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Bucklin Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

422 S Main, Bucklin, KS 67834 · (620) 826-3828 · Part of Bucklin Unified School District 459

Bucklin Township’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
138
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Bucklin Elem

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Bucklin Township kids: Bucklin High

On the path

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

PK–8Bucklin ElemYou are here
9–12Bucklin Highin Bucklin

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts27%
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 ↗

422 S Main, Bucklin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K23
Kindergarten15
Grade 19
Grade 213
Grade 313
Grade 48
Grade 512
Grade 615
Grade 715
Grade 815
Enrollment over time
164’20
163’21
155’22
153’23
138’24

Down 15.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 78%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bucklin Elem from Bucklin Township families.

Other schools in Bucklin Unified School District 459

The district →
Bucklin High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bucklin
C
57 students6:1

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