📍 1837 Vermont St, Lawrence, Douglas County, 66044
Cordley Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lawrence, Douglas County. The school has 275 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lawrence school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cordley Elem enrolls 275 students across grades K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 148 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 11 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 2.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
139 of the school's 275 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 116 qualify for free lunch and 23 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.
Cordley Elem is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: 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-10, state senate district 2, state house district 46.
Cordley 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 275 students, Cordley 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