The top reported proficiency rate is 55% in Science. The lowest is 34% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Logan Elem
Logan Elem is a public school serving pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in the small, rural city of Logan, Kansas, part of the Logan school district. The school is a neighborhood elementary within a community that sits in the northwestern part of the state, north of Interstate 70 and east of Hays.
The student body is small, as is typical for a rural Plains elementary. The enrollment is predominantly white, with a modest Hispanic population. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic conditions of the surrounding area. No data on special education or English learner populations were available in the source material.
Academically, the state testing results from the Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) present a mixed picture. In fourth grade, roughly half of students met the proficient bar in both math and English language arts. Fifth graders showed a similar level in science, but proficiency dropped in both math and ELA. Sixth grade performance was lower still in both subjects. Because Kansas recently changed the cut scores on these assessments, the state flags that direct year-over-year comparisons are not yet reliable. When looking at the school's combined proficiency across all tested subjects and grades, the metric places Logan Elem in the bottom quartile relative to districts in Phillips County. Parents may want to discuss with the school how they address academic support, particularly in the upper elementary grades where the numbers soften.
Beyond test scores, the available data on school environment is thin. No information on discipline, staffing ratios, chronic absenteeism, or course access was provided. The school is not a charter or magnet institution, and its Title I status was not reported. Logan Elem serves only up to grade six, so there is no graduation rate to consider. For families moving into the district with older children, the middle and high school experience would be with the Logan district’s secondary school, which is a separate entity.
The community context matters here. Logan is a city that has been losing population steadily since the 2020 census, with projections of continued decline through the end of the decade. The railroad that spurred the town’s early growth was removed in the mid-1990s, a significant economic blow. Today, local government and agriculture are key employers, and the poverty rate is high. Home values are modest, well below the state and national medians, and have been decreasing over the past year. For a family, the cost of living is low, but the local economy offers limited employment diversity and the town’s trajectory is contracting. The district itself had no major recent changes publicly reported that would alter the educational landscape.
Who is this school for? It fits families who want an intimate elementary school in a rural setting where their child is likely to know every classmate and teacher. The student composition is relatively homogenous, and the academic results suggest a school with some bright spots at the lower grades and room for attention in later elementary. The community is affordable but faces demographic and economic headwinds. A parent moving here should feel comfortable with a small town where the school is the heart of the community, and they may want to ask directly about how the school supports students who are not meeting proficiency benchmarks.
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