Community Elementary

Community Elementary, a big elementary-level community in Coffeyville, Kansas, part of Coffeyville, educates 1,009 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 313 students per school, that is 222% bigger than typical.

Community Elementary is one of 4 schools operated by Coffeyville, a district that hosts 1,764 students overall.

Demographically, Community Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 8% Black, 3% Native American. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Montgomery County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Community Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.3%; this one delivers 27.7%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Montgomery County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $55,697 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Montgomery County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,736 students), Community Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Coffeyville Virtual Program, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Community Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Community Elementary at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 16.5%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 11%: 1,132 students in 2018 compared to 1,009 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 21% to 28% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

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