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MacArthur Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 925 South Holly, Liberal, Seward County, 67901

391
Pupils
14.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

MacArthur Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Liberal, Seward County. The school has 391 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Liberal school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Liberal

Enrollment & staffing

MacArthur Elementary School enrolls 391 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.

Male students
197 (50%)
Female students
194 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student-teacher ratio
14.5:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 18% White and 2.3% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino29475%
White7218%
Black or African American92.3%
Two or more races92.3%
Asian51.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

286 of the school's 391 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 224 qualify for free lunch and 62 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.

School setting & status

Town, RemoteGrades Kโ€“5Title I

MacArthur Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 38, state house district 125.

School district: Liberal

MacArthur Elementary School is one of 8 schools in Liberal, based in Liberal, Kansas. The district serves 4,654 students district-wide and employs 337 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 391 students, MacArthur Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 582 students per school.

4,654
District students
8
Schools
337
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

27%
Reading proficient
12%
Math proficient
17%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Town - Remote

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