📍 131 Osage Ave, Arkansas City, Cowley County, 67005
Jefferson Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Arkansas City, Cowley County. The school has 269 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 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson Elem enrolls 269 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 153 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 85 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 4.8% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 3.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
197 of the school's 269 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 180 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.
Jefferson 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.
Jefferson 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 269 students, Jefferson 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