📍 501 Spruce St., Independence, Montgomery County, 67301
Eisenhower Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Independence, Montgomery County. The school has 391 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Independence school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Eisenhower Elem enrolls 391 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 252 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 63 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 5.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
293 of the school's 391 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 260 qualify for free lunch and 33 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.
Eisenhower 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 15, state house district 12.
Eisenhower Elem is one of 5 schools in Independence, based in Independence, Kansas. The district serves 1,887 students district-wide and employs 144 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 391 students, Eisenhower Elem is close to the district average of about 377 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote