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Frances Willard Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

622^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Frances Willard Elementary is a public elementary school in Arkansas City, Kansas, serving 275 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Arkansas City school district, which is ranked 235 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Frances Willard Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Kansas elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In 2024-2025, only 24.32% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 32.93% in the district and 44.47% statewide. The school's mathematics performance is particularly low, with just 14.15% of students proficient or better, compared to 23.78% in the district and 38.73% statewide. These challenges may be linked to the school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which reached 86.91% in 2023-2024.

While nearby C 4 Elementary, I X L Elementary, Adams Elementary, and Jefferson Elementary generally perform better than Frances Willard Elementary, the school's performance for English Language Learner (ELL) students is relatively stronger, suggesting that the school may have some effective strategies in place that could potentially be leveraged to improve outcomes for other student subgroups as well.

281

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,873

Per pupil spending ?

77.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 N 4th
Arkansas City, KS 67005

(620) 441-2050

District: Arkansas City

Students who attend Frances Willard Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Arkansas City Middle School
High:	Arkansas City High

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.5%

Hispanic:

40.6%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (18% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg28%

Kansas avg42%

622^nd of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Arkansas City

235^th of 264Arkansas City among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	622 of 656	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	614 of 653	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	630 of 660	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	628 of 668	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	610 of 670	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	631 of 667	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	614 of 656	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.1	605 of 659	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	33.1	473 of 656	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.5	448 of 678	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.4	397 of 668	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	76.3	78 of 660	88.2%	★★★★☆
2011	78.2	64 of 631	89.9%	★★★★★
2010	85.1	7 of 630	98.9%	★★★★★
2009	49.1	403 of 621	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	68.9	201 of 614	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.9	301 of 600	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	71.3	154 of 585	73.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	66 of 129	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	90 of 124	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	73 of 117	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.3	109 of 117	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	17.9	507 of 591	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	547 of 591	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	533 of 574	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	217 of 262	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	230 of 260	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	221 of 245	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	231 of 254	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	197 of 229	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	171 of 235	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	171 of 207	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	495 of 533	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	490 of 546	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	505 of 541	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	497 of 512	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	463 of 494	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	478 of 509	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	480 of 512	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	10.8	558 of 605	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	558 of 586	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	525 of 575	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	11.9	302 of 306	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	564 of 576	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	560 of 579	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	567 of 584	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	589 of 596	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	542 of 587	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	582 of 592	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	569 of 574	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile+44 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2021)14th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2021)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2024)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-20 vs state

