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Schilling Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

587^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Schilling Elementary is a public elementary school in Salina, Kansas, serving 399 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Salina school district, which is ranked 195 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Schilling Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.47% of Schilling students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 40.15% in Salina and 44.47% statewide. In Math, only 20.51% of Schilling students were proficient or better, compared to 34.69% in Salina and 38.73% statewide. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 19.7% to 22.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Schilling Elementary to other nearby schools in the Salina district, it is clear that Schilling is one of the lower-performing schools. For example, Meadowlark Ridge Elementary and Stewart Elementary both significantly outperform Schilling in test scores, with proficiency rates that are 20-30 percentage points higher in both ELA and Math. Despite Schilling's higher spending per student, the data suggests the school is struggling to meet the needs of its students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

376

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,718

Per pupil spending ?

83.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3121 Canterbury
Salina, KS 67401

(785) 309-4400

District: Salina

Students who attend Schilling Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Salina South Middle
High:	Salina High South

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.5%

White:

32.7%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg37%

Kansas avg42%

587^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Salina

195^th of 264Salina 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	13.6	587 of 656	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	504 of 653	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	497 of 660	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	474 of 668	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	489 of 670	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	584 of 667	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	560 of 656	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.8	545 of 659	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.7	489 of 656	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.4	543 of 678	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.0	609 of 668	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.3	614 of 660	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.5	589 of 631	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	50.1	390 of 630	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.6	408 of 621	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.4	417 of 614	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.8	475 of 600	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.6	473 of 585	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	49.1	98 of 214	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.3	174 of 193	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	106 of 129	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	104 of 124	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	111 of 117	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	93 of 122	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	77 of 129	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	42.1	363 of 591	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	467 of 591	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	455 of 574	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	161 of 262	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.4	78 of 260	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	64 of 245	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.5	75 of 254	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	41 of 229	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	40.6	144 of 235	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	119 of 207	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	466 of 533	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	317 of 546	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	250 of 541	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	239 of 512	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	243 of 494	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.3	419 of 509	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	408 of 512	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	24.0	487 of 605	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	542 of 586	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	501 of 575	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	294 of 313	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	245 of 306	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	273 of 296	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	41.1	173 of 305	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.1	98 of 214	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.3	174 of 193	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	570 of 576	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	547 of 579	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	543 of 584	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	449 of 596	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	468 of 587	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	510 of 592	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	526 of 574	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2021)54th percentile+27 vs school

Female (2021)39th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2021)20th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-14 vs state

Science23%-18 vs state

Mathematics21%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Schilling 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 6th 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 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
Schilling Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3121 Canterbury	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 309-4400	376	36	10.5	83.5%	123 (32.7%)	13 (3.5%)	190 (50.5%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.1%)	13.6	587^th of 656 public elementary schools	10.5%		26.9	504^th of 653 public elementary schools	22.8%	83	33.8	27.3	29.1		30.5	19.2	17.9	25.0		20.5	23.2	23.2	$17,718	$5,306	$12,412
Coronado Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 Ray Ave	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	No	(785) 309-4100	389	32	12.2	49.4%	221 (56.8%)	7 (1.8%)	117 (30.1%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.0%)	38.1	435^th of 656 public elementary schools	33.7%		44.9	377^th of 653 public elementary schools	42.3%	58	31.5	34.7	51.7		39.1	38.9	19.4	61.0		38.4	39.0	39.0	$16,041	$4,258	$11,783
Stewart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2123 Roach	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	No	(785) 309-4450	406	29	14.2	48.0%	243 (59.9%)	7 (1.7%)	99 (24.4%)	19 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.4%)	50.4	333^rd of 656 public elementary schools	49.2%		59.7	245^th of 653 public elementary schools	62.5%	88	62.2	46.8	44.1		51.2	48.6	40.3	35.1		41.3	44.1	44.1	$15,212	$4,170	$11,042
Sunset Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1510 W Republic	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 309-4520	380	33	11.4	76.8%	181 (47.6%)	13 (3.4%)	122 (32.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (15.3%)	15.4	577^th of 656 public elementary schools	12.0%		16.3	572^nd of 653 public elementary schools	12.4%	5	36.7	31.9	26.9		32.0	22.9	21.7	18.9		21.3	26.4	26.4	$17,665	$5,804	$11,861
Heusner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Norton	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 309-4200	392	30	13.0	69.4%	238 (60.7%)	15 (3.8%)	92 (23.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.5%)	33.4	462^nd of 656 public elementary schools	29.6%		41.8	401^st of 653 public elementary schools	38.6%	61	40.6	47.0	37.3		41.8	34.4	40.9	33.9		36.5	28.8	28.8	$16,852	$5,241	$11,611
Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	215 S Phillips	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 309-4600	326	31	10.5	85.3%	154 (47.2%)	11 (3.4%)	98 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (19.0%)	42.1	393^rd of 656 public elementary schools	40.1%		48.8	340^th of 653 public elementary schools	47.9%	53	40.7	50.0	46.7		45.4	31.5	42.9	48.9		40.4	33.3	33.3	$19,806	$5,961	$13,845
Oakdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	811 E Iron	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 309-4310	282	27	10.5	85.8%	147 (52.1%)	8 (2.8%)	64 (22.7%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (19.9%)	18	559^th of 656 public elementary schools	14.8%		18.9	554^th of 653 public elementary schools	15.2%	5	42.5	41.3	16.3		33.3	26.8	29.8	11.6		22.9	9.3	9.3	$20,187	$5,806	$14,381
Meadowlark Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Glen Ave	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	No	(785) 309-4300	431	30	14.5	36.7%	301 (69.8%)	13 (3.0%)	63 (14.6%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.7%)	77	125^th of 656 public elementary schools	80.9%		74.1	127^th of 653 public elementary schools	80.6%	2	60.3	74.1	64.1		67.1	48.3	60.0	68.8		59.4	51.6	51.6	$15,458	$3,992	$11,466
Ell-Saline Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1757 N Halstead Rd	Salina	67401	Saline County	Ell-Saline	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 827-8891	237	20	11.5	43.9%	212 (89.5%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	36.5	440^th of 656 public elementary schools	32.9%		29.6	483^rd of 653 public elementary schools	26.0%	43	57.7	29.2	35.3	36.4	39.1	57.7	29.2	14.7	47.7	37.5	29.4	29.4	$13,627	$1,598	$12,029
Southeast Saline Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5056 E K-4 Highway	Gypsum	67448	Saline County	Southeast Of Saline	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 536-4215	375	29	12.9	30.9%	351 (93.6%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	61.9	240^th of 656 public elementary schools	63.4%		52	305^th of 653 public elementary schools	53.3%	65	61.8	61.7	53.8	26.0	51.0	45.4	42.5	57.7	48.0	48.5	63.5	63.5	$14,609	$1,765	$12,844

Frequently Asked Questions about Schilling Elementary

What schools do graduates of Schilling Elementary attend?

Students who attend Schilling Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Salina South Middle
High : Salina High South

What district is Schilling Elementary in?

Salina

Is Schilling Elementary a good school?

Schilling Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.5% of Kansas elementary schools.

How many students attend Schilling Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 376 students attended Schilling Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Schilling Elementary?

Students at Schilling Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 33% White, 10% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

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