Edwardsville Elem

Located at 1801 S 104th St, in Edwardsville, Kansas, Edwardsville Elem is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school that teaches 331 students (grades K through 5), part of Bonner Springs.

Bonner Springs comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,437 students; Edwardsville Elem is among them.

Demographically, Edwardsville Elem reports that 64% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 18% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

In terms of school funding signals, Edwardsville Elem reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Edwardsville 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 28.3%; this one delivers 45.4%, a residual of +17.1 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Wyandotte County) reports that median household earnings sit near $63,631, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Edwardsville Elem is one.

The closest other public school is Riverview Elementary, roughly 1.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Edwardsville Elem ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 53.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Edwardsville Elem has declined 24%, going from 434 students in 2018 to 331 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.