📍 902 Exchange Street, Emporia, Lyon County, 66801
W A White Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Emporia, Lyon County. The school has 219 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Emporia school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
W A White Elem enrolls 219 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 41% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 91 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 90 | 41% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 13% |
| Asian | 7 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
185 of the school's 219 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 162 qualify for free lunch and 23 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.
W A White Elem is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 17, state house district 60.
W A White Elem is one of 8 schools in Emporia, based in Emporia, Kansas. The district serves 4,267 students district-wide and employs 323 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 219 students, W A White Elem is smaller than the district average of about 533 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote