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Bucklin Elementary

Summary:

Bucklin Elementary is a public elementary school located in Bucklin, Kansas, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 155 students. The school is part of the Bucklin District, which is ranked 145 out of 266 districts in Kansas and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Bucklin Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools, with a ranking between 368 and 599 out of 653-678 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments (KAP) is generally below the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels, with particularly concerning low proficiency rates in Mathematics, ranging from 6.66% to 33.33% across grade levels, significantly below the state average of 31.6%. The school's performance for male students, white students, and low socioeconomic status students is also below average compared to their peers statewide.

Despite having a slightly lower student-teacher ratio and per-student spending compared to the nearby Kiowa County Elementary/Junior High, Bucklin Elementary is not achieving the same level of academic performance. This raises questions about the efficiency and effectiveness of the school's resource allocation and instructional practices, as the school faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance across all subject areas and grade levels, particularly for certain student subgroups.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 422 S Main
       Bucklin, KS  67834

(620) 826-3828

District: Bucklin

SchoolDigger Rank:
411th of 653 Kansas Elementary Schools


Students who attend Bucklin Elementary usually attend:

High:    Bucklin High

Student/teacher ratio:  12.7 Help
Number of students:  155

Racial breakdown:

White:
82.6%
Hispanic:
15.5%
Two or more races:
1.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  52.9% Help


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Compare Details Bucklin Elementary ranks worse than 62.9% of elementary schools in Kansas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.4. (See more...)
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Compare Details Bucklin Elementary ranks worse than 53.3% of middle schools in Kansas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.93. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bucklin Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Bucklin Elementary 411th of 653 Kansas public elementary schools. (See Bucklin Elementary in the ranking list.)

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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Bucklin Elementary 193rd of 362 Kansas public middle schools. (See Bucklin Elementary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


White students:


Bucklin:

