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Sunflower Elem

PublicElementaryGrades 3–5

1401 E 303rd St, Paola, KS 66071 · (913) 294-8040 · Part of Paola Unified School District 368

Paola’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
373
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
Town
Grades
3–5
The gist

What stands out about Sunflower Elem

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Paola kids: Paola Middle

On the path

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

PK–2Cottonwood Elem379 students
3–5Sunflower ElemYou are here
6–8Paola Middle413 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts49%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1401 E 303rd St, Paola

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 3105
Grade 4121
Grade 5147
Enrollment over time
366’20
384’21
403’22
379’23
373’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 5%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sunflower Elem from Paola families.

Other schools in Paola Unified School District 368

The district →
Cottonwood Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Paola
379 students14:1
Paola Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Paola
B
413 students13:1
Paola High
High · Grades 9–12 · Paola
C−
567 students14:1

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