📍 1515 10th, Great Bend, Barton County, 67530
Riley Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Great Bend, Barton County. The school has 294 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Great Bend school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Riley Elem enrolls 294 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 17% White and 2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 234 | 80% |
| White | 50 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
270 of the school's 294 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 237 qualify for free lunch and 33 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Riley Elem is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-10, state senate district 33, state house district 112.
Riley Elem is one of 7 schools in Great Bend, based in Great Bend, Kansas. The district serves 2,999 students district-wide and employs 228 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 294 students, Riley Elem is smaller than the district average of about 428 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote