📍 1801 Williams, Great Bend, Barton County, 67530
Park Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Great Bend, Barton County. The school has 251 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Great Bend school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Park Elem enrolls 251 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 46% Hispanic or Latino and 3.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 116 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 116 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
203 of the school's 251 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 191 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
Park 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-10, state senate district 33, state house district 112.
Park Elem is one of 7 schools in Great Bend, based in Great Bend, Kansas. The district serves 2,999 students district-wide and employs 228 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 251 students, Park Elem is smaller than the district average of about 428 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote