Lawrence

Summary:

The Lawrence school district in Kansas consists of 20 schools, including 13 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The district serves a diverse student population with varying academic performance and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Among the standout schools in the district, Langston Hughes Elementary and Quail Run Elementary consistently rank among the top elementary schools in the state, with exceptional test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics. In contrast, schools with higher rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, such as Billy Mills Middle School and Prairie Park Elementary, tend to have lower academic performance.

The data also reveals the importance of student-teacher ratios, with schools like Hillcrest Elementary and Billy Mills Middle School having the lowest ratios and generally better academic outcomes. Additionally, the exceptional performance of Lawrence Virtual School in English Language Arts highlights the potential of virtual learning environments to deliver effective education.

District Detail

110 McDonald Drive
Lawrence, KS 66044

(785) 832-5000

SchoolDigger Rank:
97^th of 269 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 10,908

Primary Schools: 11
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				KAP English Language Arts (2023)								KAP Mathematics (2023)								KAP Science (2023)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sunflower Elementary	Public	K-5	2521 Inverness Drive	Lawrence	66047	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5870	468	29	16.1	46.6%	295 (63.0%)	30 (6.4%)	62 (13.2%)	10 (2.1%)	11 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	58 (12.4%)	73.3	138^th of 660 public elementary schools	79.1%		75.3	129^th of 668 public elementary schools	80.7%	9	55.7	53.1	49.4					52.4	64.5	40.2	38.2					45.9	58.4			58.4	$9,519	$431	$9,088
Prairie Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2711 Kensington Road	Lawrence	66046	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 832-5740	376	25	15.0	55.9%	222 (59.0%)	21 (5.6%)	39 (10.4%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	83 (22.1%)	26.8	511^th of 660 public elementary schools	22.6%		28.7	507^th of 668 public elementary schools	24.1%	4	19.0	34.7	32.0					28.6	34.9	13.7	20.0					22.6	38.8			38.8	$11,322	$604	$10,718
Lawrence Southwest Middle School	Public	6-8	2511 Inverness Drive	Lawrence	66047	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5550	641	45	14.2	26.8%	444 (69.3%)	27 (4.2%)	53 (8.3%)	34 (5.3%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (11.1%)	79.3	43^rd of 362 public middle schools	88.1%		70.7	63^rd of 368 public middle schools	82.9%	20				53.6	42.0	23.8		39.6				48.7	50.0	36.3		45.1		32.4		32.4	$10,158	$462	$9,696
Lawrence Free State High	Public	9-12	4700 Overland Drive	Lawrence	66049	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-6050	1,777	91	19.5	32.2%	1,223 (68.8%)	99 (5.6%)	169 (9.5%)	72 (4.1%)	39 (2.2%)	5 (0.3%)	170 (9.6%)	80	41^st of 327 public high schools	87.5%		86.2	19^th of 324 public high schools	94.1%	22							33.6	33.6							29.1	29.1			44.9	44.9	$9,582	$442	$9,140
Cordley Elementary	Public	K-5	1837 Vermont St	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 832-5640	275	24	11.6	50.5%	148 (53.8%)	12 (4.4%)	60 (21.8%)	11 (4.0%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.1%)	46.7	356^th of 660 public elementary schools	46.1%		53.9	295^th of 668 public elementary schools	55.8%	61	44.4	47.8	36.4					43.0	47.8	45.7	18.2					37.5	27.3			27.3	$13,778	$736	$13,042
Deerfield Elementary	Public	K-5	101 Lawrence Avenue	Lawrence	66049	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5660	457	28	16.5	28.2%	329 (72.0%)	18 (3.9%)	47 (10.3%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (12.3%)	66.7	180^th of 660 public elementary schools	72.7%		66.1	196^th of 668 public elementary schools	70.7%	16	46.6	48.0	58.1					51.2	63.6	35.1	35.5					45.1	48.9			48.9	$8,975	$438	$8,537
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	K-5	1045 Hilltop Dr	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 832-5720	346	32	10.7	59.8%	151 (43.6%)	23 (6.6%)	108 (31.2%)	28 (8.1%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (8.4%)	50.8	323^rd of 660 public elementary schools	51.1%		44.5	380^th of 668 public elementary schools	43.1%	57	44.9	47.3	40.3					44.1	62.0	33.9	17.2					36.6	36.2			36.2	$12,172	$1,501	$10,672
New York Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	936 New York Street	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 832-5780	416	21	19.5	56.7%	240 (57.7%)	33 (7.9%)	59 (14.2%)	9 (2.2%)	14 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (14.4%)	51.6	315^th of 660 public elementary schools	52.3%		51.6	320^th of 668 public elementary schools	52.1%	5	37.5	36.1	45.7					40.0	50.0	19.4	37.1					33.7	54.3			54.3	$11,203	$1,332	$9,871
