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Trego Grade School

Summary:

Trego Grade School is an elementary school located in WaKeeney, Kansas, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 292 students. The school is part of the Trego County School District, which is ranked 212 out of 266 districts in Kansas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Trego Grade School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 32.91%, compared to the state average of 33.55%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate for all grades was 20.11%, compared to the state average of 31.6%. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, with its ranking for White students and male students in the bottom 25% of Kansas elementary schools. Additionally, Trego Grade School has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 32.53% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Washington Elementary in Ellis, Kansas, and Quinter Elementary in Quinter, Kansas, Trego Grade School's academic performance is significantly lower. Both Washington Elementary and Quinter Elementary outperform Trego Grade School in ELA and Mathematics proficiency across multiple grade levels. The school's low student-teacher ratio and relatively high spending per student may suggest that factors beyond just resource allocation are contributing to the school's academic challenges, and further investigation into the school's curriculum, instructional practices, and student support services may be warranted.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 612 Junction Avenue
       WaKeeney, KS  67672

(785) 743-2472

District: Trego County

SchoolDigger Rank:
465th of 653 Kansas Elementary Schools


Students who attend Trego Grade School usually attend:

High:    Trego Community High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.8 Help
Number of students:  292

Racial breakdown:

White:
91.8%
Hispanic:
4.8%
Two or more races:
3.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  32.5% Help


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Compare Details Trego Grade School ranks worse than 71.2% of elementary schools in Kansas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.38. (See more...)
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Compare Details Trego Grade School ranks worse than 63.8% of middle schools in Kansas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.35. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Trego Grade School:

SchoolDigger ranks Trego Grade School 465th of 653 Kansas public elementary schools. (See Trego Grade School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Trego Grade School 231st of 362 Kansas public middle schools. (See Trego Grade School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Trego County:

