📍 1101 George Williams Way, Lawrence, Douglas County, 66049
Langston Hughes Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lawrence, Douglas County. The school has 476 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lawrence school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1. 71% of students are proficient in reading. 66% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Langston Hughes Elem enrolls 476 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 9.5% Two or more races and 8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 350 | 74% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 9.5% |
| Asian | 38 | 8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 6.1% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
66 of the school's 476 students (14%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 54 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
Langston Hughes Elem is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-10, state senate district 2, state house district 45.
Langston Hughes 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 476 students, Langston Hughes Elem is close to the district average of about 522 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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