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Circle Towanda Elementary

Q: Is Circle Towanda Elementary a good school?

Circle Towanda Elementary ranks 488 th of 657 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

488^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 657 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Circle Towanda Elementary serves 278 students in grades PK–6 in Towanda, Kansas, as part of the Circle district. Its academic results vary by subject, but mathematics is the clearest concern: 26% of students were proficient, the second-lowest result among Towanda and 10 nearby schools.

Science is Towanda’s relative strength against state and district results: 43% were proficient, compared with 38% statewide and 40% in the district. However, the nearby-school average was 48%, so Towanda was not among the area’s leaders in science. ELA proficiency was 43%, below the state’s 46%, the district’s 52% and the nearby average of 51%; it ranked in the middle locally. Math was well behind all three benchmarks: 26% versus 41% statewide and about 39% in both the district and nearby schools. Only Blackmore Elementary scored lower, at 20%. One brighter grade-level result was fourth-grade ELA: 57%, 7 percentage points above the state rate and fourth among 11 schools.

All three subjects have improved since 2022–23, with proficiency rising 13 percentage points in ELA, 11 in math and 9 in science. The latest year brought a setback in ELA and math—down 1 and 3 points—while science rose 9 points. SchoolDigger ranks Towanda 488th of 657 Kansas elementary schools, at the 26th percentile and one star; it had been at the 57th percentile in 2017–18 and reached a low of 17 in 2021–22. Its student–teacher ratio of 11.3 is the lowest among the nearby schools, whose average is 13.8, while its free/reduced-lunch rate of 51% is close to the nearby average of 49%. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness percentile for special-education students also varied sharply: 46 in 2022–23, 5 in 2023–24 and 43 in 2024–25, compared with overall percentiles of 20, 24 and 31 in those years.

278

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,450

Per pupil spending ?

51.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

501 North 6th St
Towanda, KS 67144

(316) 536-2728

District: Circle

Students who attend Circle Towanda Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Circle Middle School
High:	Circle High

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.6%

Hispanic:

4.7%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 17th percentile in 2022 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 26th (2026) from a 17th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Kansas average

!Near the bottom of Circle's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg44%

Kansas avg42%

488^th of 657

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Circle

134^th of 268Circle 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
2026	30.9	488 of 657	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	454 of 656	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	499 of 653	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	529 of 660	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	552 of 668	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	458 of 670	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	326 of 667	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	279 of 656	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.1	326 of 659	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.3	330 of 656	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	37.8	469 of 678	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.0	482 of 668	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	56.7	370 of 660	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.7	260 of 631	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.5	238 of 630	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.2	141 of 621	77.3%	★★★★☆
2008	70.5	184 of 614	70.0%	★★★★☆
2007	63.4	249 of 600	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.1	160 of 585	72.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	449 of 585	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.3	346 of 591	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	308 of 591	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.6	205 of 574	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	384 of 546	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.4	322 of 533	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	395 of 546	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	450 of 541	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	418 of 512	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.3	222 of 494	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	210 of 509	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	212 of 512	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	399 of 594	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	449 of 605	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.2	259 of 586	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	271 of 575	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	179 of 313	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.1	291 of 306	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	45.4	160 of 296	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	190 of 305	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	501 of 576	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	485 of 576	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	520 of 579	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	541 of 584	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	557 of 596	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	479 of 587	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	347 of 592	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	321 of 574	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile~ school

White (2026)13th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts43%-3 vs state

