📍 600 Miami, Hiawatha, Brown County, 66434
Hiawatha Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hiawatha, Brown County. The school has 359 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hiawatha school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Hiawatha Elem enrolls 359 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 9.5% Two or more races and 6.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 272 | 76% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 9.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 6.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 21 | 5.8% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
211 of the school's 359 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 180 qualify for free lunch and 31 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.
Hiawatha Elem is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-20, state senate district 1, state house district 62.
Hiawatha Elem is one of 3 schools in Hiawatha, based in Hiawatha, Kansas. The district serves 890 students district-wide and employs 67 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 359 students, Hiawatha Elem is larger than the district average of about 297 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote