The top reported proficiency rate is 56% in Science. The lowest is 24% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Quinter Elem
Quinter Elementary serves prekindergarten through sixth grade in the small, rural Gove County community of Quinter. The town, a compact residential node along Interstate 70 and a Union Pacific Railroad line, has a quiet, car-oriented character with a hospital, city hall, and schools embedded in its low-density grid. Quinter’s population has seen a slight decline in recent years, and no major new housing or commercial development was identified in publicly available sources, giving the community a stable-to-contracting trajectory typical of many rural Kansas towns.
The school itself is small and overwhelmingly white in its student composition, with a modest share of students from lower-income households, as measured by eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. Enrollment across the PK-6 span is balanced across grade levels, with a slightly larger prekindergarten cohort. The district brief turned up no recent parent-relevant changes such as referendums, curriculum shifts, or tax measures, so readers should not expect any recent disruption to the school’s operations or offerings.
On state assessments administered in the 2024-25 school year, Quinter Elementary’s results show a mixed picture that families will want to weigh carefully. In English language arts, proficiency rates varied by grade, with the strongest showing in fifth grade and a notably lower rate in fourth grade. Third and sixth grades fell in between. In mathematics, the pattern was softer across the board; third and sixth grades produced rates in the same general range, while fourth and fifth grades were markedly lower. Science, tested only in fifth grade, produced a result that was higher than the school’s math performance in that grade. Overall, taking all tested subjects and grades together, the school’s proficiency index placed it below the midpoint among the three districts in Gove County, a comparison set that is small. Kansas also changed its cut scores for math, English language arts, and science in this testing cycle, meaning these results reflect new standards and cannot be directly compared to prior years. A parent may want to ask the school how it is addressing the lower math outcomes, particularly in the middle elementary grades.
No data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, course access, or staffing was available in the records reviewed, so those dimensions of the school environment cannot be characterized here. There is no high school grade band at this building, so there is no graduation rate to report.
Quinter Elementary is the kind of school that fits a family looking for a small, rural elementary setting in a stable community with limited growth. The academic picture is uneven, with English language arts showing some stronger points and math presenting a clearer challenge. A family considering this school should feel comfortable asking the principal or district for details on how they are working to lift math proficiency and what supports are in place for students who are not yet meeting the state bar.
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