📍 1401 E 303rd St, Paola, Miami County, 66071
Sunflower Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Paola, Miami County. The school has 403 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Paola school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sunflower Elem enrolls 403 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 349 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 5.5% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
154 of the school's 403 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 133 qualify for free lunch and 21 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.
Sunflower Elem is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-30, state senate district 37, state house district 6.
Sunflower Elem is one of 4 schools in Paola, based in Paola, Kansas. The district serves 1,785 students district-wide and employs 140 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 403 students, Sunflower Elem is close to the district average of about 446 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant