Sunflower Elementary School

Set in Andover, Kansas, Sunflower Elementary School is an average-sized elementary school, one of the schools within Andover. It serves 367 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Within Andover, which oversees 11 schools and 9,460 students, Sunflower Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Sunflower Elementary School records that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sunflower Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.2%; this one delivers 51.7%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Butler County indicate median household income runs about $81,610, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Butler County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,052 students), of which Sunflower Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Andover Central High School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sunflower Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 54.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 13%: 424 students in 2018 compared to 367 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 70% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.