Overview of Starside Elem: Starside Elem is a public school situated in De Soto, KS, which is in a fringe rural environment. The learner population of Starside Elem is 475, and the school serves PK-5.At Starside Elem, 42% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 51% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 38%.The learner-teacher ratio is 12:1, which is better than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 47% female learners and 53% male learners.The school serves 45% economically disadvantaged learners.There are 39 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Test Scores at Starside Elem: At Starside Elem, 42% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 51% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In De Soto, 60% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 57% tested above or at that level for math.

Starside Elem performed better in math and better in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Kansas, 38% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 35% tested above or at that level for math.