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Explorer Elementary School

Public | PK-4 & ungraded | 549 students

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Goddard's Explorer Elementary School is a public school serving 549 students in grades PK-4 & ungraded.

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90% of students at this school are White.

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Math

The state average for Math was 87% in 2012.

88 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Reading

The state average for Reading was 83% in 2012.

88 students were tested at this school in 2012.

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About the tests

In 2011-2012 Kansas used the Kansas State Assessments (KSA) to test students in grades 3 though 8, 11 and 12 in reading and math; in grades 4, 7, 11 and 12 in science; and in grades 6, 8 and 12 in history-government. The tests are standards-based, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Kansas. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

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Source: Kansas State Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 88% in 2012.

72 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Reading

The state average for Reading was 88% in 2012.

73 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Science

The state average for Science was 88% in 2012.

72 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

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Source: Kansas State Department of Education

Math

All Students	93%
African American	n/a
Hispanic	n/a
Multi-ethnic	n/a
American Indian	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	91%
Students with disabilities	67%
Proficient in English	n/a

Reading

All Students	94%
African American	n/a
Hispanic	n/a
Multi-ethnic	n/a
American Indian	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	81%
Students with disabilities	100%
Proficient in English	n/a

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

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The different student groups are identified by the Kansas State Department of Education. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

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Source: Kansas State Department of Education

Math

All Students	96%
African American	n/a
Hispanic	n/a
Multi-ethnic	n/a
American Indian	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	100%
Students with disabilities	86%
Proficient in English	n/a

Reading

All Students	93%
African American	n/a
Hispanic	n/a
Multi-ethnic	n/a
American Indian	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
White	94%
Economically disadvantaged	90%
Students with disabilities	79%
Proficient in English	n/a

Science

All Students	94%
African American	n/a
Hispanic	n/a
Multi-ethnic	n/a
American Indian	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	89%
Students with disabilities	86%
Proficient in English	n/a

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

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Source: Kansas State Department of Education

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Ethnicity

Other groups

By grade

Grade 3
 
7
Grade 4
 
6
All students
 
6

By ethnicity

White

All students

By other groups

Economically disadvantaged
 
5
Students with disabilities
 
4
All students
 
6

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Teachers

Student ethnicity

Ethnicity	This school	State average
White	90%	71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4%	3%
Hispanic	3%	14%
Black	2%	9%
American Indian/Alaska Native	1%	2%

Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

	This school	District average	State average
Students participating in free or reduced-price lunch program	15%	N/A	43%

Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

	This school	District average	State average
Students per FTE teacher	21	N/A	14

Source: NCES, 2008-2009

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454 South 167th St West
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Phone: (316) 794-4181

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