Meade Elem

Set in Meade, Kansas, Meade Elem is an intimate elementary school, overseen by Meade. It educates 243 students across grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so Meade Elem sits 22% below that benchmark.

Within Meade, which oversees 2 schools and 330 students, Meade Elem is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Meade Elem shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). The remainder consists of 12% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Meade Elem shows 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Meade Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.4%; this one delivers 36.7%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Meade County put median household income runs about $71,852, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Meade Elem is one of 5 public schools in Meade County (combined enrollment of about 530 students).

Nearest neighbor: Meade High, around 0.8 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Meade Elem at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 33.7%.

Meade Elem operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Meade Elem's enrollment has ticked down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 285 (now 243). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 3% to 12%.

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