Schwegler Elementary	Public	K-5	2201 Ousdahl Rd	Lawrence	66046	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 832-5860	314	24	13.1	56.4%	146 (46.5%)	21 (6.7%)	83 (26.4%)	6 (1.9%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (15.6%)	60.6	227^th of 660 public elementary schools	65.6%		30.3	491^st of 668 public elementary schools	26.5%	264	50.8	39.5	47.2					46.5	65.1	37.2	32.1					46.5	43.4			43.4	$11,520	$1,764	$9,756
Sunset Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	901 Schwarz Rd	Lawrence	66049	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5880	378	22	17.1	48.9%	238 (63.0%)	13 (3.4%)	42 (11.1%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (20.4%)	49.7	332^nd of 660 public elementary schools	49.7%		54.7	290^th of 668 public elementary schools	56.6%	42	44.8	54.0	33.3					43.8	56.9	28.6	19.7					34.2	40.3			40.3	$9,587	$609	$8,978
Woodlawn Elementary	Public	K-5	508 Elm St	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 832-5920	211	15	14.2	52.1%	139 (65.9%)	16 (7.6%)	11 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (19.0%)	31.6	480^th of 660 public elementary schools	27.3%		44.7	375^th of 668 public elementary schools	43.9%	105	25.7	28.6	46.1					33.9	40.0	14.3	20.5					24.8	35.9			35.9	$12,533	$1,290	$11,243
Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School	Public	6-8	1400 Massachusetts St	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5400	422	32	13.1	66.8%	252 (59.7%)	34 (8.1%)	60 (14.2%)	9 (2.1%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.6%)	33.4	242^nd of 362 public middle schools	33.1%		38	229^th of 368 public middle schools	37.8%	13				29.4	29.3	18.0		25.6				13.4	20.6	8.6		14.4		22.0		22.0	$12,239	$682	$11,558
Billy Mills Middle School	Public	6-8	2734 Louisiana St	Lawrence	66046	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5450	516	40	12.8	58.5%	282 (54.7%)	46 (8.9%)	84 (16.3%)	11 (2.1%)	28 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (12.6%)	27.5	283^rd of 362 public middle schools	21.8%		38.1	228^th of 368 public middle schools	38.0%	55				25.2	23.0	13.7		20.3				9.0	14.0	17.2		13.7		21.8		21.8	$12,207	$703	$11,504
Lawrence West Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 Harvard Road	Lawrence	66049	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5500	609	43	14.2	43.0%	418 (68.6%)	30 (4.9%)	62 (10.2%)	15 (2.5%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	77 (12.6%)	47.8	161^st of 362 public middle schools	55.5%		50.5	145^th of 368 public middle schools	60.6%	16				49.7	31.7	21.2		34.8				35.6	19.6	13.4		23.4		19.1		19.1	$10,448	$560	$9,889
Lawrence High	Public	9-12	1901 Louisiana St	Lawrence	66046	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5050	1,589	88	18.1	49.5%	964 (60.7%)	116 (7.3%)	209 (13.2%)	46 (2.9%)	72 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	182 (11.5%)	63.6	98^th of 327 public high schools	70.0%		57.1	126^th of 324 public high schools	61.1%	28							33.0	33.0							25.1	25.1			30.2	30.2	$10,851	$731	$10,120
Quail Run Elementary	Public	K-5	1130 Inverness Drive	Lawrence	66049	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5820	393	25	15.7	27.5%	286 (72.8%)	7 (1.8%)	25 (6.4%)	16 (4.1%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (13.5%)	87.7	58^th of 660 public elementary schools	91.2%		81.7	82^nd of 668 public elementary schools	87.7%	24	57.8	68.6	60.6					62.5	68.7	55.7	59.1					61.0	59.1			59.1	$8,390	$412	$7,978
Langston Hughes Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 George Williams Way	Lawrence	66049	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5890	476	24	19.8	13.9%	350 (73.5%)	11 (2.3%)	29 (6.1%)	38 (8.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.5%)	91.1	34^th of 660 public elementary schools	94.8%		92.5	31^st of 668 public elementary schools	95.4%	3	73.8	74.1	58.4					68.6	86.9	71.8	62.3					72.6	49.3			49.3	$8,150	$573	$7,577
Lawrence Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	110 McDonald Drive	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	Yes	No	Yes	No	(785) 832-5620	766	35	21.9	0.4%	500 (65.3%)	65 (8.5%)	98 (12.8%)	15 (2.0%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.4%)								(n/a)	42.8	69.6	68.0	28.1	36.8	35.4	40.6	43.0	50.0	43.5	44.0	27.3	25.6	24.5	14.7	27.9	56.0	41.7	38.8	42.4	$6,505	$33	$6,473

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Perry Public Schools	8.75 mi	3	149^th
Eudora	10.17 mi	4	45^th
Baldwin City	12.05 mi	4	53^rd
Shawnee Heights	14.39 mi	6	110^th
Tonganoxie	16.22 mi	3	159^th

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