Allison Traditional Magnet Middle

Allison Traditional Magnet Middle is a mid-tier 6-8 campus in Wichita, Kansas, operated by Wichita. The school caters to 536 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 402 students per school, that is 33% larger than typical.

Allison Traditional Magnet Middle is one of 87 schools operated by Wichita, a district that works with 47,545 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Allison Traditional Magnet Middle lists that the largest single group is White at 32%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 32% Hispanic, 20% Black, 9% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Allison Traditional Magnet Middle shows 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Sedgwick County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Allison Traditional Magnet Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Sedgwick County shows median household earnings sit near $69,365, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Sedgwick County's 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students), Allison Traditional Magnet Middle is one campus in the mix.

Franklin Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Allison Traditional Magnet Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Allison Traditional Magnet Middle at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 18.6%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Allison Traditional Magnet Middle's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 523 (now 536). The White share of enrollment shrank from 43% to 32% over that span.

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