Lawrence

Summary:

The Lawrence school district in Kansas consists of 18 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The data reveals a mix of high-performing and struggling schools, with some standout institutions like Langston Hughes Elementary and Quail Run Elementary ranking among the top elementary schools in the state. Meanwhile, schools like Prairie Park Elementary and Woodlawn Elementary lag behind in academic performance.

The data also highlights disparities in student outcomes, with a correlation between higher free/reduced lunch rates and lower test scores. Schools with the highest percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, such as Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School and Hillcrest Elementary, tend to have the lowest proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the relationship between per-student spending and academic outcomes is not as clear-cut, as some high-spending schools do not necessarily have the highest test scores.

Among the high schools, Lawrence Free State High School stands out as a top performer, ranking 53rd out of 318 Kansas high schools and outperforming the Lawrence and Kansas averages in core subject areas. In contrast, the district's online school, Lawrence Virtual School, has mixed results, with some grade levels performing above the district and state averages, while others lag behind.

District Detail

110 McDonald Drive
Lawrence, KS 66044

(785) 832-5000

SchoolDigger Rank:
101^st of 266 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 10,592

Primary Schools: 11
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KAP English Language Arts (2024)								KAP Mathematics (2024)								KAP Science (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sunflower Elementary	Public	K-5	2521 Inverness Drive	Lawrence	66047	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5870	452	33	13.6	47.6%	280 (61.9%)	27 (6.0%)	55 (12.2%)	10 (2.2%)	13 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	65 (14.4%)	62	224^th of 653 public elementary schools	65.7%		73.3	138^th of 660 public elementary schools	79.1%	86	42.9	60.0	37.6					45.7	44.0	50.0	41.2					44.7	48.2			48.2	$9,519	$431	$9,088
Prairie Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2711 Kensington Road	Lawrence	66046	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 832-5740	384	29	13.0	53.4%	216 (56.3%)	27 (7.0%)	48 (12.5%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	78 (20.3%)	24.8	517^th of 653 public elementary schools	20.8%		26.8	511^th of 660 public elementary schools	22.6%	6	19.6	26.1	32.9					26.8	22.0	23.2	28.6					24.9	34.3			34.3	$11,322	$604	$10,718
Lawrence Southwest Middle School	Public	6-8	2511 Inverness Drive	Lawrence	66047	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5550	654	41	15.8	24.5%	442 (67.6%)	29 (4.4%)	54 (8.3%)	32 (4.9%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (13.3%)	81.5	40^th of 362 public middle schools	89.0%		79.3	43^rd of 362 public middle schools	88.1%	3				47.9	39.9	31.0		39.5				44.6	50.8	45.4		46.8		33.6		33.6	$10,158	$462	$9,696
Lawrence Free State High	Public	9-12	4700 Overland Drive	Lawrence	66049	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-6050	1,768	83	21.3	31.5%	1,215 (68.7%)	101 (5.7%)	169 (9.6%)	67 (3.8%)	44 (2.5%)	5 (0.3%)	167 (9.4%)	74.9	53^rd of 318 public high schools	83.3%		80	41^st of 327 public high schools	87.5%	12							39.2	39.2							32.6	32.6			31.4	31.4	$9,582	$442	$9,140
Cordley Elementary	Public	K-5	1837 Vermont St	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 832-5640	333	29	11.6	54.4%	182 (54.7%)	13 (3.9%)	69 (20.7%)	14 (4.2%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (13.8%)	59	252^nd of 653 public elementary schools	61.4%		46.7	356^th of 660 public elementary schools	46.1%	104	44.7	45.0	37.7					42.5	56.2	41.9	37.7					44.8	49.0			49.0	$13,778	$736	$13,042
Deerfield Elementary	Public	K-5	101 Lawrence Avenue	Lawrence	66049	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5660	469	28	16.7	31.1%	331 (70.6%)	25 (5.3%)	46 (9.8%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (12.6%)	68.7	175^th of 653 public elementary schools	73.2%		66.7	180^th of 660 public elementary schools	72.7%	5	53.6	44.3	47.6					48.1	66.7	45.5	39.0					49.4	51.2			51.2	$8,975	$438	$8,537
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	K-5	1045 Hilltop Dr	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 832-5720	415	33	12.6	61.2%	174 (41.9%)	40 (9.6%)	115 (27.7%)	28 (6.7%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.0%)	45.9	362^nd of 653 public elementary schools	44.6%		50.8	323^rd of 660 public elementary schools	51.1%	39	37.3	49.3	36.8					41.5	46.4	28.4	26.4					33.3	43.1			43.1	$12,172	$1,501	$10,672
