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Nickerson Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

400 N. Nickerson Street, Nickerson, KS 67561 · (620) 422-3215 · Part of Nickerson Unified School District 309

Nickerson’s School Grade C+ better than 35% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
183
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Nickerson Elem

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 21.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Nickerson kids: Reno Valley Middle School

On the path

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

PK–6Nickerson ElemYou are here
7–8Reno Valley Middle Schoolin Hutchinson

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts42%
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 ↗

400 N. Nickerson Street, Nickerson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K24
Kindergarten19
Grade 117
Grade 223
Grade 323
Grade 429
Grade 522
Grade 626
Enrollment over time
233’20
220’21
213’22
188’23
183’24

Down 21.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 4%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Nickerson Elem from Nickerson families.

Other schools in Nickerson Unified School District 309

The district →
South Hutchinson Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · South Hutchinson
B−
326 students11:1
Central State Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Hutchinson
D
110 students
Reno Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Hutchinson
C−
137 students8:1
Nickerson High
High · Grades 9–12 · Nickerson
D
255 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; Nickerson’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.