📍 348 N Maple St, Russell, Russell County, 67665
Bickerdyke Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Russell, Russell County. The school has 228 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Russell County school district. It serves grades 2–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Bickerdyke Elem enrolls 228 students across grades 2–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 7.9% Two or more races and 6.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 191 | 84% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 7.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 6.6% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
125 of the school's 228 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 108 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
Bickerdyke 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 36, state house district 109.
Bickerdyke Elem is one of 4 schools in Russell County, based in Russell, Kansas. The district serves 762 students district-wide and employs 71 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 228 students, Bickerdyke Elem is larger than the district average of about 191 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote