147 E 23rd St
Lawrence, KS 66046

Truly a neighborhood school but with high-caliber education and resources. Diverse in all ways, lots of school-wide events that involve parents and families. More than half the students walk to school, making it feel like a true community. Cordley was completely renovated and expanded in 2015. It is still a tight-knit community of parents and teachers, but now there is a bigger, high-tech facility right in the neighborhood.

I really love the teachers and staff at this school. There is lots of diversity in all aspects. Every child has many resources available to them. My second child will start there next month, and I have no doubt he will be successful! I do think their traffic plan stinks, but most of the school pickups in this town are difficult! I think the Parent Organization does a good job, but it's not easy for a parent that works until 5 or later to get to a meeting.

This school doesn’t care about lower income students and families and failed all three of my kids