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Fort Riley Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

28000 Rifle Range Road, Fort Riley, KS 66442 · (785) 717-4450 · Part of Geary County Schools Unified School District 475

Smoky Hill Township’s School Grade B better than 60% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
361
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Fort Riley Elem

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Smoky Hill Township kids: Fort Riley Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Fort Riley ElemYou are here
6–8Fort Riley Middle Schoolin Fort Riley

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts52%
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 ↗

28000 Rifle Range Road, Fort Riley

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K33
Kindergarten67
Grade 155
Grade 260
Grade 356
Grade 446
Grade 544
Enrollment over time
396’20
389’21
404’22
370’23
361’24

Down 8.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 51%Hispanic 21%Black 14%Two or more races 7%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3%Asian 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 Fort Riley Elem from Smoky Hill Township families.

Other schools in Geary County Schools Unified School District 475

The district →
Ware Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Riley
A−
623 students15:1
LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ft. Riley
B+
615 students16:1
Morris Hill Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Riley
A
413 students15:1
Spring Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Junction City
A
400 students15:1
Eisenhower Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Junction City
A−
370 students15:1
Washington Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Junction City
B−
350 students13:1

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