Lakin Elem

Lakin Elem is a medium-sized elementary campus in Lakin, Kansas, overseen by Lakin. The school caters to 290 students in grades pre-K through 4.

Across the 3 schools in Lakin (684 students total), Lakin Elem accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Lakin Elem shows that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 50% White. The wider county runs roughly 36% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Lakin Elem has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lakin Elem performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.1%, the actual is 36.5%, a residual of +3.4 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Kearny County indicate median household income runs about $89,135, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kearny County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 928 students), Lakin Elem is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lakin High, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lakin Elem comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 20.4%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 7%: 311 students in 2018 compared to 290 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 40% to 50% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 in 2025.

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