📍 201 N 4th, Arkansas City, Cowley County, 67005
Frances Willard Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Arkansas City, Cowley County. The school has 276 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Arkansas City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Frances Willard Elem enrolls 276 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 16 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 43% Hispanic or Latino and 5.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 120 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 118 | 43% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 5.8% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
238 of the school's 276 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 222 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
Frances Willard Elem is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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-40, state senate district 32, state house district 80.
Frances Willard Elem is one of 8 schools in Arkansas City, based in Arkansas City, Kansas. The district serves 2,902 students district-wide and employs 181 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 276 students, Frances Willard Elem is smaller than the district average of about 363 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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