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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Lawrence

This page covers 13 elementary schools in Lawrence. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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rank
Broken Arrow Elem
Grades KG–05266 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
54
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,840
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
51%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Cordley Elem
Grades KG–05275 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.6:1)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
11.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,840
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
51%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Hillcrest Elem
Grades KG–05346 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.7:1)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
10.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,840
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
60%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Schwegler Elem
Grades KG–05314 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.1:1)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
13.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,840
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
56%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Quail Run Elementary
Grades KG–05393 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
15.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,840
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
27%
Low economic need
6
rank
Prairie Park Elem
Grades KG–05376 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
15.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,840
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
56%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Deerfield Elem
Grades KG–05457 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
16.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,840
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
28%
Low economic need
8
rank
Pinckney Elem
Grades KG–05212 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.1:1)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
13.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,840
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
64%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Woodlawn Elem
Grades KG–05211 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
51
/100
Student:Teacher
14.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,840
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
52%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
Sunflower Elementary
Grades KG–05468 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
16.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,840
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
47%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3 more elementary schools in Lawrence not shown here.
View all schools in Lawrence
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
13
Elementary Schools
20
Total Schools
54
#1 Score
51
Avg Score
District profileLawrence
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
Broken Arrow Elem
Score: 54/100
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.