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Central Elem

PublicElementaryGrades 3–6

1501 Park Ave, Baxter Springs, KS 66713 · (620) 856-3311 · Part of Baxter Springs Unified School District 508

Baxter Springs’ School Grade B better than 61% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
223
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Setting
Rural
Grades
3–6
The gist

What stands out about Central Elem

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Baxter Springs kids: Baxter Springs High

On the path

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

PK–2Lincoln Elem245 students
3–6Central ElemYou are here
7–12Baxter Springs High361 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1501 Park Ave, Baxter Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 358
Grade 463
Grade 555
Grade 647
Enrollment over time
234’20
212’21
216’22
222’23
223’24

Down 4.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%American Indian/Alaska Native 14%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Central Elem from Baxter Springs families.

Other schools in Baxter Springs Unified School District 508

The district →
Lincoln Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Baxter Springs
245 students15:1
Baxter Springs High
High · Grades 7–12 · Baxter Springs
C+
361 students11:1
USD 508 eAcademy
High · Grades 7–12 · Baxter Springs
36 students

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; Baxter Springs’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.