Enrollment
273
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299000253
Benton Elem
338 S Woodchuck Ln, Wichita, KS 67209 · (316) 973-3300 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
193 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 36 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
64%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
50.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
24.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 | 50.4% | 24.3% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 25.6% |
% 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
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Benton Elem
Benton Elem's state test result (32.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton Elem this school | 273 | 70.7% | 32.4% |
| McClure Elem Topeka | 301 | 69.1% | 31.9% |
| Edwardsville Elem Edwardsville | 331 | 70.7% | 45.4% |
| Jefferson Elem Arkansas City | 261 | 72.4% | 34.5% |
| Randolph Elem Topeka | 346 | 72.8% | 31.6% |
| Lincoln School Parsons | 262 | 71.0% | N/A |
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 Benton Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #467 of 625 | #49 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #509 of 625 | #53 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #309 of 625 | #34 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 273 | #425 of 714 | #85 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #186 of 539 | #19 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #101 of 540 | #37 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.7% | #168 of 658 | #48 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #171 of 377 | #33 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
273
-19 (-7%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 537
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 273 | 21.4 | 12.7:1 | 71% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 22.6 | 13.0:1 | 76% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 22.6 | 12.8:1 | 76% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 23 | 12.7:1 | 68% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 321 | 23.3 | 13.8:1 | 67% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 358 | 24 | 14.9:1 | 69% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | 23 | 16.2:1 | 67% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 409 | 23 | 17.8:1 | 37% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 537 | 27 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Benton Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (321 to 273); teachers down 8% (23.3 to 21.4).
About Benton Elem
Located in Wichita, Kansas, Benton Elem is a mid-sized elementary school. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 273 students enrolled.
Benton Elem sits within Wichita, which has 87 schools and 47,545 students.
White students are 53% of those enrolled at Benton Elem. The remaining shares are 23% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 9% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Sedgwick County's population at about 69%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
With 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.7:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Benton Elem, 71% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Sedgwick County is 63%.
Compared with Kansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Benton Elem's results are 4.1 points above predicted: 32.4% against 28.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Sedgwick County show that the median household earns about $69,365 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Sedgwick County, 160 public schools serve about 84,569 students.
Benton Elem's closest public school neighbor is Levy Sp Ed Center, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Benton Elem, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Benton Elem is 3rd of 9 on proficiency.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment decreased 7% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Benton Elem can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Benton Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 8 states are named Benton Elementary. Benton Elem is the 7th largest of the 10.
- Benton Elementary SchoolBenton, LA · 595 students
- Benton Elementary SchoolBenton, ME · 575 students
- Benton Elementary SchoolBenton, KY · 528 students
- BENTON ELEM.NEOSHO, MO · 523 students
- Benton Elementary SchoolGoshen, IN · 481 students
Nearby schools
- Levy Sp Ed Center0.7 mi · 81
- Wilbur Middle School0.8 mi · 822
- Peterson Elem1.6 mi · 321
- Kensler Elem1.7 mi · 488
- Northwest High1.9 mi · 1,424
- Dodge Literacy Magnet2.0 mi · 547
Frequently asked questions
About Benton ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Benton Elem?
Benton Elem enrolls approximately 273 students in grades PK-05.
Is Benton Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Benton Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Benton Elem?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Benton Elem.
What is the student diversity at Benton Elem?
Student demographics at Benton Elem are roughly 53% White, 23% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Benton Elem in?
Benton Elem is part of Wichita.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.