📍 218 S 5th, Sterling, Rice County, 67579
Sterling Grade School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sterling, Rice County. The school has 260 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sterling school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Sterling Grade School enrolls 260 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.7% Black or African American and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 246 | 95% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
120 of the school's 260 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 84 qualify for free lunch and 36 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.
Sterling Grade School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 114.
Sterling Grade School is one of 2 schools in Sterling, based in Sterling, Kansas. The district serves 500 students district-wide and employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 260 students, Sterling Grade School is close to the district average of about 250 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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