📍 200 E Lanyon, Frontenac, Crawford County, 66763
Frank Layden Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Frontenac, Crawford County. The school has 467 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Frontenac Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Frank Layden Elem enrolls 467 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino and 5.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 407 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 5.1% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
202 of the school's 467 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 172 qualify for free lunch and 30 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.
Frank Layden 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-20, state senate district 13, state house district 2.
Frank Layden Elem is one of 3 schools in Frontenac Public Schools, based in Frontenac, Kansas. The district serves 1,006 students district-wide and employs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 467 students, Frank Layden Elem is larger than the district average of about 335 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant