Is Sunflower Elementary a good school?

Sunflower Elementary ranks 129 th of 668 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sunflower Elementary?

In the 2021-22 school year, 458 students attended Sunflower Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sunflower Elementary?

Students at Sunflower Elementary are 64% White, 14% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 6% African American, 2% American Indian, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Sunflower Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunflower Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Lawrence Southwest Middle School High : Lawrence High

Sunflower Elementary School in Lawrence KS

Performance Trends

Compare Details Sunflower Elementary ranks better than 80.7% of elementary schools in Kansas. It also ranks 3^rd among 13 ranked elementary schools in the Lawrence School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.31. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Sunflower Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (63.5%), two or more races (14%), Hispanic (12.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 31.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sunflower Elementary is 13.5. 7 elementary schools in the Lawrence School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Sunflower Elementary employs 33.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sunflower Elementary is $9,519. 8 elementary schools in the Lawrence School District spend more per student.

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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Sunflower Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sunflower Elementary 129^th of 668 Kansas public elementary schools. (See Sunflower Elementary in the ranking list.)

Lawrence:

SchoolDigger ranks Lawrence 87^th of 273 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sunflower Elementary

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	KS State Percentile
2006	67.39	201^st	585	65.6%
2007	62.67	256^th	600	57.3%
2008	63.48	265^th	614	56.8%
2009	60.94	286^th	621	53.9%
2010	54.08	357^th	630	43.3%
2011	73.27	133^rd	631	78.9%
2012	67.92	220^th	660	66.7%
2013	64.17	282^nd	668	57.8%
2015	57.42	276^th	678	59.3%
2016	60.09	238^th	656	63.7%
2017	53.94	302^nd	659	54.2%
2018	52.78	312^th	656	52.4%
2019	54.59	289^th	667	56.7%
2021	65.98	212^th	670	68.4%
2022	75.31	129^th	668	80.7%

Data source: test scores: Kansas State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Kansas State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Sunflower Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1995	405	37	16	8	15	n/a	n/a	0	481
1996	405	37	16	8	15	n/a	n/a	0	481
1997	412	37	16	12	15	n/a	n/a	0	492
1998	426	38	13	21	16	n/a	n/a	0	514
1999	410	23	15	18	16	n/a	n/a	0	482
2000	424	29	18	24	22	n/a	n/a	0	517
2001	357	16	18	17	16	n/a	n/a	0	424
2002	298	27	14	22	9	n/a	n/a	0	370
2003	298	27	14	22	9	n/a	n/a	0	370
2004	316	19	16	17	14	n/a	n/a	27	409
2005	323	26	18	18	16	n/a	n/a	30	431
2006	328	30	16	17	8	n/a	n/a	36	435
2007	351	46	27	23	26	n/a	n/a	0	473
2008	355	42	25	22	28	n/a	n/a	4	476
2009	341	43	48	27	18	n/a	n/a	5	482
2010	330	27	33	41	18	0	31	0	480
2011	323	35	32	42	17	2	29	0	480
2012	321	38	31	44	17	4	33	0	488
2014	305	28	31	49	18	7	39	0	477
2015	319	23	28	47	15	5	53	0	490
2016	304	32	25	51	24	2	52	0	490
2017	302	27	14	47	22	2	64	0	478
2018	297	26	14	46	15	0	54	0	452
2019	302	18	14	64	12	0	53	0	463
2020	290	21	13	48	9	0	54	0	435
2021	288	19	9	53	10	0	52	0	431
2022	291	26	9	57	11	0	64	0	458

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sunflower Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	481	26.8	17.9	16.8
1996	481	26.8	17.9	16.8
1997	492	30.9	15.9	16.1
1998	514	31.9	16.1	15.4
1999	482	31.5	15.3	11.6
2000	517	30.0	17.2	13
2001	424	26.8	15.8	9.7
2002	370	23.1	16.0	8.6
2003	370	23.1	16.0	8.6
2004	409	22.7	18.0	14.9
2005	431	25.6	16.8	18.2
2006	435	27.8	15.6	16
2007	473	29.0	16.3	17.3
2008	476	28.8	16.5	23.5
2009	482	31.9	15.1	28.3
2010	480	31.7	15.1	28.8
2011	480	30.1	15.9	34.8
2012	488	32.7	14.9	39.1
2014	477	33.0	14.4	44.7
2015	490	32.0	15.3	46.7
2016	490	31.0	15.8	47.8
2017	478	29.9	15.9	44.6
2018	452	27.5	16.4	44.9
2019	463	30.4	15.2	45.6
2020	435	31.0	14.0	40.9
2021	431	30.7	14.0	37.8
2022	458	33.7	13.5	31.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio Sunflower Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	481	26.8	17.9	16.8
1996	481	26.8	17.9	16.8
1997	492	30.9	15.9	16.1
1998	514	31.9	16.1	15.4
1999	482	31.5	15.3	11.6
2000	517	30.0	17.2	13
2001	424	26.8	15.8	9.7
2002	370	23.1	16.0	8.6
2003	370	23.1	16.0	8.6
2004	409	22.7	18.0	14.9
2005	431	25.6	16.8	18.2
2006	435	27.8	15.6	16
2007	473	29.0	16.3	17.3
2008	476	28.8	16.5	23.5
2009	482	31.9	15.1	28.3
2010	480	31.7	15.1	28.8
2011	480	30.1	15.9	34.8
2012	488	32.7	14.9	39.1
2014	477	33.0	14.4	44.7
2015	490	32.0	15.3	46.7
2016	490	31.0	15.8	47.8
2017	478	29.9	15.9	44.6
2018	452	27.5	16.4	44.9
2019	463	30.4	15.2	45.6
2020	435	31.0	14.0	40.9
2021	431	30.7	14.0	37.8
2022	458	33.7	13.5	31.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Sunflower Elementary

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$431 (4.5%)	$9,088 (95.5%)	$9,519

Data source: Kansas Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sunflower Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 289^th of 667 Elementary schools	Ranks 129^th of 668 Elementary schools	24%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Sunflower Elementary)	39	36.7	2.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence)	47.9	43.8	4.1%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)	40.6	36.7	3.9%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Sunflower Elementary)	45.1	57	11.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lawrence)	52.7	53.5	0.7%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Kansas)	50.3	48.1	2.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Sunflower Elementary)	49.3	61.5	12.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence)	54.3	50	4.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)	47.6	41.9	5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Sunflower Elementary)	50	50
4th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence)	40.7	35.8	4.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)	36.1	34.7	1.4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Sunflower Elementary)	42.4	52	9.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence)	49.4	46.7	2.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)	43.5	39.2	4.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (Sunflower Elementary)	42.4	43.2	0.8%
5th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence)	38.8	35.8	3.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)	31.9	29.9	2%
5th Grade Science (Sunflower Elementary)	40.7	63.5	22.9%
5th Grade Science (Lawrence)	49	46.2	2.8%
5th Grade Science (Kansas)	43.1	42.7	0.4%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	463	431	6.9%
African American	18	19	5.6%
American Indian	12	10	16.7%
Asian	14	9	35.7%
Hispanic	64	53	17.2%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	302	288	4.6%
Two or More Races	53	52	1.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	45.6%	37.8%	7.8%

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