SchoolDigger ranks Trego County 212th of 266 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Trego Grade School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Trego Grade School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 73.67 136th 585 76.8%
2007 74.69 136th 600 77.3%
2008 71.92 164th 614 73.3%
2009 66.21 236th 621 62.0%
2010 53.09 366th 630 41.9%
2011 60.43 306th 631 51.5%
2012 62.94 299th 660 54.7%
2013 58.56 346th 668 48.2%
2015 51.00 346th 678 49.0%
2016 44.14 388th 656 40.9%
2017 40.30 419th 659 36.4%
2018 39.09 421st 656 35.8%
2019 43.03 401st 667 39.9%
2021 51.06 330th 670 50.7%
2022 29.83 497th 668 25.6%
2023 30.21 490th 660 25.8%
2024 32.38 465th 653 28.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Trego Grade School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.68 327th 512 36.1%
2019 47.28 270th 509 47.0%
2021 42.61 300th 494 39.3%
2024 40.34 340th 546 37.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Trego Grade School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.09 329th 574 42.7%
2019 50.56 297th 591 49.7%
2021 44.44 345th 591 41.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Trego Grade School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.58 498th 575 13.4%
2019 30.28 440th 586 24.9%
2021 43.79 351st 605 42.0%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Trego Grade School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.78 415th 574 27.7%
2019 38.51 386th 592 34.8%
2021 41.87 361st 587 38.5%
2022 20.97 515th 596 13.6%
2023 22.33 501st 584 14.2%
2024 22.83 483rd 579 16.6%
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Data source: test scores: Kansas State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Trego Grade School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Trego Grade School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 74.67 43rd 277 84.5%
2007 72.34 52nd 286 81.8%
2008 63.17 107th 296 63.9%
2009 60.97 124th 307 59.6%
2010 68.55 79th 316 75.0%
2011 57.55 160th 320 50.0%
2012 59.47 165th 342 51.8%
2013 52.29 209th 355 41.1%
2015 71.09 67th 368 81.8%
2016 62.60 94th 343 72.6%
2017 64.93 86th 358 76.0%
2018 61.52 101st 350 71.1%
2019 67.19 85th 368 76.9%
2021 34.66 256th 367 30.2%
2022 32.98 252nd 368 31.5%
2023 43.47 190th 362 47.5%
2024 36.35 231st 362 36.2%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Trego Grade School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.25 89th 255 65.1%
2019 68.01 48th 270 82.2%
2021 58.73 82nd 275 70.2%
2023 48.87 128th 300 57.3%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Trego Grade School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.51 107th 275 61.1%
2019 70.51 59th 294 79.9%
2021 33.08 218th 313 30.4%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Trego Grade School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.69 76th 280 72.9%
2019 63.22 84th 301 72.1%
2021 30.13 233rd 308 24.4%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Trego Grade School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.23 111th 333 66.7%
2019 67.11 79th 344 77.0%
2021 30.85 258th 349 26.1%
2022 29.22 260th 349 25.5%
2023 42.56 184th 349 47.3%
2024 31.86 246th 347 29.1%
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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 Trego Grade School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 444 0 3 0 2 n/a n/a 0 449
1989 450 0 3 0 2 n/a n/a 0 455
1990 477 0 3 3 3 n/a n/a 0 486
1991 464 1 5 3 4 n/a n/a 0 477
1992 438 1 4 3 2 n/a n/a 0 448
1993 470 0 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 476
1994 472 3 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 481
1995 434 1 1 0 2 n/a n/a 0 438
1996 434 1 1 0 2 n/a n/a 0 438
1997 418 1 3 7 2 n/a n/a 0 431
1998 390 0 3 5 5 n/a n/a 0 403
1999 343 4 4 5 3 n/a n/a 0 359
2000 311 1 3 3 3 n/a n/a 0 321
2001 293 0 2 1 3 n/a n/a 0 299
2002 237 0 4 2 2 n/a n/a 0 245
2003 237 0 4 2 2 n/a n/a 0 245
2004 262 2 3 1 3 n/a n/a 0 271
2005 239 2 1 2 3 n/a n/a 0 247
2006 270 2 2 1 2 n/a n/a 1 278
2007 265 2 1 1 2 n/a n/a 1 272
2008 287 2 2 0 1 n/a n/a 1 293
2009 296 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a 1 300
2010 275 4 1 7 2 0 8 0 297
2011 263 4 2 8 3 0 4 0 284
2012 263 5 2 5 1 0 3 0 279
2013 281 4 2 8 0 0 3 0 298
2014 280 6 3 9 0 0 3 0 301
2015 269 2 2 12 0 0 4 0 289
2016 261 5 0 11 0 0 0 0 277
2017 270 6 0 15 0 0 1 0 292
2018 268 7 0 12 0 0 0 0 287
2019 270 3 0 12 0 0 7 0 292
2020 283 2 0 20 0 0 7 0 312
2021 252 0 0 17 0 0 5 0 274
2022 264 0 0 15 0 0 8 0 287
2023 268 0 0 14 0 0 10 0 292

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 Trego Grade School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 449 28.0 16.0 0
1989 455 26.0 17.5 n/a
1990 486 27.7 17.5 0
1991 477 29.6 16.1 n/a
1992 448 30.2 14.8 33
1993 476 31.7 15.0 21.6
1994 481 31.9 15.1 19.5
1995 438 34.0 12.9 30.8
1996 438 34.0 12.9 30.8
1997 431 36.4 11.8 28.8
1998 403 30.0 13.4 38.7
1999 359 29.5 12.2 35.7
2000 321 26.0 12.3 29
2001 299 23.4 12.8 30.1
2002 245 20.8 11.8 34.7
2003 245 20.8 11.8 34.7
2004 271 19.9 13.6 33.9
2005 247 21.3 11.6 36.8
2006 278 21.6 12.9 35.7
2007 272 24.4 11.1 36.5
2008 293 24.7 11.9 34.2
2009 300 24.4 12.3 32.4
2010 297 21.0 14.1 30
2011 284 23.0 12.3 32
2012 279 25.6 10.8 36.2
2013 298 23.3 12.7 35.2
2014 301 22.3 13.4 28.9
2015 289 22.0 13.1 32.2
2016 277 22.0 12.5 33.2
2017 292 20.9 13.9 34.6
2018 287 19.7 14.5 40.1
2019 292 20.5 14.2 40.4
2020 312 21.7 14.3 37.2
2021 274 20.6 13.3 35.8
2022 287 19.8 14.4 27.9
2023 292 19.7 14.8 32.5

