Woodlawn Elem

Woodlawn Elem is an elementary-level community of cozy scale in Lawrence, Kansas, part of Lawrence, works with 240 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 23% leaner than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 313 students.

Within Lawrence, which oversees 18 schools and 10,380 students, Woodlawn Elem is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Woodlawn Elem reports that White students make up the majority at 63%. Beyond that, the school reports 18% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Douglas County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Woodlawn Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.3%; this one delivers 31.4%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Douglas County shows median household income runs about $69,746, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Douglas County's 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,766 students), Woodlawn Elem is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is New York Elem, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Woodlawn Elem ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 38.5%.

Woodlawn Elem operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Woodlawn Elem's enrollment has climbed 12% since 2018, when it stood at 214 (now 240). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 75% to 63%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Woodlawn Elem typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.