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W A White Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

529^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

W A White Elementary is a public elementary school in Emporia, Kansas, serving 244 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Emporia school district, which is ranked 215 out of 264 districts in the state.

W A White Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools, with academic performance significantly lower than the Emporia district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rate was 34.27%, compared to 37.23% for Emporia and 44.47% for Kansas. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was just 21.9%, far below the 26.57% for Emporia and 38.73% for the state. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, reaching 29.5% in the 2024-2025 school year.

Compared to nearby schools in the Emporia district, such as Timmerman Elementary, Village Elementary, and Walnut Elementary, W A White Elementary performs significantly worse academically. These nearby schools have higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. When compared to higher-performing schools in other Chase County, Lebo-Waverly, and Southern Lyon County districts, the academic achievement gap for W A White Elementary becomes even more pronounced.

248

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,883

Per pupil spending ?

83.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

902 Exchange Street
Emporia, KS 66801

(620) 341-2294

District: Emporia

Students who attend W A White Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Emporia Middle School
High:	Emporia High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.5%

White:

41.5%

Two or more races:

12.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg33%

Kansas avg42%

529^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Emporia

215^th of 264Emporia 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	22.8	529 of 656	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	565 of 653	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	528 of 660	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	537 of 668	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	464 of 670	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.9	577 of 667	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	480 of 656	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	45.7	372 of 659	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.8	392 of 656	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.8	397 of 678	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.0	545 of 668	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.7	511 of 660	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.2	422 of 631	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.5	453 of 630	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.0	578 of 621	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.4	587 of 614	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	19.2	525 of 600	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.6	540 of 585	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2018	66.3	26 of 129	79.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	39.8	375 of 591	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.6	569 of 591	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	444 of 574	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	183 of 262	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	194 of 260	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	140 of 245	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	110 of 254	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.4	43 of 229	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	47.5	112 of 235	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	69 of 207	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	406 of 533	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	453 of 546	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	376 of 541	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	339 of 512	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.0	181 of 494	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.2	448 of 509	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.9	290 of 512	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	31.8	439 of 605	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	414 of 586	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	396 of 575	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	24.2	241 of 296	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	541 of 576	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	524 of 579	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	393 of 584	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	417 of 587	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	565 of 592	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	439 of 574	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2018)80th percentile+53 vs school

Female (2021)37th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2021)27th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2023)19th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science36%-6 vs state

English Language Arts34%-10 vs state

Mathematics22%-17 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, April 27, 2011

My child has attended several years and I couldn't be happier with all the staff and teachers. The students have rocked on their test scores. I am glad that this is our family school and look forward to having my other children attend there when they are old enough! Close Quote

Schools Near W A White Elementary

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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 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th 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 All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
W A White Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	902 Exchange Street	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2294	248	19	13.4	83.5%	103 (41.5%)	3 (1.2%)	108 (43.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.5%)	22.8	529^th of 656 public elementary schools	19.4%		17.2	565^th of 653 public elementary schools	13.5%	36	35.6	28.1	39.3				34.3	8.9	25.0	39.3				21.9	35.7		35.7	$13,883	$1,532	$12,351
Walnut Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Grove Ave	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2288	312	23	13.8	66.3%	173 (55.4%)	12 (3.8%)	113 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	43.9	376^th of 656 public elementary schools	42.7%		45.4	370^th of 653 public elementary schools	43.3%	6	48.6	51.0	54.3				51.5	32.4	28.0	40.4				33.6	42.5		42.5	$12,885	$1,134	$11,751
Logan Ave Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	521 South East Street	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2264	208	18	11.8	74.0%	65 (31.3%)	4 (1.9%)	118 (56.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.7%)	11.2	602^nd of 656 public elementary schools	8.2%		10.7	602^nd of 653 public elementary schools	7.8%		27.8	34.5	20.6				27.2	16.7	21.4	8.8				15.0	23.5		23.5	$13,887	$1,692	$12,195
Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	327 S West St	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2276	385	26	14.6	82.3%	94 (24.4%)	6 (1.6%)	261 (67.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	20	550^th of 656 public elementary schools	16.2%		18.2	560^th of 653 public elementary schools	14.2%	10	40.3	43.9	28.0				37.8	23.7	30.5	13.7				23.1	19.6		19.6	$13,384	$1,205	$12,179
Village Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2302 W 15th Ave	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2282	401	26	15.1	59.9%	186 (46.4%)	6 (1.5%)	185 (46.1%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	44.5	368^th of 656 public elementary schools	43.9%		47.5	352^nd of 653 public elementary schools	46.1%	16	39.3	48.5	41.9				43.4	36.5	35.7	47.7				39.9	52.3		52.3	$13,348	$1,204	$12,144
Timmerman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Timmerman Dr	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2270	370	30	12.5	45.4%	218 (58.9%)	1 (0.3%)	130 (35.1%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	56.5	278^th of 656 public elementary schools	57.6%		61.2	230^th of 653 public elementary schools	64.8%	48	45.5	49.1	51.9				49.2	43.6	42.4	59.5				49.7	53.2		53.2	$13,682	$1,462	$12,221
NLC Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	804 Sixth Street	Americus	66835	Lyon County	North Lyon County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 481-2086	223	19	11.6	47.5%	202 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	53.1	308^th of 656 public elementary schools	53.0%		50.1	325^th of 653 public elementary schools	50.2%	17	61.5	50.0	58.3	23.8	53.3	52.6	50.4	38.5	57.1	50.0	19.0	46.7	36.8	40.3	58.3	68.4	62.8	$16,376	$5,406	$10,970
Olpe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	314 W Listerscheid	Olpe	66865	Lyon County	Southern Lyon County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 475-3277	149	12	12.3	26.8%	137 (91.9%)	2 (1.3%)	6 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	60.7	251^st of 656 public elementary schools	61.7%		68.7	174^th of 653 public elementary schools	73.4%	77	66.7	65.0	37.5				57.4	61.1	50.0	43.8				51.9	37.5		37.5	$8,873	$816	$8,056
Neosho Rapids Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	240 N. Commercial	Neosho Rapids	66864	Lyon County	Southern Lyon County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 342-7783	107	12	9.1	56.1%	102 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	39.3	419^th of 656 public elementary schools	36.1%		49.5	332^nd of 653 public elementary schools	49.2%	87	40.0	28.6	60.0				43.2	26.7	21.4	46.7				31.8	53.3		53.3	$12,547	$327	$12,221
Lebo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	415 N Ogden St	Lebo	66856	Coffey County	Lebo-Waverly	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 256-6161	159	12	13.6	43.4%	147 (92.5%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	76	131^st of 656 public elementary schools	80.0%		80.6	101^st of 653 public elementary schools	84.5%	30	71.4	66.7	68.0				68.7	57.1	38.9	48.0				48.4	68.0		68.0	$16,468	$300	$16,168

Frequently Asked Questions about W A White Elementary

What is the racial makeup of W A White Elementary?

Students at W A White Elementary are 44% Hispanic, 42% White, 13% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is W A White Elementary a good school?

W A White Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.4% of Kansas elementary schools.

How many students attend W A White Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 248 students attended W A White Elementary.

What schools do graduates of W A White Elementary attend?

Students who attend W A White Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Emporia Middle School
High : Emporia High

What district is W A White Elementary in?

Emporia

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