Smith Center Elem

Smith Center Elem is one of the modestly sized elementary-level communitys in Smith Center, Kansas, overseen by Smith Center, with 253 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

Smith Center Elem is one of 2 schools operated by Smith Center, a district that works with 436 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Smith Center Elem shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Other groups include 6% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Smith Center Elem has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Smith Center Elem performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.2%, the actual is 51.4%, a residual of +14.2 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Smith County shows median household earnings sit near $59,135, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Smith County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 534 students), Smith Center Elem is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Smith Center Jr Sr High, roughly 0.5 miles away. On composite proficiency, Smith Center Elem comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 44.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Smith Center Elem's enrollment has edged up 15% since 2018, when it stood at 220 (now 253).

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Smith Center Elem community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.