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Cordley Elem

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

204 West 19th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044 · (785) 832-5640 · Part of Lawrence Unified School District 497

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

Directions
Students
348
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Cordley Elem

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 72% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 68.1% 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–5Cordley ElemYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

204 West 19th Street, Lawrence

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten53
Grade 153
Grade 269
Grade 354
Grade 452
Grade 567
Enrollment over time
207’20
279’21
275’22
333’23
348’24

Up 68.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 53%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 16%Black 5%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cordley 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.