📍 128 N Park, McPherson, McPherson County, 67460
Washington Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in McPherson, McPherson County. The school has 285 pupils enrolled. It is part of the McPherson school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Washington Elem enrolls 285 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 218 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 6% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
133 of the school's 285 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 109 qualify for free lunch and 24 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.
Washington Elem 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 35, state house district 73.
Washington Elem is one of 6 schools in McPherson, based in McPherson, Kansas. The district serves 2,165 students district-wide and employs 182 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 285 students, Washington Elem is smaller than the district average of about 361 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote