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Atchison Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

825 N 17th Street, Atchison, KS 66002 · (913) 367-1161 · Part of Atchison Public Schools Unified School District 409

Atchison’s School Grade C better than 29% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
693
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Atchison Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 39% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 8.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Atchison kids: 2 schools

On the path

Where Atchison kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Atchison Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency21%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts29%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

825 N 17th Street, Atchison

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K70
Kindergarten98
Grade 197
Grade 2119
Grade 397
Grade 4102
Grade 5110
Enrollment over time
760’20
749’21
703’22
700’23
693’24

Down 8.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 72%Two or more races 15%Black 7%Hispanic 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Atchison Elementary School from Atchison families.

Other schools in Atchison Public Schools Unified School District 409

The district →
Central School
Other · Grades 2–12 · Atchison
C−
51 students10:1
Atchison Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Atchison
C−
287 students11:1
Atchison High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Atchison
C−
419 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Atchison’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.