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West Elk Schools

PublicOtherGrades PK–12

1199 State Highway 99, Howard, KS 67349 · (620) 374-2147 · Part of West Elk Unified School District 282

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Directions
Students
371
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about West Elk Schools

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts32%
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 ↗

1199 State Highway 99, Howard

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K29
Kindergarten22
Grade 128
Grade 232
Grade 325
Grade 422
Grade 524
Grade 633
Grade 724
Grade 825
Grade 925
Grade 1022
Grade 1129
Grade 1231
Enrollment over time
386’20
386’21
378’22
375’23
371’24

Down 3.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Elk Schools from Howard Township families.

Other schools in West Elk Unified School District 282

The district →
West Elk Virtual Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Howard
226 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; Howard Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.