Langston Hughes Elem

Langston Hughes Elem is a primary school of roomy scale in Lawrence, Kansas, one of the schools within Lawrence, caters to 560 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 79% larger than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 313 students.

Lawrence comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 10,380 students; Langston Hughes Elem is among them.

In terms of who attends, Langston Hughes Elem shows that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% multiracial, 6% Asian, 6% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.2:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Douglas County (around 40%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Langston Hughes Elem is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 54.9%; this one delivers 73.7%, a residual of +18.9 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Douglas County put median household earnings sit near $69,746, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Langston Hughes Elem is one of 30 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 13,766 students).

The closest other public school is Quail Run Elementary, roughly 1.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Langston Hughes Elem ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 46.4%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Langston Hughes Elem's enrollment has ticked up 10% since 2018, when it stood at 508 (now 560). Class-load math has loosened: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 in 2025.

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