📍 2704 Louisiana St, Lawrence, Douglas County, 66046
Broken Arrow Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lawrence, Douglas County. The school has 266 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lawrence school district. It serves grades K–5. The school employs 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Broken Arrow Elem enrolls 266 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 16% Two or more races and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 163 | 61% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 13% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
135 of the school's 266 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 110 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.
The school's NCES locale classification is City, Small. 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-2, state senate district 3, state house district 10.
Broken Arrow Elem is one of 20 schools in Lawrence, based in Lawrence, Kansas. The district serves 10,443 students district-wide and employs 768 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 266 students, Broken Arrow Elem is smaller than the district average of about 522 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small