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Bluestem Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

501 Mill Road, Leon, KS 67074 · (316) 742-3291 · Part of Bluestem Unified School District 205

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Directions
Students
267
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Bluestem Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Little Walnut Township kids: Bluestem Jr/Sr High

On the path

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

PK–6Bluestem Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–12Bluestem Jr/Sr Highin Leon

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 ↗

501 Mill Road, Leon

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K38
Kindergarten29
Grade 129
Grade 233
Grade 334
Grade 429
Grade 537
Grade 638
Enrollment over time
253’20
267’21
289’22
280’23
267’24

Up 5.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bluestem Elementary School from Little Walnut Township families.

Other schools in Bluestem Unified School District 205

The district →
Bluestem Jr/Sr High
High · Grades 7–12 · Leon
D
241 students9:1

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