2013	81.9	15 of 355	95.8%	★★★★★
2012	79.9	11 of 342	96.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	93.8	4 of 313	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	10 of 294	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	4 of 275	98.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	91.4	11 of 308	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	33 of 301	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	33 of 280	88.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	8 of 349	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	77.6	47 of 347	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	17 of 349	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	5 of 349	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	10 of 349	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	16 of 344	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	14 of 333	95.8%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Male (2021)91st percentile~ school

Female (2021)89th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Female (2021)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2021)96th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%+21 vs state

Science64%+22 vs state

Mathematics54%+16 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 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
St. Marks School	Public	PK, KG-8	19001 West 29th N.	Colwich	67030	Sedgwick County	Renwick	No	No	No	No	(316) 796-1466	315	23	13.7	10.2%	272 (86.3%)	3 (1.0%)	25 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	68.4	181^st of 656 public elementary schools	72.4%		73	133^rd of 653 public elementary schools	79.6%	48	45.9	62.2	68.3	69.0	75.0	74.4	65.6	43.2	40.5	39.0	72.4	68.8	69.2	54.4	61.0	66.7	63.8	$10,183	$3,953	$6,230
Colwich Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	401 South Marion	Colwich	67030	Sedgwick County	Renwick	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 796-1331	227	22	10.2	28.2%	196 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	75.4	137^th of 656 public elementary schools	79.1%		64.1	204^th of 653 public elementary schools	68.8%	67	55.6	58.3	55.5	62.5	50.0		54.9	66.7	66.7	55.5	62.5	35.0		54.9	48.1		50.0	$15,251	$8,267	$6,984
Explorer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	16746 W Explorer	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	No	(316) 794-4181	433	31	13.9	31.2%	318 (73.4%)	9 (2.1%)	62 (14.3%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (7.6%)	80.8	105^th of 656 public elementary schools	84.0%		71.7	144^th of 653 public elementary schools	77.9%	39	63.2	66.7					65.0	55.2	67.8					61.6				$13,501	$776	$12,725
Apollo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	16158 W Apollo	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	No	(316) 794-4090	544	34	15.9	29.0%	413 (75.9%)	19 (3.5%)	70 (12.9%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.1%)	89.9	34^th of 656 public elementary schools	94.8%		88.8	53^rd of 653 public elementary schools	91.9%	19	72.9	78.2					75.5	60.7	71.3					65.9				$10,229	$740	$9,489
Oak Street Elementary School K-4	Public	K-4	501 N Oak	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	No	(316) 794-4200	343	26	13.2	34.4%	271 (79.0%)	7 (2.0%)	36 (10.5%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)	50.8	326^th of 656 public elementary schools	50.3%		66.1	192^nd of 653 public elementary schools	70.6%	134	54.5	55.5					55.0	34.8	39.7					37.2				$14,044	$870	$13,174
Pray-Woodman Elementary	Public	K-4	605 W Academy Ave	Maize	67101	Sedgwick County	Maize	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 721-0902	507	39	13.0	32.7%	343 (67.7%)	12 (2.4%)	101 (19.9%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)	80.7	106^th of 656 public elementary schools	83.8%		55.8	277^th of 653 public elementary schools	57.6%	171	62.7	63.5					63.1	67.3	58.1					62.8				$13,264	$708	$12,556
Maize Elementary	Public	K-4	305 W. Jones	Maize	67101	Sedgwick County	Maize	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 722-8230	413	32	13.0	34.9%	275 (66.6%)	21 (5.1%)	62 (15.0%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.1%)	58.5	269^th of 656 public elementary schools	59.0%		58	262^nd of 653 public elementary schools	59.9%	7	55.6	54.1					54.9	43.3	47.1					45.1				$13,604	$950	$12,654
Maize Central Elementary	Public	K-4	304 W. Academy Ave	Maize	67101	Sedgwick County	Maize	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 722-0427	542	39	13.8	31.7%	352 (64.9%)	3 (0.6%)	120 (22.1%)	13 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.4%)	76.9	126^th of 656 public elementary schools	80.8%		63	208^th of 653 public elementary schools	68.1%	82	61.8	65.4					63.6	57.5	54.9					56.2				$12,716	$884	$11,832
Vermillion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	501 James	Maize	67101	Sedgwick County	Maize	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 722-0266	874	38	23.1	28.6%	622 (71.2%)	25 (2.9%)	137 (15.7%)	13 (1.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (8.2%)	84.9	76^th of 656 public elementary schools	88.4%		67.1	186^th of 653 public elementary schools	71.5%	110	70.0	70.8					70.4	66.4	55.7					61.1				$10,666	$646	$10,021
Andale Elementary-Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	500 West Rush	Andale	67001	Sedgwick County	Renwick	No	No	No	No	(316) 444-2628	447	26	17.1	14.8%	416 (93.1%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	70.4	165^th of 656 public elementary schools	74.8%		72.7	136^th of 653 public elementary schools	79.2%	29	53.5	78.0	50.0	59.0	61.0	51.1	58.2	58.1	78.0	48.0	56.4	63.4	68.1	61.7	38.0	53.2	45.4	$9,429	$3,680	$5,748

Frequently Asked Questions about St. Marks School

How many students attend St. Marks School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended St. Marks School.

What schools do graduates of St. Marks School attend?

Students who attend St. Marks School usually go on to attend:

High : Garden Plain High

What district is St. Marks School in?

Renwick

What is the racial makeup of St. Marks School?

Students at St. Marks School are 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is St. Marks School a good school?

St. Marks School ranks 181^st of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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