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Little River Schools
Little River is a public school district in Kansas, based in Rice County (Little River). SchoolGrade grades 3 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Little River on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Little River
3 of 3 schools in Little River carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 1D: 2
Best schools in Little River
Statewide rankings: all 328 high schools in Kansas · all 198 middle schools in Kansas · all 680 elementary schools in Kansas
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Windom Elem (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D Little River Junior High (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Little River High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Little River
High schools (1)
- D- Little River High, Little River
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D Little River Junior High, Little River
Elementary and primary schools (1)
- A- Windom Elem, Windom
Where Little River schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Little River (2)
- Windom (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kansas
- County: Rice County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 283 students with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers and 47 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2008880
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Lyons (4 schools, 10 mi)
- McPherson (6 schools, 16 mi)
- Smoky Valley (4 schools, 18 mi)
- Nickerson (5 schools, 19 mi)
- Buhler (6 schools, 21 mi)
- Hutchinson Public Schools (11 schools, 22 mi)
- Chase-Raymond (3 schools, 23 mi)
- Ellsworth (3 schools, 26 mi)
Questions about Little River
How many schools are in Little River?
SchoolGrade grades 3 public schools in Little River, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Little River serve?
The largest by graded schools: Little River, Windom.
How good are the schools in Little River?
Across the 3 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 30.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 29%. 33% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Little River?
283 students were enrolled in Little River in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Little River?
Little River is in Kansas, based in Rice County, with its district office in Little River. Its boundary covers about 246 sq mi.