For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 184 students in Crest School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Kansas.
Public Preschool in Crest School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Kansas public pre school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public preschool average of 36% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
2 Schools
563 Schools
# Students
261 Students
175,366 Students
# Teachers
18 Teachers
12,675 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Crest 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 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has increased from 50% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#214 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)32%
31%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
31%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.55
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
5%
20%
% Black
n/a
6%
% White
92%
64%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
7%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,487 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,031 is less than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,487
$16,276
Spending / Student
$14,031
$17,192
Best Crest School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Crest Elementary School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
603 E. Broad
Colony, KS 66015
(620) 852-3529
Colony, KS 66015
(620) 852-3529
Grades: PK-8
| 184 students
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