📍 605 Mustang, Plains, Meade County, 67869
Plains Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Plains, Meade County. The school has 122 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kismet-Plains school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Plains Elem enrolls 122 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 11.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 2.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 81 | 66% |
| White | 36 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
94 of the school's 122 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 83 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.
Plains Elem is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 38, state house district 115.
Plains Elem is one of 3 schools in Kismet-Plains, based in Kismet, Kansas. The district serves 575 students district-wide and employs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 122 students, Plains Elem is smaller than the district average of about 192 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote