Delaware Ridge Elementary

Delaware Ridge Elementary is one of the medium-sized primary schools in Kansas City, Kansas, operated by Bonner Springs, with 378 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so Delaware Ridge Elementary sits 21% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 5 schools in Bonner Springs (2,437 students total), Delaware Ridge Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Delaware Ridge Elementary logs that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 20% Hispanic, 18% Black, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 42% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 57% of students at Delaware Ridge Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Wyandotte County's rate of about 75%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Delaware Ridge Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.8%, the actual is 33.1%, a residual of -1.8 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Wyandotte County indicate median household earnings sit near $63,631, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Wyandotte County runs 62 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,713 students), of which Delaware Ridge Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Piper High, roughly 1.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Delaware Ridge Elementary at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 49.1%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Delaware Ridge Elementary's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 372 (now 378).

On the community side, the feed for Delaware Ridge Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.