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New York Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

936 New York Street, Lawrence, KS 66044 · (785) 832-5780 · Part of Lawrence Unified School District 497

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

Directions
Students
415
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about New York Elem

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 46% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 106.5% 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 →

PK–5New York ElemYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts37%
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 ↗

936 New York Street, Lawrence

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K226
Kindergarten37
Grade 135
Grade 234
Grade 328
Grade 430
Grade 525
Enrollment over time
201’20
376’21
416’22
425’23
415’24

Up 106.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 51%Two or more races 22%Hispanic 18%Black 7%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 New York Elem from Lawrence families.

Other schools in Lawrence Unified School District 497

The district →
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
Quail Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lawrence
A+
421 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.