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Best Elementary Schools
in Wichita

This page covers 58 elementary schools in Wichita. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

58
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Christa McAuliffe Academy
Grades PK–08863 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,574/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
14.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
59/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,574
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
49%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Bryant Opportunity Academy
Grades KG–0538 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (2.8:1) · above-average investment ($17,574/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
2.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,574
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
92%
High economic need
3
rank
Bostic Traditional Magnet Elem
Grades KG–05294 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,574/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
15.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,574
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
48%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Isely Traditional Magnet Elem
Grades PK–05626 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.0:1) · above-average investment ($17,574/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
13.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,574
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
50%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Riverside Leadership Magnet Elementary
Grades PK–05206 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.6:1) · above-average investment ($17,574/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
11.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,574
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
53%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet
Grades PK–05403 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.4:1) · above-average investment ($17,574/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
12.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,574
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
82%
High economic need
7
rank
Seltzer Elem
Grades PK–05492 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,574/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
14.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,574
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
64%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Gordon Parks Academy
Grades PK–08396 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.1:1) · above-average investment ($17,574/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
11.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,574
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
90%
High economic need
9
rank
Cessna Elem
Grades PK–05356 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.3:1) · above-average investment ($17,574/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
12.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,574
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
90%
High economic need
10
rank
Clark Elem
Grades PK–05258 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.0:1) · above-average investment ($17,574/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
12.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,574
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
92%
High economic need
48 more elementary schools in Wichita not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
58
Elementary Schools
88
Total Schools
59
#1 Score
51
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.