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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWRENCE·NCES 200840001372
Schwegler Elem
2201 Ousdahl Rd, Lawrence, KS 66046 · (785) 832-5860 · Douglas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Kansas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
267 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 51%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
45.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
28.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.2% | 28.3% |
| 2023-24 | 38.8% | 34.3% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Schwegler Elem
Schwegler Elem's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schwegler Elem this school | 434 | 61.5% | 37.4% |
| Whitson Elem Topeka | 416 | 64.2% | 46.6% |
| Earhart Environ Magnet Elem Wichita | 471 | 60.1% | 42.6% |
| Grand Star Elementary Gardner | 380 | 56.3% | 43.2% |
| Merriam Park Elementary Merriam | 415 | 58.3% | 44.3% |
| Peterson Elem Wichita | 321 | 60.4% | 45.0% |
Matched among Kansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Schwegler Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #398 of 625 | #11 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #477 of 625 | #13 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #378 of 625 | #12 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #136 of 714 | #4 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #329 of 539 | #8 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #43 of 540 | #2 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.5% | #236 of 658 | #2 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.0% | #53 of 151 | #4 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
434
+125 (+40%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 545
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 434 | 31.2 | 13.9:1 | 62% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 31.4 | 13.0:1 | 59% (242) |
| 2022-23 | 314 | 24 | 13.1:1 | 56% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 309 | 24 | 12.9:1 | 47% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 34.9 | 11.0:1 | 59% (228) |
| 2015-16 | 383 | 36 | 10.6:1 | 61% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 407 | 29 | 14.0:1 | 54% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 28 | 16.6:1 | 29% (136) |
| 1990-91 | 545 | 27 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Schwegler Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (384 to 434); teachers down 11% (34.9 to 31.2).
About Schwegler Elem
Families in Lawrence, Kansas, are served by Schwegler Elem, a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 434 students. On average, elementary schools in Kansas enroll around 313, and this school is 39% larger than that mark.
Lawrence is responsible for 18 schools, Schwegler Elem included, with 10,380 students in all.
At Schwegler Elem, White students make up the biggest share, 44%. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 7% Black, and 4% Native American. By comparison, Douglas County residents are about 78% White. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Schwegler Elem are from different groups.
With 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.9:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1. Roughly 62% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Douglas County, the average is 40%.
Schwegler Elem earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 38% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Schools in Kansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 32.7%. Schwegler Elem scores 37.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for Douglas County show that median household income comes to about $69,746, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Douglas County counts 30 public schools with about 13,766 students.
About 0.8 miles separate Schwegler Elem from the closest public school, Lawrence High. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Schwegler Elem places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Schwegler Elem as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 40%. The ratio was 12.9:1 in 2020-21 and 13.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
120,302
Census ACS
Median income
$69,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
13,766 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lawrence
- Lawrence Free State HighHigh · 1,774 students
- Lawrence HighHigh · 1,454 students
- Lawrence West Middle SchoolMiddle · 648 students
- Lawrence Southwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Langston Hughes ElemElementary · 560 students
- Lawrence Virtual SchoolCombined · 543 students
Other schools in Lawrence
- Lawrence Free State HighHigh · 1,774 students
- Lawrence HighHigh · 1,454 students
- Lawrence West Middle SchoolMiddle · 648 students
- Lawrence Southwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Langston Hughes ElemElementary · 560 students
- Lawrence Virtual SchoolCombined · 543 students
Nearby schools
- Lawrence High0.8 mi · 1,454
- Billy Mills Middle School1.1 mi · 494
- Cordley Elem1.2 mi · 348
- Hillcrest Elem1.5 mi · 393
- Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School1.5 mi · 386
- Lawrence West Middle School1.6 mi · 648
Frequently asked questions
About Schwegler ElemHow large is Schwegler Elem?
Schwegler Elem enrolls approximately 434 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Schwegler Elem serve?
Schwegler Elem serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Schwegler Elem have?
Schwegler Elem employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Schwegler Elem?
At Schwegler Elem, the student body is approximately 44% White, 28% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Schwegler Elem?
Schwegler Elem is overseen by Lawrence in Douglas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.