Edgerton Elem

Edgerton Elem is one of the close-knit K-5 schools in Edgerton, Kansas, part of Gardner Edgerton, with 133 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 58% below the state mean of about 313.

Edgerton Elem is one of 11 schools operated by Gardner Edgerton, a district that serves 5,854 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Edgerton Elem lists that White students make up the majority at 72%. The remainder consists of 17% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Edgerton Elem tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Johnson County runs at roughly 27%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Edgerton Elem is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 44.6%; this one delivers 69.5%, a residual of +24.9 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Johnson County put median household income runs about $109,208, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Johnson County's 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students), Edgerton Elem is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Nike Elementary, roughly 4.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Edgerton Elem. On composite proficiency, Edgerton Elem comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 39.7%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Edgerton Elem has contracted 27%, going from 181 students in 2018 to 133 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 90% to 72% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 today.

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