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Jefferson Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

131 Osage Ave, Arkansas City, KS 67005 · (620) 441-2060 · Part of Arkansas City Unified School District 470

Arkansas City’s School Grade D− better than 4% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
261
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Jefferson Elem

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Arkansas City kids: Arkansas City Middle Sch

On the path

Where Arkansas City kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Jefferson ElemYou are here
6–8Arkansas City Middle Sch628 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

131 Osage Ave, Arkansas City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K36
Kindergarten40
Grade 139
Grade 231
Grade 340
Grade 435
Grade 540
Enrollment over time
266’20
252’21
269’22
282’23
261’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 58%Hispanic 29%Black 5%Two or more races 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Jefferson Elem from Arkansas City families.

Other schools in Arkansas City Unified School District 470

The district →
Adams Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arkansas City
D
306 students13:1
Frances Willard Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arkansas City
C−
281 students18:1
Roosevelt Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arkansas City
C
219 students12:1
I X L Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arkansas City
C−
200 students14:1
C 4 Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arkansas City
B−
122 students13:1
Arkansas City Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Arkansas City
D
628 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Arkansas City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.