The top reported proficiency rate is 71% in English language arts. The lowest is 61% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Eisenhower Elem
Eisenhower Elementary serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade on Fort Leavenworth, a United States Army installation in Leavenworth County, Kansas. The school is part of the Fort Leavenworth USD 207 district, a small on-base system that covers the elementary and middle grades for military families stationed at the post. The school sits inside a gated military community that blends historic 19th‑century buildings with modern educational facilities, including the nearby Lewis and Clark Center, which houses the Command and General Staff College. For a family assigned to Fort Leavenworth, Eisenhower is the neighborhood elementary school.
The enrollment is moderate for an elementary school serving this grade span. The student body reflects the military population stationed at the post: a majority of students are white, while Hispanic students and students of two or more races each account for a noticeable share. Smaller shares are Black, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander. A relatively low proportion of students qualify for free or reduced‑price lunch, a pattern consistent with an active‑duty military community where most families have steady employment through the Army.
On state assessments, Eisenhower’s students posted strong results. In English language arts, across third, fourth, and fifth grades, the share of students scoring at or above the proficient level was solid, with fifth grade performing particularly well. In mathematics, proficiency rates were also strong, with third grade showing the highest rate and fourth and fifth grades still well above typical levels. Fifth‑grade science results showed a clear majority of students meeting the proficiency bar. Compared with other school districts in Leavenworth County, Eisenhower’s overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades placed it in the top quartile. That signals a school where most students are meeting academic benchmarks at rates that exceed many neighboring districts.
It is worth noting that Kansas changed its cut scores for these assessments in the tested year, making year‑over‑year comparisons less reliable. The school’s latest results are a useful snapshot of current performance, but a parent who wants to see how the school has trended over time would need to dig deeper with the district.
Because Eisenhower serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report. The school does not publish chronic absenteeism data in the available records, and information on special education and English learner populations was not included in this data set. A parent seeking those details would want to ask the school directly.
The setting shapes the school experience in clear ways. Fort Leavenworth is a self‑contained installation with controlled access through security checkpoints, so Eisenhower’s families live and work within the same military community. The post’s major employers are Army institutions—the Combined Arms Center, the Command and General Staff College, the Military Corrections Complex—and the base provides housing, parks, a golf course, museums, and a national cemetery. This is not a typical suburban or rural school environment; it is a military base where the rhythm of life follows the Army’s cycles of training, deployments, and permanent‑change‑of‑station moves. Student turnover may be higher than in a civilian community, and the peer group will be almost entirely children of service members and civilian employees stationed there.
No recent district‑wide changes—no referenda, curriculum overhauls, or property‑tax shifts—were found in publicly available searches. The district appears stable, with its mission closely tied to the installation it serves.
Eisenhower Elementary offers a strong academic foundation for elementary‑aged children of military families. The proficiency results are above the norm for Leavenworth County, and the school benefits from being the sole elementary on a base that centers its identity on education and professional development. Families who value a tight‑knit military community, controlled campus access, and solid test scores will find a good fit here. Those outside the military population generally cannot enroll because attendance is tied to residence on the installation.
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