📍 200 Rice Rd, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, 66539
Silver Lake Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Silver Lake, Shawnee County. The school has 362 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Silver Lake school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Silver Lake Elem enrolls 362 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 349 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
68 of the school's 362 students (19%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 61 qualify for free lunch and 7 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.
Silver Lake Elem is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-20, state senate district 18, state house district 50.
Silver Lake Elem is one of 2 schools in Silver Lake, based in Silver Lake, Kansas. The district serves 710 students district-wide and employs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 362 students, Silver Lake Elem is close to the district average of about 355 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe