Village Elem

Located at 2302 W 15th Ave, in Emporia, Kansas, Village Elem is a middle-of-the-pack primary school that enrolls 401 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Emporia. Enrollment runs roughly 28% larger than the state mean of about 313.

Emporia comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,261 students; Village Elem is among them.

Looking at the student body, Village Elem shows that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 46% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

On the resource side, On paper, Village Elem has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Village Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.5%; this one delivers 43.0%.

In the broader community, Lyon County reports that median household earnings sit near $59,912, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Lyon County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,122 students), Village Elem is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Emporia High, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Village Elem ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 31.2%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Village Elem's enrollment has fell 10% since 2018, when it stood at 445 (now 401). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 33% to 46% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.