Bostic Traditional Magnet Elem

Set in Wichita, Kansas, Bostic Traditional Magnet Elem is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community, part of Wichita. It hosts 305 students across grades K through 5.

Within Wichita, which oversees 87 schools and 47,545 students, Bostic Traditional Magnet Elem is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Bostic Traditional Magnet Elem records that the most-represented group is White (28%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 24% Black, 22% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Sedgwick County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bostic Traditional Magnet Elem is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 36.3%; this one delivers 69.2%, a residual of +32.9 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Sedgwick County put median household income runs about $69,365, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bostic Traditional Magnet Elem is one of 160 public schools in Sedgwick County (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students).

Nearest neighbor: Clark Elem, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bostic Traditional Magnet Elem. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bostic Traditional Magnet Elem ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 23.3%.

Bostic Traditional Magnet Elem operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 13%: 271 students in 2018 compared to 305 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 40% to 28%.

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