Science43%+5 vs state

Mathematics26%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)					KAP Mathematics (2026)					KAP Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Circle Towanda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	501 North 6th St	Towanda	67144	Butler County	Circle	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 536-2728	278	24	11.3	51.4%	249 (89.6%)	4 (1.4%)	13 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)	30.9	488^th of 657 public elementary schools	25.7%		34.8	454^th of 656 public elementary schools	30.8%	34	34.3	57.1	40.0	44.7	43.4	22.9	25.0	25.7	28.9	25.7	42.9	42.9	$8,450	$1,364	$7,086
Circle Benton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	350 S Kansas St	Benton	67017	Butler County	Circle	No	No	No	No	(316) 778-1151	286	20	14.3	33.6%	243 (85.0%)	10 (3.5%)	24 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	74.5	146^th of 657 public elementary schools	77.8%		79.5	111^th of 656 public elementary schools	83.1%	35	72.4	83.8	62.2	65.9	70.8	44.8	32.4	59.5	61.0	50.0	59.5	59.5	$8,195	$494	$7,701
Circle Oil Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2700 W 6th Ave	El Dorado	67042	Butler County	Circle	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 321-9515	274	20	13.7	48.9%	244 (89.1%)	3 (1.1%)	15 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	41.5	405^th of 657 public elementary schools	38.4%		40.1	414^th of 656 public elementary schools	36.9%	9	58.8	45.2	41.9	51.2	49.3	29.4	28.6	41.9	36.6	33.8	41.9	41.9	$8,507	$1,183	$7,324
Skelly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	951 Skelly Street	El Dorado	67042	Butler County	El Dorado	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 322-4860	266	19	13.7	80.8%	199 (74.8%)	7 (2.6%)	35 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	21 (7.9%)	33.9	472^nd of 657 public elementary schools	28.2%		22.7	531^st of 656 public elementary schools	19.1%	59	48.6	22.2	45.9		38.9	42.9	8.3	35.1		28.7	51.3	51.3	$14,855	$1,901	$12,954
Ewalt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2340 Greyhound Drive	Augusta	67010	Butler County	Augusta	No	No	No	No	(316) 775-0056	310	19	16.0	52.3%	242 (78.1%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.3%)	37.7	439^th of 657 public elementary schools	33.2%		39.9	416^th of 656 public elementary schools	36.6%	23	45.2	46.1	35.5		42.6	25.8	35.9	45.2		35.6	51.6	51.6	$12,402	$1,239	$11,163
Blackmore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	530 N. Orchard St.	El Dorado	67042	Butler County	El Dorado	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 322-4850	303	21	14.2	84.8%	246 (81.2%)	6 (2.0%)	33 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.6%)	20.1	551^st of 657 public elementary schools	16.1%		18.1	558^th of 656 public elementary schools	14.9%	7	48.6	17.1	41.7		36.1	24.3	11.4	25.0		20.4	33.3	33.3	$14,855	$1,901	$12,954
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1812 Cron	Augusta	67010	Butler County	Augusta	No	No	No	No	(316) 775-5415	300	26	11.7	54.3%	241 (80.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.7%)	38.8	426^th of 657 public elementary schools	35.2%		38.2	432^nd of 656 public elementary schools	34.1%	6	48.1	55.6	25.5		42.7	42.6	42.2	33.3		39.3	37.3	37.3	$12,701	$1,993	$10,708
Garfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1053 Osage	Augusta	67010	Butler County	Augusta	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 775-6601	256	21	12.2	48.4%	228 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	67	194^th of 657 public elementary schools	70.5%		71.9	158^th of 656 public elementary schools	75.9%	36	67.4	52.4	68.8		62.4	53.5	33.3	53.1		46.1	59.4	59.4	$13,688	$2,099	$11,589
Cottonwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1747 N Andover Rd	Andover	67002	Butler County	Andover	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 218-4620	388	28	13.8	33.2%	296 (76.3%)	8 (2.1%)	31 (8.0%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.3%)	66.1	201^st of 657 public elementary schools	69.4%		73.6	148^th of 656 public elementary schools	77.4%	53	56.1	58.4	63.0		59.4	46.5	54.5	54.8		52.4	49.3	49.3	$10,674	$939	$9,735
Grandview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2702 N. Country Club Rd.	El Dorado	67042	Butler County	El Dorado	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 322-4830	252	19	13.0	40.9%	215 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.7%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	27.4	510^th of 657 public elementary schools	22.4%		50.4	335^th of 656 public elementary schools	48.9%	175	42.1	27.9	41.2		36.5	36.8	11.6	35.3		27.0	44.1	44.1	$14,855	$1,901	$12,954

Frequently Asked Questions about Circle Towanda Elementary

Is Circle Towanda Elementary a good school?

Circle Towanda Elementary ranks 488^th of 657 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Circle Towanda Elementary in?

Circle

What is the racial makeup of Circle Towanda Elementary?

Students at Circle Towanda Elementary are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Circle Towanda Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended Circle Towanda Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Circle Towanda Elementary attend?

Students who attend Circle Towanda Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Circle Middle School
High : Circle High

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