📍 400 W Nelson, Edgerton, Johnson County, 66021
Edgerton Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Edgerton, Johnson County. The school has 174 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gardner Edgerton school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Edgerton Elem enrolls 174 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 8% Hispanic or Latino and 4.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 149 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 4.6% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
78 of the school's 174 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 53 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Edgerton 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-30, state senate district 37, state house district 43.
Edgerton Elem is one of 11 schools in Gardner Edgerton, based in Gardner, Kansas. The district serves 5,858 students district-wide and employs 442 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 174 students, Edgerton 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: Rural - Fringe