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Rural Center Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

902 1400 Avenue, Abilene, KS 67410 · (785) 479-2213 · Part of Chapman Unified School District 473

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Directions
Students
62
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Rural Center Elem

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 34 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 24% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Newbern Township kids: Chapman Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Rural Center ElemYou are here
6–8Chapman Middle Schoolin Chapman

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts70%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

902 1400 Avenue, Abilene

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K13
Kindergarten8
Grade 110
Grade 27
Grade 310
Grade 49
Grade 55
Enrollment over time
50’20
59’21
55’22
66’23
62’24

Up 24% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 89%Black 5%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Rural Center Elem from Newbern Township families.

Other schools in Chapman Unified School District 473

The district →
Chapman Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chapman
B+
282 students14:1
Enterprise Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Enterprise
D
86 students10:1
Blue Ridge Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Abilene
A−
71 students10:1
Chapman Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chapman
C+
250 students16:1
Chapman High
High · Grades 9–12 · Chapman
B+
383 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; Newbern Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.