📍 900 7th Street, Wamego, Pottawatomie County, 66547
Central Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wamego, Pottawatomie County. The school has 407 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wamego school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central Elem enrolls 407 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 5.7% Two or more races and 3.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 363 | 89% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 5.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 3.9% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
129 of the school's 407 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 112 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Central Elem is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-10, state senate district 18, state house district 51.
Central Elem is one of 5 schools in Wamego, based in Wamego, Kansas. The district serves 1,640 students district-wide and employs 146 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 407 students, Central Elem is larger than the district average of about 328 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe