📍 6795 Thomas Avenue, Fort Riley, Geary County, 66442
Ware Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fort Riley, Geary County. The school has 690 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Geary County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ware Elem enrolls 690 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 39 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 351 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 167 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 71 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 8.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 18 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 17 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
303 of the school's 690 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 172 qualify for free lunch and 131 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.
Ware Elem is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-20, state senate district 17, state house district 65.
Ware Elem is one of 15 schools in Geary County Schools, based in Junction City, Kansas. The district serves 7,307 students district-wide and employs 654 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 690 students, Ware Elem is larger than the district average of about 487 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe