Enrollment
248
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EMPORIA·NCES 200594000224
W A White Elem
902 Exchange Street, Emporia, KS 66801 · (620) 341-2294 · Lyon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Kansas public elementary schools
- DTest 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
13.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
207 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 32% larger than its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Emporia. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
34.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
21.9%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 | 34.3% | 21.9% |
| 2023-24 | 24.5% | 22.7% |
% 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
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 W A White Elem
W A White Elem's state test result (25.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W A White Elem this school | 248 | 83.5% | 25.6% |
| Oaklawn Elem Wichita | 250 | 87.6% | 25.9% |
| Frances Willard Elem Arkansas City | 281 | 77.2% | 17.0% |
| O K Elem Wichita | 262 | 79.0% | 29.9% |
| Adams Elem Arkansas City | 306 | 75.8% | 23.6% |
| Roosevelt Elem Arkansas City | 219 | 74.0% | 28.9% |
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 W A White Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Lyon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #532 of 625 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #531 of 625 | #8 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #514 of 625 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 248 | #468 of 714 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #271 of 539 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #128 of 540 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.5% | #94 of 658 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #173 of 377 | N/A |
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
248
+37 (+18%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 340
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 248 | 18.5 | 13.4:1 | 83% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 244 | 19.5 | 12.5:1 | 84% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 219 | 19.3 | 11.4:1 | 84% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 211 | 23 | 9.2:1 | 81% (171) |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 25.8 | 11.3:1 | 75% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 302 | 28 | 10.8:1 | 70% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 226 | 19 | 11.9:1 | 86% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 313 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 72% (224) |
| 1990-91 | 340 | 18 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W A White Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (291 to 248); teachers down 28% (25.8 to 18.5).
About W A White Elem
Federal records list W A White Elem as an elementary school in Emporia, Kansas. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 248 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313 students.
W A White Elem is part of Emporia, where 8 schools serve 4,261 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at W A White Elem is Hispanic (44%). Other students are 42% White and 13% multiracial. That is higher than the 24% Hispanic share among all Lyon County residents. By the diversity index, W A White Elem comes in at 62%.
W A White Elem employs 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.4:1. Elementary schools in Kansas have a similar average ratio of 13.2:1. W A White Elem's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 83%. That rate is above the 59% average among public schools in Lyon County.
allk12 grades W A White Elem a C-. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
W A White Elem's average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.6% is 3.4 points above the 22.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Lyon County, median household income is about $59,912, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 14 public schools operate in Lyon County, serving about 5,122 students.
Nearby, Walnut Elem is about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 7. On average proficiency, W A White Elem is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for W A White Elem is Town: Remote, which covers schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 248 was 18% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 211. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 9.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.4:1.
Community posts for W A White Elem can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Lyon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,186
Census ACS
Median income
$59,912
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,122 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Emporia
- Emporia HighHigh · 1,494 students
- Emporia Middle SchoolMiddle · 843 students
- Village ElemElementary · 401 students
- Riverside ElementaryElementary · 385 students
- Timmerman ElementaryElementary · 370 students
- Walnut ElemElementary · 312 students
Other schools in Emporia
- Emporia HighHigh · 1,494 students
- Emporia Middle SchoolMiddle · 843 students
- Village ElemElementary · 401 students
- Riverside ElementaryElementary · 385 students
- Timmerman ElementaryElementary · 370 students
- Walnut ElemElementary · 312 students
Nearby schools
- Walnut Elem0.8 mi · 312
- Logan Ave Elem1.3 mi · 208
- Riverside Elementary1.3 mi · 385
- Village Elem2.0 mi · 401
- Emporia High2.8 mi · 1,494
- Emporia Middle School2.9 mi · 843
Frequently asked questions
About W A White ElemHow many students attend W A White Elem?
W A White Elem enrolls approximately 248 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does W A White Elem serve?
W A White Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at W A White Elem?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at W A White Elem.
What is the student diversity at W A White Elem?
Student demographics at W A White Elem are roughly 42% White, 44% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees W A White Elem?
W A White Elem is overseen by Emporia in Lyon County.
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