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Prairie Park Elem

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

2711 Kensington Road, Lawrence, KS 66046 · (785) 832-5740 · Part of Lawrence Unified School District 497

Lawrence’s School Grade B better than 63% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
354
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Prairie Park Elem

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 14.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Lawrence kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Prairie Park ElemYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts32%
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 ↗

2711 Kensington Road, Lawrence

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten44
Grade 162
Grade 262
Grade 363
Grade 452
Grade 571
Enrollment over time
308’20
380’21
376’22
384’23
354’24

Up 14.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 55%Two or more races 21%Hispanic 12%Black 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Prairie Park Elem from Lawrence families.

Other schools in Lawrence Unified School District 497

The district →
New York Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lawrence
B−
415 students20:1
Langston Hughes Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lawrence
A+
560 students19:1
Lawrence Virtual School
Other · Grades K–12 · Lawrence
A
543 students22:1
Sunflower Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lawrence
A−
444 students13:1
Schwegler Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lawrence
B−
434 students14:1
Deerfield Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lawrence
A−
433 students15:1

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; Lawrence’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.