📍 2921 SE 69th Street, Berryton, Shawnee County, 66409
Berryton Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Berryton, Shawnee County. The school has 511 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Shawnee Heights school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Berryton Elem enrolls 511 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 10% Two or more races and 8.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 383 | 75% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 8.8% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
160 of the school's 511 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 125 qualify for free lunch and 35 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.
Berryton 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 19, state house district 54.
Berryton Elem is one of 6 schools in Shawnee Heights, based in Tecumseh, Kansas. The district serves 3,647 students district-wide and employs 245 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 511 students, Berryton Elem is smaller than the district average of about 608 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe