Riley Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Great Bend, Kansas

Riley Elementary in Great Bend, Kansas enrolled 296 students in 2024-25 with 23.6 full-time teachers, 12.5 students per teacher against the Kansas elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 15-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kansas: 32.5% and 31.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%

294 students in 2022-23, 294 students in 2023-24, 296 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.9 to 23.6.

Students enrolled at Riley Elementary by school year2022-23: 294, 2023-24: 294, 2024-25: 29601002003002022-232942023-242942024-25296
Students enrolled at Riley Elementary by school year2022-23: 294, 2023-24: 294, 2024-25: 29601002003002022-232942023-242942024-25296
Students enrolled at Riley Elementary by school year2022-23: 294, 2023-24: 294, 2024-25: 29601002003002022-232942023-242942024-25296
Students enrolled at Riley Elementary by school year2022-23: 294, 2023-24: 294, 2024-25: 29601002003002022-232942023-242942024-25296
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2329425.911.4
2023-2429423.812.4
2024-2529623.612.5

12.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 60 of every 100 Kansas elementary schools

Among the 703 Kansas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Kansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 48.4; Riley Elementary 12.5; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRiley Elementary 12.5state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 48.4; Riley Elementary 12.5; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRiley Elementary 12.5state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 48.4; Riley Elementary 12.5; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRiley Elementary 12.5state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 48.4; Riley Elementary 12.5; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRiley Elementary 12.5state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Riley Elementary enrolled 218 students and reported no counselor; it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions14
  • Chronically absent7.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

74.7% of students were Hispanic, 20.6% White, 3.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic74.7%
  2. White20.6%
  3. Two or more races3.4%
  4. Black0.3%
  5. Asian0.3%
  6. American Indian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Riley Elementary scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtKansas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2215‑19%26%32.5%
Math, 2022-2320‑24%25% (2021-22)31.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Great Bend

5 public elementary schools in Great Bend report 2024-25 enrollment; Riley Elementary is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Eisenhower Elementary34312.970.3%
Park Elementary30414.567.1%
Jefferson Elementary29714.244.8%
Riley Elementary29612.585.1%
Lincoln Elementary27515.150.5%

All public schools in Great Bend →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Riley Elementary

  1. Park ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 304 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Jefferson ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 297 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare Riley Elementary with Park ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Great Bend Public Schools spends per student$15,609 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,609
  5. The largest public schools in KansasRiley Elementary is the number 386 by size of 707 Kansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#386 of 707
  6. Kansas schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 13.1 for elementary schools.12.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Riley Elementary

  1. How many students attend Riley Elementary?
    296 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 294 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Great Bend, KS.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Riley Elementary?
    12.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Riley Elementary a Title I school?
    Riley Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Riley Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Riley Elementary scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Kansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Riley Elementary in?
    Great Bend Public Schools, NCES district ID 2006660. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 200666001032 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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