New York Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	936 New York Street	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 832-5780	425	18	23.5	56.7%	229 (53.9%)	29 (6.8%)	70 (16.5%)	9 (2.1%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (18.8%)	47.9	349^th of 653 public elementary schools	46.6%		51.6	315^th of 660 public elementary schools	52.3%	34	27.8	40.0	37.5					34.4	55.6	44.0	25.0					41.9	46.9			46.9	$11,203	$1,332	$9,871
Schwegler Elementary	Public	K-5	2201 Ousdahl Rd	Lawrence	66046	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 832-5860	407	31	12.9	59.5%	175 (43.0%)	33 (8.1%)	108 (26.5%)	7 (1.7%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (17.7%)	41.2	406^th of 653 public elementary schools	37.8%		60.6	227^th of 660 public elementary schools	65.6%	179	41.9	41.9	31.5					38.8	43.5	25.8	33.3					34.3	33.3			33.3	$11,520	$1,764	$9,756
Sunset Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	901 Schwarz Rd	Lawrence	66049	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5880	398	26	15.4	55.5%	238 (59.8%)	20 (5.0%)	41 (10.3%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (22.6%)	45.8	364^th of 653 public elementary schools	44.3%		49.7	332^nd of 660 public elementary schools	49.7%	32	22.4	48.4	45.9					39.7	41.4	32.8	31.5					34.9	43.2			43.2	$9,587	$609	$8,978
Woodlawn Elementary	Public	K-5	508 Elm St	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 832-5920	238	19	12.7	59.7%	155 (65.1%)	19 (8.0%)	18 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (17.2%)	17	567^th of 653 public elementary schools	13.2%		31.6	480^th of 660 public elementary schools	27.3%	87	15.0	24.3	25.6					21.5	27.5	24.3	10.3					20.7	28.9			28.9	$12,533	$1,290	$11,243
Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School	Public	6-8	1400 Massachusetts St	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5400	394	23	17.1	58.6%	238 (60.4%)	33 (8.4%)	58 (14.7%)	9 (2.3%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.4%)	36.8	227^th of 362 public middle schools	37.3%		33.4	242^nd of 362 public middle schools	33.1%	15				27.9	26.3	24.0		26.0				14.8	14.1	16.0		15.1		28.0		28.0	$12,239	$682	$11,558
Billy Mills Middle School	Public	6-8	2734 Louisiana St	Lawrence	66046	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5450	484	33	14.6	55.0%	274 (56.6%)	43 (8.9%)	66 (13.6%)	13 (2.7%)	25 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (13.0%)	31	264^th of 362 public middle schools	27.1%		27.5	283^rd of 362 public middle schools	21.8%	19				29.8	22.8	16.1		22.8				19.0	16.5	15.7		17.1		21.6		21.6	$12,207	$703	$11,504
Lawrence West Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 Harvard Road	Lawrence	66049	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5500	686	39	17.7	38.0%	456 (66.5%)	42 (6.1%)	78 (11.4%)	11 (1.6%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (13.1%)	49.6	154^th of 362 public middle schools	57.5%		47.8	161^st of 362 public middle schools	55.5%	7				31.0	40.2	19.9		30.5				25.8	32.4	14.0		24.2		28.4		28.4	$10,448	$560	$9,889
Lawrence High	Public	9-12	1901 Louisiana St	Lawrence	66046	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5050	1,499	77	19.4	43.4%	911 (60.8%)	96 (6.4%)	220 (14.7%)	38 (2.5%)	58 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	176 (11.7%)	54.6	131^st of 318 public high schools	58.8%		63.6	98^th of 327 public high schools	70.0%	33							28.6	28.6							21.2	21.2			31.9	31.9	$10,851	$731	$10,120
Quail Run Elementary	Public	K-5	1130 Inverness Drive	Lawrence	66049	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5820	416	27	15.2	26.7%	302 (72.6%)	14 (3.4%)	30 (7.2%)	12 (2.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (13.0%)	84.9	78^th of 653 public elementary schools	88.1%		87.7	58^th of 660 public elementary schools	91.2%	20	56.9	56.7	64.7					59.6	69.2	56.7	55.9					60.6	58.8			58.8	$8,390	$412	$7,978
Langston Hughes Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 George Williams Way	Lawrence	66049	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5890	544	30	18.1	14.2%	407 (74.8%)	10 (1.8%)	37 (6.8%)	33 (6.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.7%)	94.3	16^th of 653 public elementary schools	97.5%		91.1	34^th of 660 public elementary schools	94.8%	18	72.3	80.3	62.8					71.0	77.7	63.6	72.0					72.3	69.1			69.1	$8,150	$573	$7,577
Lawrence Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	110 McDonald Drive	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	Yes	No	Yes	No	(785) 832-5620	626	22	28.9		413 (66.0%)	46 (7.3%)	81 (12.9%)	10 (1.6%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.4%)								(n/a)	33.3		60.0	42.1	47.6	31.4	36.4	40.5	53.3		60.0	26.3	39.0	16.7	15.0	28.6	50.0	26.5	28.1	29.7	$6,505	$33	$6,473

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Perry Public Schools	8.75 mi	3	151^st
Eudora	10.17 mi	4	71^st
Baldwin City	12.05 mi	4	33^rd
Shawnee Heights	14.39 mi	6	92^nd
Tonganoxie	16.22 mi	3	123^rd

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