For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 289 students in Bluestem School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Kansas.
Public Preschool in Bluestem School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Kansas public pre school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 39% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public preschool average of 35% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
2 Schools
563 Schools
# Students
534 Students
176,607 Students
# Teachers
38 Teachers
12,614 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Bluestem School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#260 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
31%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.54
# American Indian Students
1 Student
1,212 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
3,690 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
37 Students
34,509 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
20%
# Black Students
6 Students
11,205 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
471 Students
114,219 Students
% White Students
88%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
397 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
19 Students
11,375 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
32
21,806
# Students in K Grade:
37
26,055
# Students in 1st Grade:
34
25,990
# Students in 2nd Grade:
29
24,957
# Students in 3rd Grade:
40
23,901
# Students in 4th Grade:
39
23,284
# Students in 5th Grade:
38
21,190
# Students in 6th Grade:
40
6,721
# Students in 7th Grade:
31
1,222
# Students in 8th Grade:
48
1,166
# Students in 9th Grade:
43
84
# Students in 10th Grade:
46
74
# Students in 11th Grade:
40
87
# Students in 12th Grade:
37
64
# Ungraded Students:
-
6
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,732 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,113. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,494 is less than the state median of $17,019. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,732
$16,113
Spending / Student
$14,494
$17,019
Best Bluestem School District Public Preschools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bluestem Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
501 Mill Road
Leon, KS 67074
(316) 742-3291
Leon, KS 67074
(316) 742-3291
Grades: PK-6
| 289 students
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