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At a glance

115^thof 268 Kansas districts▼ 5

Better than 57% of Kansas districts

Elementary 11 Middle 4 High 2 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

110 McDonald Drive
Lawrence, KS 66044-1063·(785) 832-5000·All Kansas district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 57.1% of districts

Schools

10,380

Students

5-star school

Top rankedLangston Hughes Elementary9^th of 657 Kansas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lawrence High up 52 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Cordley Elementary 11.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Lawrence has 18 schools, from elementary through high school, including a K–12 virtual school. The strongest results differ by school level, and the clearest pattern is how widely results vary among schools serving similar grades: the gap between the highest and lowest school reaches 57 points in elementary math, 32 points in middle-school science and 13 points in high-school science.

Langston Hughes Elementary leads elementary schools in ELA, math and science, with rounded results of 79%, 80% and 81%. Lawrence Southwest Middle School leads its group at 56%, 58% and 52%, while Lawrence Free State High leads the two high schools at 55%, 52% and 45%. At the other end, New York Elementary has the lowest elementary ELA and math results, at 38% and 22%, and Woodlawn Elementary has the lowest elementary science result, at 26%. Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School is lowest among middle schools in all three subjects, at 35% ELA, 27% math and 20% science.

Recent changes are mixed: the average ELA and math results across the 18 schools rose by about 2 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while science fell by 4 points among the 16 schools with comparable results. SchoolDigger ranks Hughes 9th of 657 elementary schools and gives it 5 stars; it ranks New York 554th of 657 and Liberty Memorial Central 294th of 368 in their respective categories. Other measures add context, not a simple explanation of results: Hughes has an elementary student–teacher ratio of 19.1 despite leading its group, and Free State combines top high-school scores with 43% chronic absenteeism, compared with 18% statewide. Science trend figures are unavailable for the two high schools.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)								KAP Mathematics (2026)								KAP Science (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	PK, KG-5	2521 Inverness Drive	Lawrence	66047	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5870	444	33	13.3	43.0%	268 (60.4%)	32 (7.2%)	61 (13.7%)	11 (2.5%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (13.5%)	62.8	225^th of 657 public elementary schools	65.8%		63.1	233^rd of 656 public elementary schools	64.5%	8	55.6	67.5	54.4					59.4	52.4	50.6	43.0					48.4	48.1			48.1	$11,089	$1,522	$9,567
Prairie Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2711 Kensington Road	Lawrence	66046	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 832-5740	354	26	13.5	51.7%	196 (55.4%)	23 (6.5%)	44 (12.4%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	73 (20.6%)	37.7	440^th of 657 public elementary schools	33.0%		42.2	392^nd of 656 public elementary schools	40.2%	48	54.1	52.5	43.6					50.9	26.2	40.7	26.3					31.6	38.5			38.5	$12,763	$1,958	$10,804
Lawrence Southwest Middle School	Public	6-8	2511 Inverness Drive	Lawrence	66047	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5550	641	41	15.5	24.8%	440 (68.6%)	28 (4.4%)	59 (9.2%)	29 (4.5%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (12.0%)	81.3	45^th of 368 public middle schools	87.8%		80.5	48^th of 363 public middle schools	86.8%	3				62.6	57.0	50.9		56.5				58.6	50.9	65.4		58.2		52.1		52.1	$12,047	$781	$11,266
Lawrence Free State High	Public	9-12	4700 Overland Drive	Lawrence	66049	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-6050	1,774	108	16.4	30.3%	1,247 (70.3%)	95 (5.4%)	160 (9.0%)	65 (3.7%)	34 (1.9%)	4 (0.2%)	169 (9.5%)	84.6	36^th of 340 public high schools	89.4%		84.2	40^th of 332 public high schools	88.0%	4							55.4	55.4							52.3	52.3			45.2	45.2	$10,903	$640	$10,263
Cordley Elementary	Public	K-5	204 West 19th Street	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 832-5640	348	29	11.8	59.8%	183 (52.6%)	16 (4.6%)	75 (21.6%)	11 (3.2%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (15.8%)	55.8	282^nd of 657 public elementary schools	57.1%		56.3	284^th of 656 public elementary schools	56.7%	2	48.5	59.6	59.6					55.1	34.8	54.9	43.5					43.6	46.8			46.8	$14,901	$2,026	$12,875
Deerfield Elementary	Public	K-5	101 Lawrence Avenue	Lawrence	66049	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5660	433	28	15.2	32.1%	296 (68.4%)	23 (5.3%)	46 (10.6%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (13.9%)	69.2	184^th of 657 public elementary schools	72.0%		64.9	221^st of 656 public elementary schools	66.3%	37	51.9	61.4	63.5					59.0	53.9	54.8	57.3					55.3	52.0			52.0	$10,736	$1,009	$9,727
