Black Traditional Magnet Elem

Black Traditional Magnet Elem operates as a mid-tier elementary campus in Wichita, Kansas, run under Wichita. Current enrollment sits at 335 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 87 schools in Wichita (47,545 students total), Black Traditional Magnet Elem accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Black Traditional Magnet Elem logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 33% White, 15% Black, 11% multiracial. By comparison, Sedgwick County as a whole is about 17% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Black Traditional Magnet Elem has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Sedgwick County's rate of about 63%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Black Traditional Magnet Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.2%; this one delivers 25.0%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Sedgwick County put median household earnings sit near $69,365, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Sedgwick County's 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students), Black Traditional Magnet Elem is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Hadley Middle School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Black Traditional Magnet Elem comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 28.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Black Traditional Magnet Elem's enrollment has shrank 24% since 2018, when it stood at 443 (now 335). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 43% to 33%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.