I X L Elem

Set in Arkansas City, Kansas, I X L Elem is a close-knit elementary-level community, overseen by Arkansas City. It teaches 200 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 36% leaner than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 313 students.

Arkansas City runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 2,902 students. I X L Elem is one of those campuses.

On demographics, I X L Elem records that 55% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 30% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% Pacific Islander, 3% Native American. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

Looking at school resources, I X L Elem shows 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting I X L Elem higher than the state norm the norm. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Cowley County's rate of about 59%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, I X L Elem tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.7%.

Zooming out to the county, Cowley County reports that median household earnings sit near $57,878, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Cowley County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,714 students), of which I X L Elem is one.

Nearest neighbor: Frances Willard Elem, around 3.5 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, I X L Elem comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 28.1%.

I X L Elem operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 20%: 249 students in 2018 compared to 200 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 60% to 55%.

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