Chapman Elem, Chapman KS - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Chapman Elem

Chapman Elementary serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in the small town of Chapman, Kansas, a community of modest size in Dickinson County. The school is part of the Chapman district, and its enrollment is small for an elementary school serving that grade span. The student body is predominantly white, with a Hispanic population making up the next largest group. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, giving the school a moderate level of economic diversity.

The school sits in a town that has been through a major disruption. A tornado destroyed much of Chapman’s central business district and damaged a large share of its homes, and the community has been rebuilding since. The school buildings themselves were among those damaged and have been reconstructed. The town is small, rural, and located just off I-70, with a compact downtown and a mix of residential neighborhoods. The local economy centers on banking, agriculture, and some industrial businesses, and the town actively markets commercial building sites. Housing values in the area are near the state average, and the market has seen some appreciation. The town’s population has grown slowly in recent years.

On state assessments, Chapman Elementary’s results vary by grade and subject. In third-grade English language arts, a strong majority of students met the proficiency standard. Fourth-grade ELA results were lower, and fifth-grade ELA results were lower still, with fewer than half of students reaching the proficiency bar. In math, third-grade results were solid, fifth-grade results were mixed, and fourth-grade math was a soft spot, with a much smaller share of students meeting the standard. Fifth-grade science results were also below the majority mark. The school’s overall proficiency index, which averages results across tested subjects and grades, places it in the top quartile among districts in Dickinson County. That is a positive signal, though the range among the county’s four districts is narrow, so the top-quartile position reflects a modest lead rather than a wide gap.

The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. Data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing ratios, and course access were not available. Information on the share of students with disabilities or English learner status was also missing. A parent may want to ask the school directly about these areas.

Chapman Elementary is a neighborhood school in a small, tight-knit community that has rebuilt after a devastating tornado. The town’s identity is closely tied to its schools, which were among the structures reconstructed. Housing values in the area are near the state average, and the market has seen some appreciation. The school’s academic profile is strongest in early elementary reading, with a clear drop-off in the upper grades that a parent may want to explore further with the school. The overall proficiency picture, averaged across subjects and grades, sits slightly above the middle of the small group of Dickinson County districts, but the range is tight and the school’s lead is modest. For a family looking for a small-town elementary school with a rebuilding community and a mixed but generally adequate academic record, Chapman Elementary fits that description.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 358%

School 58% · District 51% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median

Grade 420%

School 20% · District 33% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median

Grade 547%

School 47% · District 45% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 376%

School 76% · District 63% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median

Grade 453%

School 53% · District 59% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 5 pts above state median

Grade 537%

School 37% · District 39% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median

Science

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 40% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income77%Higher-income76%1 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income45%Higher-income60%15 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income44%Higher-income33%10 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income62%Higher-income56%5 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income20%Higher-income20%0 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income50%Higher-income44%6 pp gap