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 Trego Grade School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 449 28.0 16.0 0
1989 455 26.0 17.5 n/a
1990 486 27.7 17.5 0
1991 477 29.6 16.1 n/a
1992 448 30.2 14.8 33
1993 476 31.7 15.0 21.6
1994 481 31.9 15.1 19.5
1995 438 34.0 12.9 30.8
1996 438 34.0 12.9 30.8
1997 431 36.4 11.8 28.8
1998 403 30.0 13.4 38.7
1999 359 29.5 12.2 35.7
2000 321 26.0 12.3 29
2001 299 23.4 12.8 30.1
2002 245 20.8 11.8 34.7
2003 245 20.8 11.8 34.7
2004 271 19.9 13.6 33.9
2005 247 21.3 11.6 36.8
2006 278 21.6 12.9 35.7
2007 272 24.4 11.1 36.5
2008 293 24.7 11.9 34.2
2009 300 24.4 12.3 32.4
2010 297 21.0 14.1 30
2011 284 23.0 12.3 32
2012 279 25.6 10.8 36.2
2013 298 23.3 12.7 35.2
2014 301 22.3 13.4 28.9
2015 289 22.0 13.1 32.2
2016 277 22.0 12.5 33.2
2017 292 20.9 13.9 34.6
2018 287 19.7 14.5 40.1
2019 292 20.5 14.2 40.4
2020 312 21.7 14.3 37.2
2021 274 20.6 13.3 35.8
2022 287 19.8 14.4 27.9
2023 292 19.7 14.8 32.5

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 Trego Grade School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $3,148 (23.5%) $10,269 (76.5%) $13,416

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Trego Grade School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 401st of 667 Elementary schoolsRanks 490th of 660 Elementary schools
 14.1%
Ranks 85th of 368 Middle schoolsRanks 190th of 362 Middle schools
 29.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Trego Grade School)43.820
 23.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Trego County)43.820
 23.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)40.638.1
 2.5%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Trego Grade School)5020
 30%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Trego County)5020
 30%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Kansas)50.350.4
 0.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Trego Grade School)44.237.8
 6.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Trego County)44.237.8
 6.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)47.642.8
 4.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Trego Grade School)20.916.2
 4.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Trego County)20.916.2
 4.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)36.137.6
 1.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Trego Grade School)35.533.3
 2.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Trego County)35.533.3
 2.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)43.539.6
 4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Trego Grade School)9.714.8
 5.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Trego County)9.714.8
 5.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)31.931.3
 0.6%
5th Grade Science (Trego Grade School)61.351.8
 9.4%
   5th Grade Science (Trego County)61.351.8
 9.4%
   5th Grade Science (Kansas)43.142.1
 1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Trego Grade School)4028.6
 11.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Trego County)4028.6
 11.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)38.433.7
 4.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Trego Grade School)3021.4
 8.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Trego County)3021.4
 8.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)31.929.9
 2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Trego Grade School)45.229.4
 15.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Trego County)45.229.4
 15.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)31.831.7
 0%
7th Grade Mathematics (Trego Grade School)41.923.5
 18.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Trego County)41.923.5
 18.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)27.927.5
 0.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Trego Grade School)32.426.7
 5.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Trego County)32.426.7
 5.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)25.220.8
 4.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (Trego Grade School)24.323.3
 1.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Trego County)24.323.3
 1.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)25.922.8
 3.1%
8th Grade Science (Trego Grade School)40.518.2
 22.4%
   8th Grade Science (Trego County)40.518.2
 22.4%
   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 Students292292
African American30
 100%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic1214
 16.7%
Pacific Islander00
White270268
 0.7%
Two or More Races710
 42.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients40.4%32.5%
 7.9%

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Students at Trego Grade School are 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Trego Grade School ranks 465th of 653 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students who attend Trego Grade School usually go on to attend:

High : Trego Community High

In the 2022-23 school year, 292 students attended Trego Grade School.


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