Solomon Elementary

Summary:

Solomon Elementary is a public elementary school located in Solomon, Kansas, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 278 students. The school is part of the Solomon District, which is ranked 210 out of 266 districts in Kansas and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Solomon Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools, with a ranking between 225 and 489 out of 656-670 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments (KAP) is generally below the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. However, the school's performance on the Science assessment is slightly better, with 38.88% of students proficient or better compared to the state average of 32.28%. Solomon Elementary's performance on state assessments varies significantly across different student subgroups, with female students generally performing better than male students and white students performing significantly worse than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Cottonwood Elementary, Enterprise Elementary, and Meadowlark Ridge Elementary, generally perform better than Solomon Elementary on state assessments and have higher rankings among Kansas elementary schools. Additionally, Solomon Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, which may contribute to the school's lower academic performance compared to the state average and nearby schools with lower percentages of low-income students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 411 N. Pine
       Solomon, KS  67480


(785) 655-2521

District: Solomon

SchoolDigger Rank:
460th of 653 Kansas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,551 Help


Students who attend Solomon Elementary usually attend:

High:    Solomon High

Student/teacher ratio:  10.3 Help
Number of students:  263

Racial breakdown:

White:
89.7%
Hispanic:
6.1%
Two or more races:
3.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  60.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Solomon Elementary ranks worse than 70.4% of elementary schools in Kansas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.37. (See more...)
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Compare Details Solomon Elementary ranks better than 53.3% of middle schools in Kansas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.63. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (89.7%), Hispanic (6.1%), two or more races (3.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 60.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Solomon Elementary is 10.3. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Solomon Elementary is $11,551.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Solomon Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Solomon Elementary 460th of 653 Kansas public elementary schools. (See Solomon Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


Low Socio Economic Status students:
White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Solomon Elementary 169th of 362 Kansas public middle schools. (See Solomon Elementary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Solomon:

SchoolDigger ranks Solomon 210th of 266 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Solomon Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Solomon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 69.74 172nd 585 70.6%
2007 75.88 115th 600 80.8%
2008 69.26 197th 614 67.9%
2009 71.31 152nd 621 75.5%
2010 59.40 302nd 630 52.1%
2011 49.24 404th 631 36.0%
2012 53.76 399th 660 39.5%
2013 68.52 233rd 668 65.1%
2015 55.55 295th 678 56.5%
2016 55.40 291st 656 55.6%
2017 63.32 225th 659 65.9%
2018 43.37 390th 656 40.5%
2019 49.32 340th 667 49.0%
2021 45.69 372nd 670 44.5%
2022 53.20 303rd 668 54.6%
2023 30.55 489th 660 25.9%
2024 33.37 460th 653 29.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Solomon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 55.54 112th 296 62.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Solomon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.92 364th 512 28.9%
2019 68.53 107th 509 79.0%
2021 73.82 66th 494 86.6%
2022 69.08 98th 512 80.9%
2023 46.82 285th 541 47.3%
2024 46.91 281st 546 48.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Solomon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.96 426th 574 25.8%
2019 40.55 367th 591 37.9%
2021 50.47 304th 591 48.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Solomon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.81 215th 575 62.6%
2019 56.14 237th 586 59.6%
2021 44.12 348th 605 42.5%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Solomon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.44 388th 574 32.4%
2019 42.00 355th 592 40.0%
2021 34.84 416th 587 29.1%
2022 42.83 348th 596 41.6%
2023 22.26 502nd 584 14.0%
2024 23.47 478th 579 17.4%
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Data source: test scores: Kansas State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Solomon Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Solomon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 52.81 147th 368 60.1%
2021 61.48 105th 367 71.4%
2022 43.87 184th 368 50.0%
2023 37.30 224th 362 38.1%
2024 45.63 169th 362 53.3%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Solomon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 63.47 65th 275 76.4%
2022 63.44 53rd 270 80.4%
2023 59.60 76th 300 74.7%
2024 59.29 76th 296 74.3%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Solomon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 47.71 144th 294 51.0%
2021 53.26 113th 313 63.9%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Solomon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 52.71 120th 301 60.1%
2021 65.93 74th 308 76.0%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Solomon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 50.62 148th 344 57.0%
2021 58.97 103rd 349 70.5%
2022 37.49 219th 349 37.2%
2023 33.00 243rd 349 30.4%
2024 41.58 190th 347 45.2%
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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.