Science15%-26 vs state

Mathematics14%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)				KAP Mathematics (2025)				KAP Science (2025)		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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Frances Willard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 N 4th	Arkansas City	67005	Cowley County	Arkansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 441-2050	281	16	17.5	77.2%	125 (44.5%)	10 (3.6%)	114 (40.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	8 (2.8%)	17 (6.0%)	7.9	622^nd of 656 public elementary schools	5.2%		9.6	614^th of 653 public elementary schools	6.0%	8	25.6	23.5	23.7	24.3	10.0	8.8	23.1	14.2	15.4	15.4	$13,873	$1,501	$12,372
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 North B	Arkansas City	67005	Cowley County	Arkansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 441-2070	219	18	11.9	74.0%	94 (42.9%)	4 (1.8%)	102 (46.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	5 (2.3%)	11 (5.0%)	23	528^th of 656 public elementary schools	19.5%		27.8	495^th of 653 public elementary schools	24.2%	33	48.4	30.5	27.8	34.9	38.7	25.0	25.0	29.1	19.4	19.4	$14,922	$1,334	$13,587
Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 N 10th	Arkansas City	67005	Cowley County	Arkansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 441-2040	306	23	13.3	75.8%	148 (48.4%)	6 (2.0%)	141 (46.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	16.8	570^th of 656 public elementary schools	13.1%		16.4	570^th of 653 public elementary schools	12.7%		34.1	36.8	29.3	33.3	29.5	25.6	12.2	22.6	20.0	20.0	$15,644	$1,825	$13,819
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	131 Osage Ave	Arkansas City	67005	Cowley County	Arkansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 441-2060	261	17	15.5	72.4%	152 (58.2%)	14 (5.4%)	75 (28.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	12 (4.6%)	33	468^th of 656 public elementary schools	28.7%		36.5	437^th of 653 public elementary schools	33.1%	31	38.5	46.2	33.3	39.3	35.0	46.1	30.8	37.3	30.8	30.8	$14,524	$1,375	$13,149
I X L Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6758 322nd Road	Arkansas City	67005	Cowley County	Arkansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 441-2055	200	14	13.8	74.0%	110 (55.0%)	5 (2.5%)	59 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	10 (5.0%)	10 (5.0%)	20.1	548^th of 656 public elementary schools	16.5%		21.6	537^th of 653 public elementary schools	17.8%	11	37.0	40.9	41.2	39.8	15.4	18.2	23.5	19.5	26.5	26.5	$16,931	$1,798	$15,133
C 4 Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11945 292nd Road	Arkansas City	67005	Cowley County	Arkansas City	No	No	No	No	(620) 441-2045	122	10	12.7	44.3%	95 (77.9%)	1 (0.8%)	13 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	12 (9.8%)	53	311^th of 656 public elementary schools	52.6%		46.2	359^th of 653 public elementary schools	45.0%	48	63.2	41.7	43.8	51.1	31.6	25.0	68.8	42.5	62.5	62.5	$16,550	$850	$15,700
Lowell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1404 Millington	Winfield	67156	Cowley County	Winfield	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 221-5136	214	16	13.1	58.4%	134 (62.6%)	10 (4.7%)	35 (16.4%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	26 (12.1%)	45	364^th of 656 public elementary schools	44.5%		48.2	345^th of 653 public elementary schools	47.2%	19	50.0	61.1	35.1	48.7	40.0	44.4	37.8	40.7	35.1	35.1	$11,130	$593	$10,538
Whittier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Mound	Winfield	67156	Cowley County	Winfield	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 221-5150	259	18	14.3	54.4%	203 (78.4%)	3 (1.2%)	33 (12.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.2%)	41	404^th of 656 public elementary schools	38.4%		47.8	350^th of 653 public elementary schools	46.4%	54	37.2	28.9	49.0	38.7	40.5	33.3	42.9	39.0	55.1	55.1	$11,220	$710	$10,510
Irving Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Harter	Winfield	67156	Cowley County	Winfield	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 221-5140	234	18	13.3	72.6%	167 (71.4%)	4 (1.7%)	24 (10.3%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	7 (3.0%)	26 (11.1%)	22.1	535^th of 656 public elementary schools	18.4%		18.1	562^nd of 653 public elementary schools	13.9%	27	35.1	29.5	46.9	37.7	12.8	20.5	35.3	23.9	29.4	29.4	$11,607	$835	$10,771
Country View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16300 151st Road	Winfield	67156	Cowley County	Winfield	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 221-5155	114	9	12.5	49.1%	102 (89.5%)	1 (0.9%)	7 (6.1%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	28.4	496^th of 656 public elementary schools	24.4%		41.4	404^th of 653 public elementary schools	38.1%	92	13.3	40.0	37.5	31.5	33.3	46.7	33.3	37.0	25.0	25.0	$10,794	$1,033	$9,761

Frequently Asked Questions about Frances Willard Elementary

Is Frances Willard Elementary a good school?

Frances Willard Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.2% of Kansas elementary schools.

How many students attend Frances Willard Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 281 students attended Frances Willard Elementary.

What district is Frances Willard Elementary in?

Arkansas City

What schools do graduates of Frances Willard Elementary attend?

Students who attend Frances Willard Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Arkansas City Middle School
High : Arkansas City High

What is the racial makeup of Frances Willard Elementary?

Students at Frances Willard Elementary are 44% White, 41% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% American Indian.

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