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Atchison Public Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 3 public elementary schools serving 1,145 students in Atchison Public Schools School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Kansas.
Public Elementary Schools in Atchison Public Schools School District have an average math proficiency score of 19% (versus the Kansas public elementary school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 38% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 27% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Kansas public elementary school average of 37% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,000 Schools
# Students
1,571 Students
320,855 Students
# Teachers
143 Teachers
23,456 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Atchison Public Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-84% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#254 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
36%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.44
0.56
# American Indian Students
11 Students
2,277 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
5 Students
8,753 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
72 Students
66,949 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
21%
# Black Students
150 Students
21,321 Students
% Black Students
9%
7%
# White Students
1,151 Students
200,944 Students
% White Students
73%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
784 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
182 Students
19,827 Students
% of Two or more races Students
12%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
65
19,305
# Students in K Grade:
104
33,605
# Students in 1st Grade:
122
33,149
# Students in 2nd Grade:
133
33,906
# Students in 3rd Grade:
106
34,043
# Students in 4th Grade:
107
34,679
# Students in 5th Grade:
115
34,673
# Students in 6th Grade:
107
35,760
# Students in 7th Grade:
122
26,874
# Students in 8th Grade:
129
27,191
# Students in 9th Grade:
136
1,652
# Students in 10th Grade:
125
1,663
# Students in 11th Grade:
104
1,862
# Students in 12th Grade:
93
2,020
# Ungraded Students:
3
473
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,710 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,220. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,571 is less than the state median of $17,133. The school district spending/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$25 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$23 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,710
$16,220
Spending / Student
$14,571
$17,133
Best Atchison Public Schools School District Public Elementary Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Central School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
301 1/2 North 5th Street
Atchison, KS 66002
(913) 360-6540
Atchison, KS 66002
(913) 360-6540
Grades: 1-12
| 51 students
Rank: #22.
Atchison Elementary School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
825 N 17th Street
Atchison, KS 66002
(913) 367-1161
Atchison, KS 66002
(913) 367-1161
Grades: PK-5
| 749 students
Rank: #33.
Atchison Middle School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
301 N 5th
Atchison, KS 66002
(913) 367-5363
Atchison, KS 66002
(913) 367-5363
Grades: 6-8
| 345 students
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