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Solomon Elementary

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Solomon Elementary ranks 470 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

470^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Solomon Elementary is a public elementary school located in Solomon, Kansas, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 263 students. The school is part of the Solomon District, which is ranked 172 out of 264 districts in Kansas and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Solomon Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools, with a ranking range of 225 to 489 out of 656-678 schools. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also been low, fluctuating between 1 to 3 stars out of 5 during this period. While the school's special education students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform relatively better, ranking in the top half of Kansas elementary schools for these subgroups, the school has experienced relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0.6% to 1.6%, and high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 19.7% in recent years.

In both English Language Arts and Mathematics, Solomon Elementary students consistently score below the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from 20% to 52% across different grade levels and years. The school's science proficiency rates are particularly low, with only 20-21% of students scoring proficient or better in recent years. Nearby schools, such as Cottonwood Elementary, Bennington Elementary, and Meadowlark Ridge Elementary, generally outperform Solomon Elementary in academic metrics, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings.

283

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,248

Per pupil spending ?

61.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

411 N. Pine
Solomon, KS 67480

(785) 655-2521

District: Solomon

Students who attend Solomon Elementary usually attend:

High:

Solomon High

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.7%

Hispanic:

6.7%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 21 pts below the Kansas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Kansas avg42%

Elementary school

470^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

192^nd of 363

Kansas public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 13 pts since 2019

From top 40% (2019) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

172^nd of 264Solomon 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	32.8	470 of 656	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	460 of 653	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	489 of 660	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.2	303 of 668	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	372 of 670	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	340 of 667	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	390 of 656	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	63.3	225 of 659	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.4	291 of 656	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.5	295 of 678	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.5	233 of 668	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.8	399 of 660	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.2	404 of 631	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.4	302 of 630	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.3	152 of 621	75.5%	★★★★☆
2008	69.3	197 of 614	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	75.9	115 of 600	80.8%	★★★★☆
2006	69.7	172 of 585	70.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	50.5	304 of 591	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	367 of 591	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	426 of 574	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	250 of 533	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	281 of 546	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	285 of 541	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.1	98 of 512	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	66 of 494	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	107 of 509	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	37.9	364 of 512	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	44.1	348 of 605	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	237 of 586	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	215 of 575	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	55.5	112 of 296	62.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	498 of 576	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	478 of 579	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	502 of 584	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.8	348 of 596	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	416 of 587	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	355 of 592	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	388 of 574	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	192 of 363	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	169 of 362	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	224 of 362	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	184 of 368	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	105 of 367	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	52.8	147 of 368	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	53.3	113 of 313	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.7	144 of 294	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	65 of 285	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.3	76 of 296	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	76 of 300	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	53 of 270	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	63.5	65 of 275	76.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	65.9	74 of 308	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	52.7	120 of 301	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	20 of 177	88.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	226 of 349	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	190 of 347	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	243 of 349	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	219 of 349	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.0	103 of 349	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	50.6	148 of 344	57.0%	★★★☆☆

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

Special Education (2023)62nd percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+25 vs school

Female (2021)49th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2021)42nd percentile~ school

White (2025)14th percentile-15 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+30 vs school

Male (2021)76th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2021)64th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-5 vs state

Mathematics36%-3 vs state

Science21%-21 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
Solomon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	411 N. Pine	Solomon	67480	Dickinson County	Solomon	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 655-2521	283	27	10.6	61.8%	251 (88.7%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	32.8	470^th of 656 public elementary schools	28.4%		33.4	460^th of 653 public elementary schools	29.6%	10	48.0	32.0	40.0	40.0	36.4	42.4	39.8	52.0	24.0	20.0	43.3	36.4	39.4	35.8	20.0	21.2	20.6	$17,248	$393	$16,854
McKinley Elementary	Public	2-3	112 N Rogers	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Abilene	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 263-2311	196	15	13.1	47.4%	171 (87.2%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)								(n/a)	52.9						52.9	34.3						34.3				$13,849	$1,629	$12,219
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary	Public	4-5	1101 North Vine	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Abilene	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 263-1643	218	14	15.9	54.1%	195 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	35.1	452^nd of 656 public elementary schools	31.1%		34.7	451^st of 653 public elementary schools	30.9%	1		38.7	42.3				40.8		36.0	28.6				31.7	42.9		42.9	$12,248	$1,583	$10,665
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	1501 N Kuney	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Abilene	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 263-1088	276	16	16.7	48.6%	221 (80.1%)	2 (0.7%)	40 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)								(n/a)																		$18,013	$1,720	$16,293
Rural Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	902 1400 Avenue	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Chapman	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 479-2213	62	6	10.8	32.3%	55 (88.7%)	3 (4.8%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)								(n/a)	50.0						50.0	60.0						45.8				$17,936	$587	$17,349
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
Enterprise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	302 S High	Enterprise	67441	Dickinson County	Chapman	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 263-8248	86	9	9.6	74.4%	69 (80.2%)	3 (3.5%)	12 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	26.6	503^rd of 656 public elementary schools	23.3%		28.3	493^rd of 653 public elementary schools	24.5%	10	37.5	50.0	33.3				39.0	25.0	40.0	20.0				26.8	25.0		25.0	$13,561	$1,539	$12,022
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
Bennington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	223 N. Putnam	Bennington	67422	Ottawa County	Twin Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 488-3323	235	19	12.1	43.0%	212 (90.2%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	60.7	250^th of 656 public elementary schools	61.9%		67.3	184^th of 653 public elementary schools	71.8%	66	63.9	47.1	56.0	48.5			53.9	52.8	47.1	60.0	39.4			49.2	40.0		40.0	$13,858	$1,406	$12,452
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Solomon Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Solomon Elementary?

Students at Solomon Elementary are 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Solomon Elementary in?

Solomon

Is Solomon Elementary a good school?

Solomon Elementary ranks 470^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Solomon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended Solomon Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Solomon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Solomon Elementary usually go on to attend:

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