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Enrollment
477
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299001648
Anderson Elem
2945 S Victoria, Wichita, KS 67216 · (316) 973-1900 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
445 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
21.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
11.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.2% | 11.8% |
| 2023-24 | 11.3% | 6.5% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
13.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Anderson Elem
Anderson Elem's state test result (13.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Elem this school | 477 | 93.3% | 13.8% |
| Washington Accelerated Learning Elem Wichita | 470 | 96.0% | 22.0% |
| Linwood Elementary Wichita | 452 | 91.8% | 12.0% |
| Griffith Elem Wichita | 370 | 87.6% | 20.6% |
| Jefferson Elem Wichita | 381 | 91.9% | 17.5% |
| Shawanoe Elem Shawnee | 530 | 86.4% | 21.3% |
Matched among Kansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Anderson Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #610 of 625 | #83 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.8% | #597 of 625 | #73 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #602 of 625 | #84 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #90 of 714 | #24 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #369 of 539 | #66 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #71 of 540 | #33 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.3% | #24 of 658 | #11 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.1% | #64 of 377 | #13 of 67 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
477
-20 (-4%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 525
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 477 | 33.2 | 14.4:1 | 93% (445) |
| 2023-24 | 458 | 34.8 | 13.2:1 | 94% (429) |
| 2022-23 | 471 | 35.8 | 13.2:1 | 94% (444) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 38 | 13.1:1 | 93% (461) |
| 2017-18 | 637 | 37.9 | 16.8:1 | 85% (541) |
| 2015-16 | 633 | 39 | 16.2:1 | 95% (600) |
| 2010-11 | 521 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 96% (499) |
| 2000-01 | 527 | 31 | 17.0:1 | 77% (408) |
| 1990-91 | 525 | 26 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Anderson Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (637 to 477); teachers down 12% (37.9 to 33.2).
About Anderson Elem
A large elementary school in Wichita, Kansas, Anderson Elem is part of Wichita. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 477 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 52% above the 313-student average for elementary schools in Kansas.
Wichita counts 87 schools and 47,545 students, including Anderson Elem.
Hispanic students are 51% of those enrolled at Anderson Elem. The remaining shares are 18% Black, 17% White, 8% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Sedgwick County's population at about 17%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. The school has 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 14.4:1 compares with an average of 13.2:1 for elementary schools in Kansas. Federal data show 93% of students (445) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 30 points above the 63% average for public schools in Sedgwick County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Anderson Elem is -3.7 points: 13.8% actual, 17.5% predicted.
In the wider Sedgwick County area, median household income comes to about $69,365, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Sedgwick County counts 160 public schools with about 84,569 students.
About 0.6 miles separate Anderson Elem from the closest public school, Wells Alternative Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Anderson Elem at 3rd of 7.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 477, from 497 in 2020-21. The ratio was 13.1:1 in 2020-21 and 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Anderson Elem can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Sedgwick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
528,226
Census ACS
Median income
$69,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
84,569 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wichita
- East HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Southeast HighHigh · 2,066 students
- North HighHigh · 2,041 students
- South HighHigh · 1,662 students
- Heights HighHigh · 1,505 students
- Northwest HighHigh · 1,424 students
Other schools in Wichita
- East HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Southeast HighHigh · 2,066 students
- North HighHigh · 2,041 students
- Campus High HaysvilleHigh · 1,803 students
- South HighHigh · 1,662 students
- Heights HighHigh · 1,505 students
Other Anderson Elementary schools
22 other US public schools in 15 states are named Anderson Elementary. Anderson Elem is the 10th largest of the 23.
- Anderson Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 748 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolCONROE, TX · 686 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolSPRING, TX · 635 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 585 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolBooneville, MS · 551 students
Nearby schools
- Wells Alternative Middle School0.6 mi · 36
- Sowers Alternative High School0.8 mi · 60
- Gardiner Elem1.4 mi · 405
- Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet1.4 mi · 509
- South High1.4 mi · 1,662
- Jardine Technology Middle Magnet1.4 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About Anderson ElemHow many students attend Anderson Elem?
Anderson Elem enrolls approximately 477 students in grades PK-05.
Is Anderson Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Anderson Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Anderson Elem have?
Anderson Elem employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
How diverse is Anderson Elem?
Anderson Elem reports a student body of 17% White, 51% Hispanic, 18% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Anderson Elem?
Anderson Elem is overseen by Wichita in Sedgwick County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.