📍 312 Grand Avenue, St Marys, Pottawatomie County, 66536
St Marys Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in St Marys, Pottawatomie County. The school has 259 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kaw Valley school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
St Marys Elem enrolls 259 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 208 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
122 of the school's 259 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 88 qualify for free lunch and 34 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.
St Marys Elem is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 18, state house district 61.
St Marys Elem is one of 4 schools in Kaw Valley, based in St. Marys, Kansas. The district serves 1,100 students district-wide and employs 112 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 259 students, St Marys Elem is close to the district average of about 275 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant