Sunflower Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Liberal, Kansas
Sunflower Elementary School in Liberal, Kansas enrolled 570 students in 2024-25 with 24.5 full-time teachers, 23.3 students per teacher against the Kansas elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 10-14% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kansas: 32.5% and 31.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 11%
582 students in 2022-23, 560 students in 2023-24, 570 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.0 to 24.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 582 | 22.0 | 26.5 |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 22.0 | 25.5 |
| 2024-25 | 570 | 24.5 | 23.3 |
23.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 99 of every 100 Kansas elementary schools
Among the 703 Kansas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 333 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sunflower Elementary School enrolled 333 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 333 of the 333 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent17.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
87.5% of students were Hispanic, 7.9% White, 1.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic87.5%
- White7.9%
- Two or more races1.9%
- Black1.4%
- Asian1.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Sunflower Elementary School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 10‑14% | 11% | 32.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 15‑19% | 8% (2021-22) | 31.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Liberal
5 public elementary schools in Liberal report 2024-25 enrollment; Sunflower Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunflower Elementary School | 570 | 23.3 | 76.1% |
| Cottonwood Elementary School | 500 | 14.9 | 77.8% |
| Prairie View Elementary School | 426 | 13.3 | 77.0% |
| MacArthur Elementary School | 386 | 13.3 | 68.1% |
| Meadowlark Elementary School | 362 | 13.4 | 90.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Sunflower Elementary School
- Prairie View Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 426 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Cottonwood Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 500 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Compare Sunflower Elementary School with Prairie View Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Liberal spends per student$12,351 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,351
- The largest public schools in KansasSunflower Elementary School is the number 35 by size of 707 Kansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#35 of 707
- Kansas schools by students per teacher23.3 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 13.1 for elementary schools.23.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Sunflower Elementary School
How many students attend Sunflower Elementary School?
570 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 582 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Liberal, KS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Sunflower Elementary School?
23.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Sunflower Elementary School a Title I school?
Sunflower Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Sunflower Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Sunflower Elementary School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Kansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Sunflower Elementary School in?
Liberal, NCES district ID 2008730. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 200873001589 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.