SchoolDigger ranks Bucklin 145th of 266 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Bucklin Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Bucklin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 52.58 327th 585 44.1%
2007 53.30 341st 600 43.2%
2008 70.01 189th 614 69.2%
2009 67.48 215th 621 65.4%
2010 22.54 553rd 630 12.2%
2011 62.41 280th 631 55.6%
2012 33.16 543rd 660 17.7%
2013 15.80 599th 668 10.3%
2015 29.17 531st 678 21.7%
2016 22.17 542nd 656 17.4%
2017 36.49 443rd 659 32.8%
2018 41.20 406th 656 38.1%
2019 31.50 480th 667 28.0%
2021 32.30 478th 670 28.7%
2022 39.73 422nd 668 36.8%
2023 45.51 368th 660 44.2%
2024 40.40 411th 653 37.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Bucklin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.95 307th 494 37.9%
2022 15.34 482nd 512 5.9%
2023 16.12 504th 541 6.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Bucklin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 22.76 485th 586 17.2%
2021 62.80 201st 605 66.8%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Bucklin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.57 453rd 574 21.1%
2019 25.54 496th 592 16.2%
2021 26.26 477th 587 18.7%
2022 36.93 413th 596 30.7%
2023 47.28 314th 584 46.2%
2024 38.25 384th 579 33.7%
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Data source: test scores: Kansas State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Bucklin Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Bucklin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 63.02 90th 277 67.5%
2007 65.29 87th 286 69.6%
2008 59.43 127th 296 57.1%
2009 55.42 152nd 307 50.5%
2010 52.47 171st 316 45.9%
2011 55.38 170th 320 46.9%
2012 82.11 4th 342 98.8%
2013 57.18 181st 355 49.0%
2015 29.47 291st 368 20.9%
2016 32.71 242nd 343 29.4%
2017 29.29 277th 358 22.6%
2018 39.38 207th 350 40.9%
2019 32.09 255th 368 30.7%
2021 49.79 158th 367 56.9%
2022 56.81 117th 368 68.2%
2023 27.43 284th 362 21.5%
2024 41.93 193rd 362 46.7%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Bucklin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 38.41 182nd 300 39.3%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Bucklin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.25 108th 280 61.4%
2019 47.58 144th 301 52.2%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Bucklin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.59 229th 333 31.2%
2019 24.96 283rd 344 17.7%
2021 42.34 195th 349 44.1%
2022 50.85 141st 349 59.6%
2023 21.21 305th 349 12.6%
2024 29.56 260th 347 25.1%
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Data source: test scores: Kansas State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Kansas State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Bucklin Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 223 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 223
1989 233 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 233
1990 245 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 245
1991 274 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 274
1992 216 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 216
1993 205 2 2 10 0 n/a n/a 0 219
1994 199 3 0 14 0 n/a n/a 0 216
1995 180 1 0 13 0 n/a n/a 0 194
1996 180 1 0 13 0 n/a n/a 0 194
1997 158 3 0 13 0 n/a n/a 0 174
1998 144 2 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 154
1999 129 6 0 20 1 n/a n/a 0 156
2000 122 7 0 18 0 n/a n/a 0 147
2001 137 7 0 19 0 n/a n/a 0 163
2002 156 7 0 25 0 n/a n/a 0 188
2003 156 7 0 25 0 n/a n/a 0 188
2004 151 7 0 33 0 n/a n/a 0 191
2005 147 3 0 12 1 n/a n/a 0 163
2006 155 4 1 15 1 n/a n/a 0 176
2007 165 4 1 10 1 n/a n/a 0 181
2008 169 3 1 14 1 n/a n/a 0 188
2009 164 8 1 14 1 n/a n/a 0 188
2010 145 4 0 12 1 0 4 0 166
2011 164 3 0 22 1 0 8 0 198
2012 173 3 0 16 1 0 11 0 204
2013 168 2 1 20 0 0 12 0 203
2014 163 2 1 19 0 0 7 0 192
2015 157 4 1 18 0 0 7 0 187
2016 168 3 1 15 0 0 8 0 195
2017 164 2 1 17 0 0 8 0 192
2018 156 1 0 17 0 0 6 0 180
2019 151 2 0 19 0 1 6 0 179
2020 142 1 0 19 0 1 6 0 169
2021 143 0 0 17 0 1 3 0 164
2022 137 1 0 23 0 0 2 0 163
2023 128 0 0 24 0 0 3 0 155

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bucklin Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 223 12.0 18.5 0
1989 233 15.0 15.5 n/a
1990 245 15.4 15.9 0
1991 274 17.7 15.4 n/a
1992 216 16.4 13.1 40.7
1993 219 17.3 12.7 37.9
1994 216 19.6 11.0 38.4
1995 194 19.0 10.2 37.6
1996 194 19.0 10.2 37.6
1997 174 15.6 11.2 47.7
1998 154 15.8 9.7 48.7
1999 156 14.9 10.5 43.6
2000 147 10.0 14.7 44.2
2001 163 9.4 17.3 44.8
2002 188 17.3 10.9 45.7
2003 188 17.3 10.9 45.7
2004 191 19.0 10.1 42.9
2005 163 15.6 10.4 46
2006 176 12.4 14.2 50
2007 181 13.2 13.7 44.8
2008 188 9.8 19.2 54.3
2009 188 9.6 19.6 52.7
2010 166 11.1 14.9 57.2
2011 198 10.9 18.1 61.1
2012 204 13.1 15.4 61.3
2013 203 n/a n/a 61.6
2014 192 16.0 12.0 56.3
2015 187 16.0 11.6 58.8
2016 195 13.0 15.0 55.4
2017 192 14.2 13.5 59.4
2018 180 14.0 12.8 50
2019 179 14.4 12.4 55.3
2020 169 11.9 14.2 58.6
2021 164 12.6 12.9 54.9
2022 163 12.4 13.0 50.3
2023 155 12.1 12.7 52.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bucklin Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 223 12.0 18.5 0
1989 233 15.0 15.5 n/a
1990 245 15.4 15.9 0
1991 274 17.7 15.4 n/a
1992 216 16.4 13.1 40.7
1993 219 17.3 12.7 37.9
1994 216 19.6 11.0 38.4
1995 194 19.0 10.2 37.6
1996 194 19.0 10.2 37.6
1997 174 15.6 11.2 47.7
1998 154 15.8 9.7 48.7
1999 156 14.9 10.5 43.6
2000 147 10.0 14.7 44.2
2001 163 9.4 17.3 44.8
2002 188 17.3 10.9 45.7
2003 188 17.3 10.9 45.7
2004 191 19.0 10.1 42.9
2005 163 15.6 10.4 46
2006 176 12.4 14.2 50
2007 181 13.2 13.7 44.8
2008 188 9.8 19.2 54.3
2009 188 9.6 19.6 52.7
2010 166 11.1 14.9 57.2
2011 198 10.9 18.1 61.1
2012 204 13.1 15.4 61.3
2013 203 n/a n/a 61.6
2014 192 16.0 12.0 56.3
2015 187 16.0 11.6 58.8
2016 195 13.0 15.0 55.4
2017 192 14.2 13.5 59.4
2018 180 14.0 12.8 50
2019 179 14.4 12.4 55.3
2020 169 11.9 14.2 58.6
2021 164 12.6 12.9 54.9
2022 163 12.4 13.0 50.3
2023 155 12.1 12.7 52.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Bucklin Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $920 (7.6%) $11,184 (92.4%) $12,104

