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B−

Guthridge School

PublicElementaryGrades 4–5

1020 South 31st Street, Parsons, KS 67357 · (620) 421-6800 · Part of Parsons Unified School District 503

Parsons’ School Grade B+ better than 72% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
203
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
Setting
Town
Grades
4–5
The gist

What stands out about Guthridge School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 46% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 12.2% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts42%
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 ↗

1020 South 31st Street, Parsons

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 4106
Grade 597
Enrollment over time
181’20
170’21
186’22
188’23
203’24

Up 12.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 57%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 15%Black 11%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Guthridge School from Parsons families.

Other schools in Parsons Unified School District 503

The district →
Lincoln School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Parsons
262 students14:1
Garfield School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Parsons
A−
176 students11:1
Parsons Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Parsons
C
273 students12:1
Parsons Sr High
High · Grades 9–12 · Parsons
D
399 students12:1

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