Silver City Elementary School vs. Emerson Elementary School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
Silver City Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Percent Eligible For Free Lunch
Emerson Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Percent Eligible For Free Lunch
Student Attention
Overview
Serving 307 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Silver City Elementary School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Kansas for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is ≤5% (which is lower than the Kansas state average of 29%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 10-14% (which is lower than the Kansas state average of 32%).
The student:teacher ratio of 12:1 is lower than the Kansas state level of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 91% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Kansas state average of 38% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Serving 182 students in grades Kindergarten-5, Emerson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Kansas for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 50%, and reading proficiency is top 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 35-39% (which is higher than the Kansas state average of 29%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 20-24% (which is lower than the Kansas state average of 32%).
The student:teacher ratio of 11:1 is lower than the Kansas state level of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 94% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the Kansas state average of 38% (majority Hispanic).
Grades Offered
PK-5
K-5
Total Students
307 students
182 students
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![This chart displays total students of Emerson Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays total students of Emerson Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/total_students/31000/31322/emerson-elementary-school-chart-F4H2Oz.png)
% Male | % Female
56% | 44%
48% | 52%
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Total Classroom Teachers
25 teachers
16 teachers
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![This chart displays the total teachers of Emerson Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the total teachers of Emerson Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/total_teachers/31000/31322/emerson-elementary-school-chart-7Xed4f.png)
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
11:1
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![This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Emerson Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Emerson Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/teacher_student_ratio/31000/31322/emerson-elementary-school-chart-LkCQHg.png)
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#1239 out of 1280 schools in KS
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
#683 out of 1280 schools in KS
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
![This chart displays the overall school rank of Silver City Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the overall school rank of Silver City Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/overall_school_rank/31000/31318/silver-city-elementary-school-chart-bliVMIJ.png)
![This chart displays the overall school rank of Emerson Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the overall school rank of Emerson Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/overall_school_rank/31000/31322/emerson-elementary-school-chart-sKNNek.png)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤5%
35-39%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Emerson Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Emerson Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/math_percent/31000/31322/emerson-elementary-school-chart-bf6mZxv.png)
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
20-24%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Emerson Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Emerson Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/rla_percent/31000/31322/emerson-elementary-school-chart-5STWKM.png)
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
11-19%
21-39%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Emerson Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Emerson Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/sci_percent/31000/31322/emerson-elementary-school-chart-bh0kZmk.png)
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
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![This chart displays the students of Emerson Elementary School by grade. This chart displays the students of Emerson Elementary School by grade.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/students_by_grade/31000/31322/emerson-elementary-school-chart-OXIsVm.png)
Pre-K Students
39
-
Kindergarten Students
54
27
Grade 1 Students
42
34
Grade 2 Students
43
23
Grade 3 Students
53
32
Grade 4 Students
37
29
Grade 5 Students
39
37
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
1%
n/a
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![This chart displays the percentage of American Indian students in Emerson Elementary School and percentage of American Indian public school students in Kansas by year, with the latest 2011-12 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of American Indian students in Emerson Elementary School and percentage of American Indian public school students in Kansas by year, with the latest 2011-12 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/american_indian_ethnicity/31000/31322/emerson-elementary-school-chart-2ss05f.png)
% Asian
1%
3%
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![This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Emerson Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Emerson Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/asian_islander_ethnicity/31000/31322/emerson-elementary-school-chart-YwBRLH.png)
% Hispanic
37%
70%
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![This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Emerson Elementary School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Emerson Elementary School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/hispanic_students_ethnicity/31000/31322/emerson-elementary-school-chart-BJoTvz.png)
% Black
43%
14%
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![This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Emerson Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Emerson Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/black_students_ethnicity/31000/31322/emerson-elementary-school-chart-bpvGGA7.png)
% White
9%
6%
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![This chart displays the percentage of White students in Emerson Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of White students in Emerson Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/white_students_ethnicity/31000/31322/emerson-elementary-school-chart-bpvUZsJ.png)
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
9%
7%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Emerson Elementary School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Emerson Elementary School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/two_or_more_races_students_ethnicity/31000/31322/emerson-elementary-school-chart-BJAtDW.png)
Diversity Score
0.67
0.49
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![This chart displays the diversity score of Emerson Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the diversity score of Emerson Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/diversity_score/31000/31322/emerson-elementary-school-chart-NdLu0r.png)
Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
82%
86%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Emerson Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Emerson Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/freelunch_students/31000/31322/emerson-elementary-school-chart-W4WnsC.png)
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
4%
7%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Emerson Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Emerson Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/reduced_pricelunch_students/31000/31322/emerson-elementary-school-chart-bedirJ8.png)