Hoxie Elem, Hoxie KS - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Hoxie Elem

Hoxie Elem serves students from prekindergarten through sixth grade in the town of Hoxie, a small rural county seat in northwestern Kansas. The school is the elementary building for the Hoxie Community Schools district, and it functions as a neighborhood school for the community.

The student body is small, reflecting the area’s population. The demographic composition is predominantly white, with a substantial Hispanic minority and smaller shares of Black, Asian, and multiracial students. About two out of every five students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a level of economic need that is moderate for the region.

On the Kansas state assessments, the school shows solid academic results. A majority of students in grades three through six met proficiency in English language arts, with the strongest performance in grade three. Math proficiency was also a majority in grades three, four, and five, but the share of sixth graders meeting the standard was lower. On the fifth-grade science assessment, a clear majority scored at or above the proficient level. Because the school does not serve beyond sixth grade, there is no graduation rate to report. Compared with the other district in Sheridan County, Hoxie Elem’s overall proficiency across tested subjects places it at the top of this small two-district county.

Hoxie itself is a compact town that serves as the seat of Sheridan County. Agriculture is the dominant industry, with educational services and health care also providing a meaningful share of local jobs. The built environment is car-oriented, with a traditional Main Street where county offices and local businesses cluster. The population has declined gradually in recent years, a pattern common to many rural plains county seats. Housing values are moderate relative to state and national benchmarks, which keeps the area accessible for homebuyers. Annual community events such as the county fair and Winterfest anchor the social calendar. No rail transit remains; the town’s Union Pacific branch was abandoned years ago.

The school is a traditional public school, not a charter or magnet. Its Title I status was not reported in the data. Information on student discipline, chronic absenteeism, staffing ratios, and special education identification was not available, so families interested in those topics should reach out to the school directly. No programmatic details beyond core academics were provided in the data, and the school’s website was not included as a source.

This school fits families seeking a small, rural elementary experience with academic performance that stands out within the local county. The student composition mirrors the surrounding community, and the modest size supports close relationships between teachers and students. Parents with older children will want to investigate the secondary options in the district, since the middle and high school years are not covered in this account. The gradual population decline in town may be a factor in long-term enrollment, but no recent district-level changes were reported that would alter the school’s direction.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 352%

School 52% · District 52%

▲ 11 pts above state median

Grade 455%

School 55% · District 55%

▲ 15 pts above state median

Grade 555%

School 55% · District 55%

▲ 14 pts above state median

Grade 642%

School 42% · District 42%

▲ 1 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 365%

School 65% · District 65%

▲ 12 pts above state median

Grade 450%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 2 pts above state median

Grade 555%

School 55% · District 55%

▲ 5 pts above state median

Grade 655%

School 55% · District 55%

▲ 13 pts above state median

Science

Grade 561%

School 61% · District 61%

▲ 16 pts above state median

This schoolHoxie Community Schools, same grade

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-income55%Higher-income70%16 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income46%Higher-income53%7 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income46%Higher-income60%15 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income50%Higher-income57%7 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income46%Higher-income55%10 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income46%Higher-income60%15 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income36%Higher-income65%29 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income30%Higher-income48%18 pp gap