Langston Hughes Elem

Regular School · Lawrence, KS

Langston Hughes Elem is a regular school school in Lawrence, Kansas, serving grades KG–05 with 560 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

560

Teachers (FTE)

29.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

19.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	420	75%
Two or more races	57	10%
Asian	36	6%
Hispanic/Latino	31	6%
Black or African American	9	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	1%
Total enrollment	560	284M / 276F

English Language Learners: 36 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	66.0% +37.6pp	28.4%	214
Reading Proficiency	71.0% +34.8pp	36.2%	208
Science Proficiency	70-74%	—	76

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.59 grade levels

Math

+0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

23 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

2.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	560	100%

Contact & Location

1101 George Williams Way

Lawrence, KS 66049

Phone: (785)832-5890

http://www.usd497.org

District

Lawrence

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,916

District enrollment: 10,908

Other Schools in District

Cordley Elem Elementary
Deerfield Elem Elementary
Hillcrest Elem Elementary
New York Elem Elementary
Prairie Park Elem Elementary
Quail Run Elementary Elementary
Schwegler Elem Elementary
Sunflower Elementary Elementary

View all 17 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 66049) → CensusDepth.com
Kansas population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Kansas teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

200840001730

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD