Satanta Elementary

Satanta Elementary is a public elementary school located in Satanta, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 130 students. The school is part of the Satanta School District, which is ranked 238 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Satanta Elementary consistently performs below the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grades. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 49.99% compared to the state's 44.47%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 12.49% compared to the state's 38.73%. The school's performance in Science is also below the state average, with a 37.5% proficiency rate in 5th grade compared to the state's 45.08%. Satanta Elementary's performance has been relatively stagnant over the past few years, with its ranking among Kansas elementary schools fluctuating between 391 and 497 out of 653-670 schools. However, the school has shown some strengths in specific student subgroups, such as its Hispanic students and English Language Learner (ELL) students, who have performed better than the state average in certain years.

Satanta Elementary has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 10.6% to 19.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 53.33% to 68.46% over the past few years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. In comparison, the nearby Moscow Elementary and Sublette Elementary generally outperform Satanta Elementary in academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics, and lower rates of chronic absenteeism and a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.