Data source: Kansas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bucklin Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 480th of 667 Elementary schoolsRanks 368th of 660 Elementary schools
 16.2%
Ranks 255th of 368 Middle schoolsRanks 284th of 362 Middle schools
 9.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bucklin Elementary)26.746.1
 19.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bucklin)26.746.1
 19.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)40.638.1
 2.5%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Bucklin Elementary)37.569.2
 31.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Bucklin)37.569.2
 31.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Kansas)50.350.4
 0.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Bucklin Elementary)5046.1
 3.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Bucklin)5046.1
 3.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)47.642.8
 4.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Bucklin Elementary)41.738.5
 3.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Bucklin)41.738.5
 3.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)36.137.6
 1.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Bucklin Elementary)4027.8
 12.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Bucklin)4027.8
 12.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)43.539.6
 4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Bucklin Elementary)1533.3
 18.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Bucklin)1533.3
 18.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)31.931.3
 0.6%
5th Grade Science (Bucklin Elementary)3038.9
 8.9%
   5th Grade Science (Bucklin)3038.9
 8.9%
   5th Grade Science (Kansas)43.142.1
 1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Bucklin Elementary)26.310.5
 15.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Bucklin)26.310.5
 15.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)38.433.7
 4.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Bucklin Elementary)2010.5
 9.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Bucklin)2010.5
 9.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)31.929.9
 2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Bucklin Elementary)21.731.6
 9.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Bucklin)21.731.6
 9.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)31.831.7
 0%
7th Grade Mathematics (Bucklin Elementary)26.115.8
 10.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Bucklin)26.115.8
 10.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)27.927.5
 0.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Bucklin Elementary)8.716.7
 8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Bucklin)8.716.7
 8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)25.220.8
 4.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (Bucklin Elementary)20.816.7
 4.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Bucklin)20.816.7
 4.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)25.922.8
 3.1%
8th Grade Science (Bucklin Elementary)33.316.7
 16.7%
   8th Grade Science (Bucklin)33.316.7
 16.7%
   8th Grade Science (Kansas)30.722.7
 8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students179155
 13.4%
African American20
 100%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic1924
 26.3%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White151128
 15.2%
Two or More Races63
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients55.3%52.9%
 2.4%

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Bucklin Elementary ranks 411th of 653 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Bucklin Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Bucklin High

In the 2022-23 school year, 155 students attended Bucklin Elementary.

Students at Bucklin Elementary are 83% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.


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