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Bluestem Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

501 Mill Rd

Leon KS, 67074, Butler County

Phone: 316-742-3291

Ranking:

(213 out of 973, top 22%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Bluestem Unified School District 205

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	21		21		22		21		21		19		19
Total Students:	280		270		267		248		248		261		262
Prekindergarten:	27	9.6%	24	8.9%	30	11.2%	21	8.5%	22	8.9%	18	6.9%	21	8.0%
Kindergarten:	34	12.1%	39	14.4%	36	13.5%	33	13.3%	26	10.5%	30	11.5%	18	6.9%
Grade 1:	46	16.4%	39	14.4%	38	14.2%	29	11.7%	31	12.5%	30	11.5%	24	9.2%
Grade 2:	39	13.9%	32	11.9%	28	10.5%	30	12.1%	31	12.5%	29	11.1%	29	11.1%
Grade 3:	31	11.1%	32	11.9%	29	10.9%	34	13.7%	28	11.3%	34	13.0%	33	12.6%
Grade 4:	33	11.8%	25	9.3%	36	13.5%	28	11.3%	38	15.3%	35	13.4%	42	16.0%
Grade 5:	26	9.3%	40	14.8%	35	13.1%	37	14.9%	38	15.3%	39	14.9%	47	17.9%
Grade 6:	44	15.7%	39	14.4%	35	13.1%	36	14.5%	34	13.7%	45	17.2%	48	18.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	0	0.0%	1	0.4%	0	0.0%
Student By Gender:
Male:	149	53.2%	144	53.3%	149	55.8%	140	56.5%	130	52.4%	134	51.3%	136	51.9%
Female:	131	46.8%	126	46.7%	118	44.2%	108	43.5%	118	47.6%	119	45.6%	122	46.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	1.6%	7	2.7%	7	2.7%
Asian:	0	0.0%	2	0.7%	2	0.7%	1	0.4%	1	0.4%	1	0.4%	1	0.4%
Hispanic:	17	6.1%	14	5.2%	14	5.2%	12	4.8%	8	3.2%	12	4.6%	11	4.2%
Black:	4	1.4%	4	1.5%	3	1.1%	2	0.8%	1	0.4%	3	1.1%	3	1.1%
White:	251	89.6%	242	89.6%	242	90.6%	222	89.5%	225	90.7%	238	91.2%	240	91.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.4%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	8	2.9%	8	3.0%	6	2.2%	10	4.0%	9	3.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	142	50.7%	128	47.4%	136	50.9%	96	38.7%	89	35.9%	83	31.8%	76	29.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	19	6.8%	24	8.9%	23	8.6%	23	9.3%	30	12.1%	26	10.0%	25	9.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.40		13.11		12.28		11.98		11.70		13.60		13.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
KS State Assessment
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.62%	N/A	N/A
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.67%	N/A	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93.94%	N/A	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	N/A	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78.57%	N/A	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.29%	N/A	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.31%	N/A	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	N/A	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97.06%	N/A	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94.29%	N/A	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.86%	N/A	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97.06%	N/A	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.04%	N/A	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	100%	N/A	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	95.24%	N/A	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94.12%	N/A	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	97.37%	N/A	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	100%	N/A	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.74%	N/A	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	100%	N/A	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	100%	N/A	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	96.97%	N/A	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94.74%	N/A	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	96.88%	N/A	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	100%	N/A	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	100%	N/A	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	100%	N/A	N/A
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.31%	N/A	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	100%	N/A	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	95.74%	N/A	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	100%	N/A	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81.08%	N/A	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	50%	N/A	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94.12%	N/A	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	98.11%	N/A	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	97.87%	N/A	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	97.37%	N/A	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.19%	N/A	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92.11%	N/A	N/A
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	76%	N/A	N/A
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	97.92%	N/A	N/A
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	93.48%	N/A	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88.64%	N/A	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89.47%	N/A	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	64.86%	N/A	N/A
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	98%	N/A	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	95.83%	N/A	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	100%	N/A	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	97.73%	N/A	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	92.11%	N/A	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91.89%	N/A	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	80.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	20.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	26.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	73.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,006.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,948.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$44,573.0

* Bluestem Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.