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Sunflower Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

582^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Sunflower Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Liberal, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 560 students. Despite being part of the Liberal school district, which is ranked 261 out of 264 districts in Kansas, Sunflower Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Kansas elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating in recent years.

Sunflower Elementary faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, with only 28.37% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 21.84% proficient in math, well below the state averages. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.5% to 23% in recent years. Additionally, Sunflower Elementary has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 70.05% to 89.64% in recent years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families.

Interestingly, the nearby elementary schools in the Liberal district, such as MacArthur, Cottonwood, and Prairie View, generally outperform Sunflower Elementary on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that factors beyond just socioeconomic status may be contributing to the academic challenges at Sunflower Elementary.

570

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,276

Per pupil spending ?

87.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

310 W. Pine
Liberal, KS 67901

(620) 604-2800

District: Liberal

Students who attend Sunflower Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Seymour Rogers Middle School
High:	Liberal Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.5%

White:

7.9%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (26% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Kansas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg18%

Kansas avg42%

582^nd of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Liberal

261^st of 264Liberal 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	14.7	582 of 656	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	561 of 653	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	625 of 660	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	616 of 668	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	639 of 670	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	651 of 667	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	632 of 656	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.2	635 of 659	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.6	635 of 656	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.5	644 of 678	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.8	616 of 668	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.1	604 of 660	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.7	622 of 631	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.4	617 of 630	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.0	609 of 621	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.1	596 of 614	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.6	586 of 600	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.6	582 of 585	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	15.6	186 of 193	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	121 of 140	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	51 of 129	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	18 of 124	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	32.6	87 of 117	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.8	58 of 117	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.6	86 of 108	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	105 of 122	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	86 of 129	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	9.2	564 of 591	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	575 of 591	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	529 of 574	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	178 of 262	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	154 of 260	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	207 of 245	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	192 of 254	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	191 of 229	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	218 of 235	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	175 of 207	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	444 of 533	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	422 of 546	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	509 of 541	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	438 of 512	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	452 of 494	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	489 of 509	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	481 of 512	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	8.3	580 of 605	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	568 of 586	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	567 of 575	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	243 of 313	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	280 of 305	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	186 of 193	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	121 of 140	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)60th percentile+49 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2021)5th percentile~ school

Male (2021)4th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-16 vs state

Science27%-14 vs state

Mathematics22%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Sunflower Elementary School

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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
Sunflower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	310 W. Pine	Liberal	67901	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-2800	570	25	23.2	87.2%	45 (7.9%)	8 (1.4%)	499 (87.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	14.7	582^nd of 656 public elementary schools	11.3%		18.2	561^st of 653 public elementary schools	14.1%	21	38.9	17.6	27.9	28.4	21.4	25.5	18.2	21.8	27.3	27.3	$12,276	$1,237	$11,039
Prairie View Elementary School	Public	K-5	615 Warren Avenue	Liberal	67901	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-1800	426	32	13.3	88.3%	23 (5.4%)	4 (0.9%)	393 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	8.3	619^th of 656 public elementary schools	5.6%		20.2	548^th of 653 public elementary schools	16.1%	71	29.8	28.3	17.6	24.9	13.4	13.3	13.5	13.4	18.9	18.9	$14,175	$1,310	$12,866
Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1100 W. 11th	Liberal	67901	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-2700	500	34	14.9	89.2%	41 (8.2%)	4 (0.8%)	439 (87.8%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	9.9	612^th of 656 public elementary schools	6.7%		12.5	591^st of 653 public elementary schools	9.5%	21	23.1	29.7	20.9	24.2	10.8	18.7	20.9	16.6	22.0	22.0	$13,206	$1,388	$11,818
Meadowlark Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 N Calvert	Liberal	67901	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-2100	362	27	13.4	97.5%	16 (4.4%)	7 (1.9%)	329 (90.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	3.4	654^th of 656 public elementary schools	0.3%		5.8	646^th of 653 public elementary schools	1.1%	8	13.6	12.7	15.8	14.0	10.0	7.1	7.1	8.2	10.5	10.5	$14,124	$1,536	$12,588
MacArthur Elementary School	Public	K-5	925 South Holly	Liberal	67901	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-1700	386	29	13.3	80.1%	60 (15.5%)	6 (1.6%)	303 (78.5%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	19.9	551^st of 656 public elementary schools	16.0%		20.7	542^nd of 653 public elementary schools	17.0%	9	37.5	32.8	33.3	34.4	35.7	21.9	25.0	27.2	18.3	18.3	$13,901	$1,954	$11,948
Kismet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	505 Kansas Avenue	Kismet	67859	Seward County	Kismet-Plains	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 563-7248	152	14	11.2	79.6%	47 (30.9%)	1 (0.7%)	103 (67.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)											$17,279	$917	$16,361

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunflower Elementary School

Is Sunflower Elementary School a good school?

Sunflower Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.3% of Kansas elementary schools.

How many students attend Sunflower Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 570 students attended Sunflower Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Sunflower Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sunflower Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Seymour Rogers Middle School
High : Liberal Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Sunflower Elementary School?

Students at Sunflower Elementary School are 88% Hispanic, 8% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Sunflower Elementary School in?

Liberal

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