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Jefferson Elementary

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Jefferson Elementary ranks 468 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

468^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary is a public elementary school located in Arkansas City, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 282 students. The school is part of the Arkansas City school district, which is ranked 235 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jefferson Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 377 and 596 out of 656-678 schools. The school has maintained a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time period. While the school performs similarly to or slightly better than other schools in the Arkansas City district, it lags behind the top-performing schools in the state, such as Oxford Elementary in the Oxford district.

Jefferson Elementary faces several challenges, including consistently low student performance, significant disparities in subgroup performance, and high chronic absenteeism rates. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels, particularly in 5th grade. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with relatively strong performance for Hispanic students but struggles with White students and English Language Learners. Addressing these key issues through targeted interventions and a focus on equity could be crucial for improving the overall quality of education at Jefferson Elementary.

261

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,524

Per pupil spending ?

72.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

131 Osage Ave
Arkansas City, KS 67005

(620) 441-2060

District: Arkansas City

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Arkansas City Middle School
High:	Arkansas City High

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.2%

Hispanic:

28.7%

African American:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 11th percentile in 2021 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2025) from a 11th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (36% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 11 pts below the Kansas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg28%

Kansas avg42%

468^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	33.0	468 of 656	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	437 of 653	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	457 of 660	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	524 of 668	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	596 of 670	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	566 of 667	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	498 of 656	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.8	539 of 659	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.1	399 of 656	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.6	377 of 678	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.4	477 of 668	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	66.0	247 of 660	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.8	175 of 631	72.3%	★★★★☆
2010	57.7	319 of 630	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	78.4	57 of 621	90.8%	★★★★★
2008	37.1	458 of 614	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	58.2	296 of 600	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.6	254 of 585	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	61.6	56 of 193	71.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	17.9	116 of 117	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	55.2	39 of 117	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	51 of 122	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	75 of 129	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	11.1	553 of 591	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	477 of 591	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	497 of 574	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	73 of 262	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	47.5	122 of 260	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	131 of 245	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	187 of 254	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	200 of 229	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	190 of 235	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	186 of 207	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	366 of 533	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	315 of 546	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	328 of 541	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	383 of 512	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	451 of 494	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	390 of 509	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	396 of 512	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	21.8	500 of 605	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	496 of 586	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.6	332 of 575	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	185 of 313	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	128 of 296	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	56 of 193	71.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	439 of 576	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.9	388 of 579	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	419 of 584	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	476 of 596	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	556 of 587	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	534 of 592	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	425 of 574	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+43 vs school

Disabled (2019)71st percentile+56 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2021)17th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2021)6th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)1st percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-5 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science31%-11 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Jefferson Elementary

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 261 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

What district is Jefferson Elementary in?

Arkansas City

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Arkansas City Middle School
High : Arkansas City High

Is Jefferson Elementary a good school?

Jefferson Elementary ranks 468^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 58% White, 29% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

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