Enrollment
319
Elementary
DISTRICT 239 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEAVENWORTH·NCES 200843002036
David Brewer Elementary
401 N 17th St, Leavenworth, KS 66048 · (913) 684-1490 · Leavenworth County
GRADES 01–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL319 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
243 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 75 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 26% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
David Brewer Elementary→Richard Warren Intermediate School→Richard Warren Middle School→Leavenworth Sr High
Based on grade levels within Leavenworth. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
31.2%
KS avg 44.5% . +8.8pp since 2023
Math
16.8%
KS avg 38.8% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.2% | 16.8% |
| 2023-24 | 22.4% | 19.0% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where David Brewer Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Leavenworth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #553 of 625 | #14 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #565 of 625 | #14 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #541 of 625 | #13 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 319 | #340 of 714 | #9 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #319 of 539 | #10 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #90 of 540 | #3 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.2% | #134 of 658 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #108 of 377 | #7 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
319
-129 (-29%) vs 2020
+4% since 2010-11, when it was 307
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 319 | 23 | 13.9:1 | 76% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 337 | 21.2 | 15.9:1 | 75% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 361 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 68% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 56% (253) |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 29.2 | 13.7:1 | 70% (279) |
| 2015-16 | 415 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 75% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 307 | 26 | 11.8:1 | 66% (204) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for David Brewer Elementary.
About David Brewer Elementary
David Brewer Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Leavenworth, located in Leavenworth, Kansas. The school serves grades 1 through 4. Enrollment is 319 students.
The Leavenworth system has 8 schools and 3,268 students.
About 53% of the student body at David Brewer Elementary is White. Other groups make up 18% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, and 13% Black. County-wide, 80% of Leavenworth County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 65%.
On staff are 23 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. It is about the same as the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. About 76% of students at David Brewer Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 34% average for public schools in Leavenworth County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, David Brewer Elementary would score about 25.7%. It scores 22.4%, 3.4 points below that figure.
In Leavenworth County, home to about 83,123 people, the median household earns about $89,218 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. David Brewer Elementary shares Leavenworth County with 29 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, David Brewer Elementary is closest to Bradley Elem, about 1.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, David Brewer Elementary is 7th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies David Brewer Elementary's location as Town: Fringe.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 29%.
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Leavenworth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,123
Census ACS
Median income
$89,218
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
13,185 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Leavenworth
- Leavenworth Sr HighHigh · 1,237 students
- Richard Warren Middle SchoolMiddle · 427 students
- Richard Warren Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 409 students
- Henry LeavenworthElementary · 297 students
- Earl Lawson Early Education CenterElementary · 282 students
- Anthony ElementaryElementary · 274 students
Other schools in Leavenworth
- Leavenworth Sr HighHigh · 1,237 students
- Lansing High 9-12High · 860 students
- Richard Warren Middle SchoolMiddle · 427 students
- Richard Warren Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 409 students
- Henry LeavenworthElementary · 297 students
- Earl Lawson Early Education CenterElementary · 282 students
Nearby schools
- Bradley Elem1.3 mi · 412
- Earl Lawson Early Education Center1.6 mi · 282
- MacArthur Elem1.8 mi · 424
- Leavenworth Virtual School1.8 mi · 23
- Patton Jr High1.8 mi · 389
- Leavenworth Sr High1.9 mi · 1,237
Frequently asked questions
About David Brewer ElementaryHow many students attend David Brewer Elementary?
David Brewer Elementary enrolls approximately 319 students in grades 01-04.
Is David Brewer Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
David Brewer Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 01-04.
How many students per teacher at David Brewer Elementary?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at David Brewer Elementary.
How diverse is David Brewer Elementary?
David Brewer Elementary reports a student body of 53% White, 13% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Is David Brewer Elementary public or private?
David Brewer Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Leavenworth.
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