📍 100 Primary Way, Lawton, Van Buren County, 49065
Lawton Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lawton, Van Buren County. The school has 401 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lawton Community School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Lawton Elementary School enrolls 401 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 328 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 5% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
222 of the school's 401 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 197 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Lawton Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 MI-40, state senate district 26, state house district 66.
Lawton Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Lawton Community School District, based in LAWTON, Michigan. The district serves 1,027 students district-wide and employs 63 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 401 students, Lawton Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 257 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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