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Sterling Grade School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

218 S 5th, Sterling, KS 67579 · (620) 278-3112 · Part of Sterling Unified School District 376

Sterling’s School Grade A+ better than 97% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
268
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Sterling Grade School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 39 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Sterling kids: Sterling Junior High/Senior High

On the path

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

PK–6Sterling Grade SchoolYou are here
7–12Sterling Junior High/Senior High232 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
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 ↗

218 S 5th, Sterling

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K25
Kindergarten32
Grade 131
Grade 232
Grade 333
Grade 444
Grade 528
Grade 643
Enrollment over time
270’20
271’21
260’22
271’23
268’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Two or more races 4%Black 2%Hispanic 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sterling Grade School from Sterling families.

Other schools in Sterling Unified School District 376

The district →
Sterling Junior High/Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · Sterling
B+
232 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; Sterling’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.