Auburn Elementary

Located at 810 N Commercial, in Auburn, Kansas, Auburn Elementary is a medium-sized elementary-level community that caters to 336 students (grades pre-K through 6), one of the schools within Auburn-Washburn.

Within Auburn-Washburn, which oversees 9 schools and 5,866 students, Auburn Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Auburn Elementary reports that nearly all students (84%) are White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Auburn Elementary reports 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Shawnee County (around 54%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Auburn Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.3%, the actual is 44.8%, a residual of -1.5 points.

Around the school, Shawnee County reports that median household income runs about $67,104, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Shawnee County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,294 students), of which Auburn Elementary is one.

Washburn Rural High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Auburn Elementary comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.0%.

Auburn Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Auburn Elementary's enrollment has decreased 21% since 2018, when it stood at 423 (now 336). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.