New York Elem

New York Elem is an average-sized elementary-level community in Lawrence, Kansas, one of the schools within Lawrence. The school caters to 415 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 313 students per school, that is 33% above typical.

Within Lawrence, which oversees 18 schools and 10,380 students, New York Elem is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, New York Elem records that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 22% multiracial, 18% Hispanic, 7% Black. By comparison, Douglas County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, New York Elem reports 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Roughly 57% of students at New York Elem qualify 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 meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, New York Elem performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.7%, the actual is 34.7%, a residual of -0.1 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Douglas County) reports that median household income runs about $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%. In all, Douglas County runs 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,766 students), of which New York Elem is one.

Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, New York Elem comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 36.2%.

New York Elem operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. New York Elem's enrollment has ticked up 87% since 2018, when it stood at 222 (now 415). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 64% to 51%. Class-load math has widened: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.