Fort Larned Elementary School

Fort Larned Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary school in Larned, Kansas, one of the schools within Ft Larned. The school serves 431 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 38% larger than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 313 students.

Ft Larned comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 842 students; Fort Larned Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Fort Larned Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 74%. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Pawnee County's rate of about 50%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Fort Larned Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 34.1%; Fort Larned Elementary School posts 52.4%, +18.3 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Pawnee County indicate the typical household earns roughly $63,517 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 2% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pawnee County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 979 students), Fort Larned Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Larned Middle School, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fort Larned Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 36.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 441 students in 2018 compared to 431 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 84% to 74% over that span.

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