Summary
Schilling Elementary is a public PK–5 school in Salina, Kansas, with 376 students. Its latest results show it is behind both the state and Salina in English language arts (ELA), math and science. Science is the clearest concern: 24% of students were proficient, compared with 35% in the district and 38% statewide, and Schilling scored below every nearby school with science results.
ELA is Schilling’s strongest subject in the current comparison, though it still trails the district, state and nearby-school average: 42% were proficient, about 1 point below the district, 4 below the state and 6 below the nearby average of 48%. Math was 30% proficient, 8 points below the district, 11 below the state and 14 below the nearby average of 44%. Among 11 nearby schools, Schilling ranked 8th in ELA and 9th in math; its science result was the lowest among the 10 schools with data. Its grade-level results also vary: third-grade math was particularly low at 17%, while fifth-grade ELA was 45%, slightly above the district’s 44%.
Results have moved in different directions over four years: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA proficiency rose 16 percentage points, math rose 1 point overall, and science fell 11 points. All three improved in the latest year, but the longer-term science decline and widening math gap with the state remain concerns. SchoolDigger ranked Schilling 515th of 657 schools, in the 22nd percentile with 1 star, up from the 11th percentile the prior year; the Salina district ranked 177th of 268, in the 34th percentile with 2 stars. Schilling’s 2024–25 student-teacher ratio of 10.5 was tied for the lowest among nearby schools, while its free/reduced-price lunch rate was 84%, the group’s third-highest. SchoolDigger’s statewide group-specific rankings placed the school’s effectiveness for Hispanic students in the 55th percentile, above its 22nd-percentile overall standing; for White students, it was in the 7th percentile.
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