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Western Plains North Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

100 School St., Ransom, KS 67572 · (785) 731-2352 · Part of Western Plains Unified School District 106

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Directions
Students
62
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Western Plains North Elem

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 52% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 47.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Nevada Township kids: Western Plains High

On the path

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

PK–8Western Plains North ElemYou are here
9–12Western Plains Highin Ransom

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts30%
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 ↗

100 School St., Ransom

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K7
Kindergarten8
Grade 13
Grade 23
Grade 36
Grade 46
Grade 57
Grade 66
Grade 78
Grade 88
Enrollment over time
42’20
60’21
56’22
58’23
62’24

Up 47.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 89%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Western Plains North Elem from Nevada Township families.

Other schools in Western Plains Unified School District 106

The district →
Western Plains South Elem/Jr High
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bazine
C−
31 students4:1
Western Plains High
High · Grades 9–12 · Ransom
34 students8:1

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