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Damar Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

402 3rd Street, Damar, KS 67632 · (785) 839-4265 · Part of Palco Unified School District 269

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Directions
Students
46
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Damar Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 40 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Township 7 kids: Palco Jr. High

On the path

Where Township 7 kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Damar Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Palco Jr. Highin Palco

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts75%
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 ↗

402 3rd Street, Damar

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K11
Kindergarten9
Grade 14
Grade 27
Grade 34
Grade 45
Grade 56
Enrollment over time
54’20
44’21
53’22
50’23
46’24

Down 14.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 98%Two or more races 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Damar Elementary School from Township 7 families.

Other schools in Palco Unified School District 269

The district →
Palco Jr. High
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Palco
12 students4:1
Palco High
High · Grades 9–12 · Palco
19 students5:1

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; Township 7’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.