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Nelson Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

245 N Delos, Haysville, KS 67060 · (316) 554-2273 · Part of Haysville Unified School District 261

Riverside Township’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
442
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Nelson Elem

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Enrollment down 12% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Riverside Township kids: Haysville Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Nelson ElemYou are here
6–8Haysville Middle Schoolin Haysville

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts35%
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 ↗

245 N Delos, Haysville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K65
Kindergarten62
Grade 159
Grade 268
Grade 354
Grade 470
Grade 564
Enrollment over time
502’20
490’21
464’22
438’23
442’24

Down 12% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 65%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 10%Black 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Nelson Elem from Riverside Township families.

Other schools in Haysville Unified School District 261

The district →
Prairie Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Haysville
C
407 students14:1
Freeman Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Haysville
B−
397 students15:1
Rex Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Haysville
B−
386 students13:1
Oatville Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wichita
A−
360 students14:1
Ruth Clark Elementary K-5
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wichita
B+
316 students13:1
Haysville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Haysville
D
755 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; Riverside Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.