Stewart Elem

Located at 2123 Roach, in Salina, Kansas, Stewart Elem is a middle-of-the-pack primary school that enrolls 406 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Salina. Enrollment runs roughly 30% larger than the state mean of about 313.

Salina comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 6,441 students; Stewart Elem is among them.

Demographically, Stewart Elem reports that 60% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 24% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

On the resource side, Stewart Elem logs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Stewart Elem higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 48% of students at Stewart Elem qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Saline County (around 58%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Stewart Elem tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.6%.

In the area at large, Saline County reports that median household earnings sit near $65,422, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Saline County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,580 students), Stewart Elem is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Salina High South, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Stewart Elem. On composite proficiency, Stewart Elem comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 32.8%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Stewart Elem has remained close to its prior level, going from 416 students in 2018 to 406 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 60% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.