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	K-5	1045 Hilltop Dr	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 832-5720	393	33	11.8	61.8%	152 (38.7%)	44 (11.2%)	101 (25.7%)	30 (7.6%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (14.5%)	29.2	500^th of 657 public elementary schools	23.9%		50.7	329^th of 656 public elementary schools	49.8%	171	45.0	41.0	39.1					41.6	45.8	30.2	20.3					31.4	30.4			30.4	$12,864	$1,833	$11,030
New York Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	936 New York Street	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 832-5780	415	21	19.9	57.3%	213 (51.3%)	28 (6.7%)	74 (17.8%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (21.9%)	20	554^th of 657 public elementary schools	15.7%		17.6	565^th of 656 public elementary schools	13.9%	11	40.0	33.3	39.3					37.6	26.7	18.5	21.4					22.4	35.7			35.7	$12,380	$1,649	$10,731
Schwegler Elementary	Public	K-5	2201 Ousdahl Rd	Lawrence	66046	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 832-5860	434	31	13.9	61.5%	189 (43.5%)	32 (7.4%)	120 (27.6%)	10 (2.3%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (15.2%)	32.4	478^th of 657 public elementary schools	27.2%		34.6	456^th of 656 public elementary schools	30.5%	22	50.0	40.8	46.3					45.3	44.6	22.5	22.6					29.4	34.5			34.5	$12,711	$2,063	$10,648
Sunset Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	901 Schwarz Rd	Lawrence	66049	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5880	398	28	13.9	51.3%	239 (60.1%)	17 (4.3%)	53 (13.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (20.4%)	41.6	403^rd of 657 public elementary schools	38.7%		41.6	397^th of 656 public elementary schools	39.5%	6	53.7	50.0	40.9					48.3	43.3	42.6	31.8					39.3	36.4			36.4	$11,559	$1,369	$10,190
Woodlawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	508 Elm St	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 832-5920	240	20	12.1	52.1%	151 (62.9%)	14 (5.8%)	27 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (17.9%)	31.5	483^rd of 657 public elementary schools	26.5%		36.5	442^nd of 656 public elementary schools	32.6%	41	41.5	50.0	39.0					43.4	39.0	32.5	35.0					35.5	25.6			25.6	$13,184	$1,579	$11,604
Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School	Public	6-8	1400 Massachusetts St	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5400	386	28	13.9	58.8%	226 (58.5%)	30 (7.8%)	56 (14.5%)	5 (1.3%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (15.8%)	25.5	294^th of 368 public middle schools	20.1%		24.8	296^th of 363 public middle schools	18.5%	2				37.8	36.9	30.9		35.5				34.1	26.1	20.5		27.1		20.2		20.2	$13,197	$942	$12,255
Billy Mills Middle School	Public	6-8	2734 Louisiana St	Lawrence	66046	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5450	494	34	14.6	57.9%	272 (55.1%)	29 (5.9%)	85 (17.2%)	10 (2.0%)	21 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (15.4%)	36.5	244^th of 368 public middle schools	33.7%		25.8	290^th of 363 public middle schools	20.1%	46				34.3	37.8	40.6		37.5				25.0	28.1	34.6		29.1		41.3		41.3	$14,661	$880	$13,782
Lawrence West Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 Harvard Road	Lawrence	66049	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5500	648	44	14.5	36.7%	426 (65.7%)	42 (6.5%)	73 (11.3%)	13 (2.0%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	86 (13.3%)	55.5	140^th of 368 public middle schools	62.0%		61.4	115^th of 363 public middle schools	68.3%	25				46.4	53.6	38.9		46.2				44.8	40.0	32.3		38.9		47.3		47.3	$11,110	$808	$10,302
Lawrence High	Public	9-12	1901 Louisiana St	Lawrence	66046	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5050	1,454	100	14.5	42.0%	860 (59.1%)	101 (6.9%)	227 (15.6%)	35 (2.4%)	50 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	181 (12.4%)	64.9	102^nd of 340 public high schools	70.0%		51.3	154^th of 332 public high schools	53.6%	52							45.7	45.7							46.3	46.3			32.0	32.0	$12,564	$782	$11,782
Quail Run Elementary	Public	K-5	1130 Inverness Drive	Lawrence	66049	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5820	421	27	15.4	25.2%	297 (70.5%)	25 (5.9%)	32 (7.6%)	9 (2.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.6%)	80.5	93^rd of 657 public elementary schools	85.8%		78.8	114^th of 656 public elementary schools	82.6%	21	68.7	65.5	71.0					68.2	59.4	60.5	66.7					62.1	50.7			50.7	$12,012	$1,188	$10,824
Langston Hughes Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 George Williams Way	Lawrence	66049	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5890	560	29	19.1	15.4%	420 (75.0%)	9 (1.6%)	31 (5.5%)	36 (6.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	57 (10.2%)	95.7	9^th of 657 public elementary schools	98.6%		95.1	12^th of 656 public elementary schools	98.2%	3	74.6	80.8	82.0					78.9	82.3	75.6	79.6					79.6	81.4			81.4	$9,875	$914	$8,961
Lawrence Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	110 McDonald Drive	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	Yes	No	Yes	No	(785) 832-5620	543	25	21.7	—	349 (64.3%)	30 (5.5%)	86 (15.8%)	10 (1.8%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (10.7%)								(n/a)		64.7	84.6	40.0	58.3	45.5	48.8	56.6		64.7	57.1	42.9	40.0	33.3	21.9	39.1	35.7	39.4	40.4	39.4	$7,954	$371	$7,582

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Baldwin City	12.05 mi	4	51^st
Shawnee Heights	14.39 mi	6	125^th
Tonganoxie	16.22 mi	3	117^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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