📍 936 New York Street, Lawrence, Douglas County, 66044
New York Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lawrence, Douglas County. The school has 416 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lawrence school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
New York Elem enrolls 416 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 14% Two or more races and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 240 | 58% |
| Two or more races | 60 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 7.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 9 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
236 of the school's 416 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 205 qualify for free lunch and 31 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.
New York 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.
New York 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 416 students, New York 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