Solomon Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Kansas State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Solomon Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 160 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 160
1989 175 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 175
1990 187 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 187
1991 202 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 202
1992 223 0 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 226
1993 237 0 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 240
1994 235 1 0 3 2 n/a n/a 0 241
1995 236 1 1 1 2 n/a n/a 0 241
1996 236 1 1 1 2 n/a n/a 0 241
1997 247 1 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 249
1998 219 2 1 2 1 n/a n/a 0 225
1999 228 2 1 4 2 n/a n/a 0 237
2000 216 2 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 223
2001 214 0 1 6 6 n/a n/a 0 227
2002 210 0 1 5 5 n/a n/a 0 221
2003 210 0 1 5 5 n/a n/a 0 221
2004 206 0 0 5 0 n/a n/a 1 212
2005 201 0 0 5 0 n/a n/a 2 208
2006 199 2 0 3 4 n/a n/a 0 208
2007 164 2 0 4 0 n/a n/a 4 174
2008 168 4 0 2 3 n/a n/a 6 183
2009 171 3 0 3 3 n/a n/a 2 182
2010 155 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 164
2011 149 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 161
2012 148 4 0 16 0 0 4 0 172
2013 138 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 147
2014 137 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 144
2015 133 1 0 7 0 0 2 0 143
2016 157 0 0 7 0 0 3 0 167
2017 167 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 179
2018 176 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 188
2019 218 3 0 14 1 0 3 0 239
2020 228 6 0 13 1 0 9 0 257
2021 242 8 0 12 1 0 8 0 271
2022 243 3 0 15 1 0 9 0 271
2023 245 2 0 22 1 0 8 0 278
2024 236 1 0 16 1 0 9 0 263

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 Solomon Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 160 10.0 16.0 0
1989 175 10.0 17.5 n/a
1990 187 11.2 16.6 0
1991 202 12.2 16.5 n/a
1992 226 13.1 17.2 30.1
1993 240 14.5 16.6 27.1
1994 241 14.5 16.6 27.8
1995 241 15.5 15.5 36.5
1996 241 15.5 15.5 36.5
1997 249 15.0 16.6 35.7
1998 225 15.1 14.9 48
1999 237 15.1 15.7 36.3
2000 223 15.3 14.6 35.9
2001 227 16.4 13.8 36.6
2002 221 16.0 13.8 43.4
2003 221 16.0 13.8 43.4
2004 212 16.2 13.1 47.4
2005 208 13.8 15.1 42.7
2006 208 16.2 12.8 47.6
2007 174 16.3 10.7 43.5
2008 183 1.0 183.0 43.5
2009 182 14.9 12.2 54.4
2010 164 16.1 10.1 57.3
2011 161 14.2 11.3 54.7
2012 172 16.8 10.2 55.8
2013 147 13.2 11.1 63.9
2014 144 13.8 10.4 54.9
2015 143 14.0 10.2 51.7
2016 167 16.0 10.4 55.1
2017 179 16.8 10.6 58.7
2018 188 18.2 10.3 60.1
2019 239 21.6 11.0 60.3
2020 257 21.4 11.9 65.8
2021 271 23.3 11.6 59.8
2022 271 24.7 10.9 56.5
2023 278 23.5 11.8 57.9
2024 263 25.4 10.3 60.8

