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Bickerdyke Elem

PublicElementaryGrades 2–6

348 N Maple St, Russell, KS 67665 · (785) 483-6066 · Part of Russell County Unified School District 407

Russell’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
261
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
Town
Grades
2–6
The gist

What stands out about Bickerdyke Elem

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 62% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Russell kids: Russell Junior-Senior High

On the path

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

PK–1Simpson Elem173 students
2–6Bickerdyke ElemYou are here
7–12Russell Junior-Senior High328 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts37%
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 ↗

348 N Maple St, Russell

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 257
Grade 348
Grade 449
Grade 547
Grade 660
Enrollment over time
266’20
244’21
228’22
220’23
261’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 89%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 4%Black 1%Asian <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 Bickerdyke Elem from Russell families.

Other schools in Russell County Unified School District 407

The district →
Simpson Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Russell
173 students14:1
Russell Junior-Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · Russell
D
328 students10:1

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