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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Explorer Elementary School right now?
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Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GODDARD·NCES 200654001856
Explorer Elementary School
16746 W Explorer, Goddard, KS 67052 · (316) 794-4181 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
135 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 60 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 33% smaller than its 4th grade class (89).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
65.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
61.6%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 | 65.0% | 61.6% |
| 2023-24 | 52.9% | 53.5% |
% 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
58.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Explorer Elementary School
Explorer Elementary School's state test result (58.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explorer Elementary School this school | 433 | 31.2% | 58.3% |
| Park Hill Elementary Derby | 392 | 29.1% | 53.0% |
| Deerfield Elem Lawrence | 433 | 32.1% | 50.7% |
| Apollo Elementary School Goddard | 544 | 29.0% | 68.0% |
| Cottonwood Elementary Andover | 388 | 33.2% | 59.0% |
| West Indianola Elem Topeka | 395 | 28.9% | 53.8% |
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 Explorer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #123 of 625 | #11 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #98 of 625 | #11 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #114 of 625 | #12 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #137 of 714 | #40 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #335 of 539 | #55 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.4% | #303 of 540 | #77 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.2% | #542 of 658 | #86 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #271 of 377 | #51 of 67 |
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
433
-43 (-9%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 433 | 31 | 14.0:1 | 31% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 31.2 | 13.5:1 | 30% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 31.7 | 14.9:1 | 27% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 20% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 22.6 | 20.9:1 | 20% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 511 | 26 | 19.6:1 | 25% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 28 | 19.6:1 | 19% (104) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Explorer Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (473 to 433); teachers up 37% (22.6 to 31).
About Explorer Elementary School
Explorer Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Goddard, Kansas. It had 433 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 4. Elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students, which makes this school 38% bigger than average.
Goddard serves 6,344 students across 12 schools.
The largest group at Explorer Elementary School is White students, at 73%. Other students are 14% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 43%.
There are 31 full-time-equivalent teachers at Explorer Elementary School, giving a ratio of 14.0:1. Elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1, 0.8 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 135 students, or 31%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 63% average among public schools in Sedgwick County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Explorer Elementary School would score about 47.3%. It scores 58.3%, 11.0 points above that figure.
In the surrounding county, Sedgwick County, median household income comes to about $69,365, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 160, with about 84,569 students.
Eisenhower High School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Explorer Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Explorer Elementary School is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Explorer Elementary School had a net loss of 43 students, or 9%. By 2024-25, the school had 14.0 students per teacher, compared with 17.6 in 2020-21.
The Explorer Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Sedgwick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
528,226
Census ACS
Median income
$69,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
84,569 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Goddard
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 991 students
- Goddard HighHigh · 962 students
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 625 students
- Apollo Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- Amelia Earhart Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Discovery Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 502 students
Other schools in Goddard
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 991 students
- Goddard HighHigh · 962 students
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 625 students
- Apollo Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- Amelia Earhart Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Discovery Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 502 students
Other Explorer Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Explorer Elementary. Explorer Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Explorer ElementaryCALEDONIA, MI · 556 students
- Explorer Elementary SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 470 students
- Explorer Elementary - 04Sioux Falls, SD · 338 students
Nearby schools
- Eisenhower High School0.3 mi · 991
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School0.3 mi · 625
- Apollo Elementary School0.5 mi · 544
- Amelia Earhart Elementary School2.4 mi · 514
- Oak Street Elementary School K-42.6 mi · 343
- USD 265 - Goddard Virtual School2.6 mi · 29
Frequently asked questions
About Explorer Elementary SchoolHow large is Explorer Elementary School?
Explorer Elementary School enrolls approximately 433 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Explorer Elementary School serve?
Explorer Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Explorer Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Explorer Elementary School is approximately 14.0:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Explorer Elementary School?
At Explorer Elementary School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Explorer Elementary School in?
Explorer Elementary School is part of Goddard.
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