Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 260 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT SCOTT·NCES 200618000146
Eugene Ware Elem
900 E Third, Fort Scott, KS 66701 · (620) 223-3380 · Bourbon County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Kansas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
209 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 3 | 124 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 33% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fort Scott. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
49.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
36.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.8% | 36.5% |
| 2023-24 | 36.9% | 36.4% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Schools most like Eugene Ware Elem
Eugene Ware Elem's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Ware Elem this school | 361 | 57.9% | 39.1% |
| Marysville Elem Marysville | 417 | 58.0% | 41.1% |
| Jayhawk Elementary Mound City | 311 | 59.5% | 46.5% |
| South Hutchinson Elem South Hutchinson | 326 | 58.3% | 34.5% |
| Kingman Elementary School Kingman | 330 | 60.6% | 36.1% |
| Sunflower Elementary School Ottawa | 333 | 55.0% | 49.1% |
Matched among Kansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Eugene Ware Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #377 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #388 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #315 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #264 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #85 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.6% | #399 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.9% | #292 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #138 of 377 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
361
-28 (-7%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 361 | 30.9 | 11.7:1 | 58% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 31.5 | 11.5:1 | 61% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 32.5 | 11.1:1 | 66% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 389 | 33 | 11.8:1 | 63% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 30.8 | 14.2:1 | 65% (286) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 63% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 485 | 35 | 13.9:1 | 68% (332) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 58% (263) |
| 1990-91 | 477 | 28 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eugene Ware Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (438 to 361); teachers unchanged (30.8 to 30.9).
About Eugene Ware Elem
Eugene Ware Elem is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Fort Scott, Kansas. Its grade span covers grades 3 through 5, with 361 students on the rolls.
The district, Fort Scott, operates 5 schools serving 1,731 students.
The share of students at Eugene Ware Elem who are White is 83%. Other students are 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 31, compared with 70 nationally.
Eugene Ware Elem reports a ratio of 11.7 students per teacher, from 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 11.7:1 compares with an average of 13.2:1 for elementary schools in Kansas. Lunch program data show 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Bourbon County average a similar 57%.
Eugene Ware Elem holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 40% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Eugene Ware Elem's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (39.1%) and its predicted rate (34.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools.
For Bourbon County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $59,238 a year, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Eugene Ware Elem, Bourbon County has 7 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Fort Scott Preschool Center, is about 0.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles: 4. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Eugene Ware Elem ranks 3rd of 7 on average proficiency.
The school is in a town far from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Remote).
In 2020-21, Eugene Ware Elem enrolled 389 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 361.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Eugene Ware Elem. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Bourbon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,394
Census ACS
Median income
$59,238
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,172 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fort Scott
- Fort Scott Sr HighHigh · 578 students
- Fort Scott Middle SchoolMiddle · 372 students
- Winfield Scott ElemElementary · 311 students
- Fort Scott Preschool CenterElementary · 109 students
Other schools in Fort Scott
- Fort Scott Sr HighHigh · 578 students
- Fort Scott Middle SchoolMiddle · 372 students
- Winfield Scott ElemElementary · 311 students
- Fort Scott Preschool CenterElementary · 109 students
Other Eugene Ware Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Eugene Ware Elementary. Eugene Ware Elem is the largest of the 2.
- Eugene Ware ElemKansas City, KS · 242 students
Nearby schools
- Fort Scott Preschool Center0.6 mi · 109
- Fort Scott Sr High0.7 mi · 578
- Fort Scott Middle School0.8 mi · 372
- Winfield Scott Elem1.0 mi · 311
- West Bourbon Elementary15.0 mi · 263
- Uniontown High School15.0 mi · 178
Frequently asked questions
About Eugene Ware ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Eugene Ware Elem?
Eugene Ware Elem enrolls approximately 361 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Eugene Ware Elem serve?
Eugene Ware Elem serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Eugene Ware Elem have?
Eugene Ware Elem employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Eugene Ware Elem?
At Eugene Ware Elem, the student body is approximately 83% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Eugene Ware Elem public or private?
Eugene Ware Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fort Scott.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.