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B+

Colby Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

210 N Grant Ave, Colby, KS 67701 · (785) 460-5100 · Part of Colby Public Schools Unified School District 315

Colby’s School Grade B− better than 46% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
369
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Colby Elem

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 67% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Colby kids: Colby Middle School

On the path

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

PK–4Colby ElemYou are here
5–8Colby Middle School293 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

210 N Grant Ave, Colby

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K45
Kindergarten69
Grade 165
Grade 265
Grade 367
Grade 458
Enrollment over time
391’20
418’21
409’22
399’23
369’24

Down 5.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 3%Black 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Colby Elem from Colby families.

Other schools in Colby Public Schools Unified School District 315

The district →
Colby Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Colby
C+
293 students14:1
Colby Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Colby
C−
296 students14:1

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