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Golden Plains Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

210 W 6th, Selden, KS 67757 · (785) 386-4560 · Part of Golden Plains Unified School District 316

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Directions
Students
71
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Golden Plains Elem

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 46% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Small classes: 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 22% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Selden kids: Golden Plains Middle

On the path

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

PK–5Golden Plains ElemYou are here
6–8Golden Plains Middlein Rexford

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts34%
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 ↗

210 W 6th, Selden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K13
Kindergarten8
Grade 16
Grade 215
Grade 38
Grade 410
Grade 511
Enrollment over time
91’20
85’21
76’22
74’23
71’24

Down 22% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Hispanic 23%Two or more races 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Golden Plains Elem from Selden families.

Other schools in Golden Plains Unified School District 316

The district →
Golden Plains Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rexford
C
32 students9:1
Golden Plains High
High · Grades 9–12 · Rexford
C
55 students7:1

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