MacArthur Elem

MacArthur Elem is an elementary school of reasonably sized scale in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, operated by Fort Leavenworth, enrolling 424 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 313 students per school, that is 35% above typical.

Fort Leavenworth comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,542 students; MacArthur Elem is among them.

On the student-mix side, MacArthur Elem reports that 64% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 15% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 5% Asian, 4% Black. By comparison, Leavenworth County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, MacArthur Elem has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting MacArthur Elem tighter than the state norm the norm. About 4% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Leavenworth County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, MacArthur Elem tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.5%.

In the area at large, census data for Leavenworth County shows median household earnings sit near $89,218, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Leavenworth County runs 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,185 students), of which MacArthur Elem is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bradley Elem, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MacArthur Elem at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 45.6%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MacArthur Elem has shrank 25%, going from 565 students in 2018 to 424 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 69% to 64% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

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