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Enrollment
538
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299001619
Beech Elem
1830 S Cypress, Wichita, KS 67207 · (316) 973-9800 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
466 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 | 81 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 34% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
74%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
25.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
8.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 | 25.1% | 8.7% |
| 2023-24 | 13.7% | 8.9% |
% 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
13.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Beech Elem
Beech Elem's state test result (13.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Elem this school | 538 | 86.6% | 13.2% |
| Caldwell Elem Wichita | 465 | 92.5% | 14.3% |
| Jackson Elementary Wichita | 337 | 79.8% | 17.0% |
| Gordon Parks Academy Wichita | 485 | 90.7% | 18.0% |
| Allen Elem Wichita | 514 | 91.6% | 17.7% |
| Adams Elem Wichita | 446 | 95.7% | 16.6% |
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 Beech Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.2% | #614 of 625 | #86 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.7% | #613 of 625 | #84 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #581 of 625 | #76 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #49 of 714 | #13 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #333 of 539 | #53 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.1% | #12 of 540 | #7 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.6% | #72 of 658 | #29 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #299 of 377 | #56 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
538
+48 (+10%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 515
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 538 | 38.6 | 13.9:1 | 87% (466) |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 34 | 13.8:1 | 86% (403) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 35.8 | 13.4:1 | 85% (410) |
| 2020-21 | 490 | 34 | 14.4:1 | 72% (355) |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 32.7 | 17.5:1 | 72% (413) |
| 2015-16 | 561 | 34 | 16.5:1 | 74% (415) |
| 2010-11 | 524 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 73% (383) |
| 2000-01 | 506 | 34 | 14.9:1 | 47% (240) |
| 1990-91 | 515 | 26 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beech Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (571 to 538); teachers up 18% (32.7 to 38.6).
About Beech Elem
In Wichita, Kansas, Beech Elem is a large elementary school. It enrolls 538 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. It has 72% more students than the average for elementary schools in Kansas (about 313).
Beech Elem is run by Wichita, whose 87 schools enroll 47,545 students.
Black students account for 38% of enrollment at Beech Elem, more than any other group. Other students are 25% Hispanic, 19% White, 10% multiracial, and 7% Asian. By comparison, Sedgwick County residents are about 8% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 74%.
Beech Elem has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1, with 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Kansas is 13.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 87% at Beech Elem. Across public schools in Sedgwick County, the average is 63%.
Beech Elem scores 13.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 20.7%.
In Sedgwick County, the median household earns about $69,365 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Sedgwick County has 160 public schools with about 84,569 students, including Beech Elem.
Bostic Traditional Magnet Elem is the nearest public school to Beech Elem, about 1.2 miles away. Within five miles of Beech Elem, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 13.2% is below the 31.2% average for nearby schools.
Beech Elem falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 538, compared with 490 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Beech Elem lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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Other Beech Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Beech Elementary. Beech Elem is the largest of the 3.
- Beech ElementaryREDFORD, MI · 457 students
- Beech ElementaryHendersonville, TN · 407 students
Nearby schools
- Bostic Traditional Magnet Elem1.2 mi · 305
- Wineteer Elem1.5 mi · 397
- Clark Elem1.6 mi · 240
- Seltzer Elem1.8 mi · 494
- Southeast High2.2 mi · 2,066
- Caldwell Elem2.3 mi · 465
Frequently asked questions
About Beech ElemHow large is Beech Elem?
Beech Elem enrolls approximately 538 students in grades PK-05.
Is Beech Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Beech Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Beech Elem have?
Beech Elem employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Beech Elem?
Student demographics at Beech Elem are roughly 19% White, 25% Hispanic, 38% Black, 7% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Beech Elem?
Beech Elem is overseen by Wichita in Sedgwick County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.