📍 901 E. 4th, Newton, Harvey County, 67114
Slate Creek Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newton, Harvey County. The school has 267 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newton school district. It serves grades K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 20.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Slate Creek Elementary enrolls 267 students across grades K–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 20.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 6.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 154 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 85 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 6.4% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
147 of the school's 267 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 129 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
Slate Creek Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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-40, state senate district 31, state house district 72.
Slate Creek Elementary is one of 9 schools in Newton, based in Newton, Kansas. The district serves 2,965 students district-wide and employs 259 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 267 students, Slate Creek Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 329 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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