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 Solomon Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 160 10.0 16.0 0
1989 175 10.0 17.5 n/a
1990 187 11.2 16.6 0
1991 202 12.2 16.5 n/a
1992 226 13.1 17.2 30.1
1993 240 14.5 16.6 27.1
1994 241 14.5 16.6 27.8
1995 241 15.5 15.5 36.5
1996 241 15.5 15.5 36.5
1997 249 15.0 16.6 35.7
1998 225 15.1 14.9 48
1999 237 15.1 15.7 36.3
2000 223 15.3 14.6 35.9
2001 227 16.4 13.8 36.6
2002 221 16.0 13.8 43.4
2003 221 16.0 13.8 43.4
2004 212 16.2 13.1 47.4
2005 208 13.8 15.1 42.7
2006 208 16.2 12.8 47.6
2007 174 16.3 10.7 43.5
2008 183 1.0 183.0 43.5
2009 182 14.9 12.2 54.4
2010 164 16.1 10.1 57.3
2011 161 14.2 11.3 54.7
2012 172 16.8 10.2 55.8
2013 147 13.2 11.1 63.9
2014 144 13.8 10.4 54.9
2015 143 14.0 10.2 51.7
2016 167 16.0 10.4 55.1
2017 179 16.8 10.6 58.7
2018 188 18.2 10.3 60.1
2019 239 21.6 11.0 60.3
2020 257 21.4 11.9 65.8
2021 271 23.3 11.6 59.8
2022 271 24.7 10.9 56.5
2023 278 23.5 11.8 57.9
2024 263 25.4 10.3 60.8

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 Solomon Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $775 (6.7%) $10,776 (93.3%) $11,551

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Solomon Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 340th of 667 Elementary schoolsRanks 489th of 660 Elementary schools
 23.1%
Ranks 147th of 368 Middle schoolsRanks 224th of 362 Middle schools
 21.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Solomon Elementary)45.820.7
 25.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Solomon)45.820.7
 25.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)40.638.1
 2.5%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Solomon Elementary)54.237.9
 16.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Solomon)54.237.9
 16.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Kansas)50.350.4
 0.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Solomon Elementary)40.642.9
 2.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Solomon)40.642.9
 2.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)47.642.8
 4.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Solomon Elementary)31.357.1
 25.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Solomon)31.357.1
 25.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)36.137.6
 1.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Solomon Elementary)28.621.9
 6.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Solomon)28.621.9
 6.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)43.539.6
 4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Solomon Elementary)17.915.6
 2.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Solomon)17.915.6
 2.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)31.931.3
 0.6%
5th Grade Science (Solomon Elementary)39.328.1
 11.2%
   5th Grade Science (Solomon)39.328.1
 11.2%
   5th Grade Science (Kansas)43.142.1
 1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Solomon Elementary)51.721.9
 29.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Solomon)51.721.9
 29.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)38.433.7
 4.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Solomon Elementary)58.612.5
 46.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Solomon)58.612.5
 46.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)31.929.9
 2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Solomon Elementary)23.536.7
 13.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Solomon)23.536.7
 13.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)31.831.7
 0%
7th Grade Mathematics (Solomon Elementary)35.326.7
 8.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Solomon)35.326.7
 8.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)27.927.5
 0.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Solomon Elementary)9.18.8
 0.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Solomon)9.18.8
 0.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)25.220.8
 4.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (Solomon Elementary)22.717.6
 5.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Solomon)22.717.6
 5.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)25.922.8
 3.1%
8th Grade Science (Solomon Elementary)27.326.5
 0.8%
   8th Grade Science (Solomon)27.326.5
 0.8%
   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 Students239278
 16.3%
African American32
 33.3%
American Indian11
Asian00
Hispanic1422
 57.1%
Pacific Islander00
White218245
 12.4%
Two or More Races38
 166.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients60.3%57.9%
 2.3%


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Solomon Elementary ranks 460th of 653 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students who attend Solomon Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Solomon High

Students at Solomon Elementary are 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 263 students attended Solomon Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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