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Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 183 students
Sterling Grade School
218 S 5th, Sterling, KS 67579
Grades
Pre-K–6
Elementary
Students
268
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Sterling
Rice County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 670 Kansas elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Kansas elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Sterling Grade School
Sterling Grade School is a public elementary school in Sterling, Kansas, serving grades Pre-K–6. It is part of Sterling. The school is located in a remote rural area in Rice County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 268 students were enrolled, with about 12.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Kansas elementary school (12.9 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 670 Kansas elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 268 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Sterling
- County
- Rice County
- NCES school ID
- 201203000808
Schools near Sterling Grade School
All 2 schools in Sterling →
Lyons Central Elementary
Public · Grades 3–5 · 132 students
Lyons Park Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–2 · 166 students
Chase Raymond Primary Intermediate School
Public · Grades Pre-K–7 · 72 students
Wiley Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 322 students
Morgan Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 388 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.