📍 11945 292nd Road, Arkansas City, Cowley County, 67005
C 4 Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Arkansas City, Cowley County. The school has 110 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Arkansas City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 7.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
C 4 Elem enrolls 110 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 7.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 9.1% Hispanic or Latino and 9.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 89 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 9.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
48 of the school's 110 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 43 qualify for free lunch and 5 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.
C 4 Elem is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
C 4 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 110 students, C 4 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: Rural - Fringe