Enrollment
313
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299000257
Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem
3530 E 27th N, Wichita, KS 67220 · (316) 973-9350 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 1% of Kansas public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
284 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 | 29 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
63%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
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KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
28.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
9.6%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 | 28.9% | 9.6% |
| 2023-24 | 17.1% | 8.6% |
% 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
12.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem
Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem's state test result (12.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem this school | 313 | 90.7% | 12.9% |
| Mueller Aerospace/Engineering Discovery Magne Wichita | 304 | 93.8% | 12.0% |
| Gordon Parks Academy Wichita | 485 | 90.7% | 18.0% |
| L'Ouverture Computer Technology Magnet Wichita | 232 | 95.3% | 16.2% |
| Jackson Elementary Wichita | 337 | 79.8% | 17.0% |
| Grant Elem Kansas City | 289 | 95.8% | 10.2% |
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 Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.9% | #615 of 625 | #87 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.6% | #607 of 625 | #79 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #557 of 625 | #66 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #351 of 714 | #76 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #201 of 539 | #23 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #117 of 540 | #45 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.7% | #48 of 658 | #22 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.1% | #85 of 377 | #17 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
313
-55 (-15%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 315
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 313 | 24.2 | 12.9:1 | 91% (284) |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 27.4 | 11.9:1 | 85% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 348 | 25.8 | 13.5:1 | 88% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 81% (297) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 22.9 | 17.8:1 | 81% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 399 | 26 | 15.3:1 | 81% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 388 | 25 | 15.5:1 | 68% (265) |
| 2000-01 | 307 | 18 | 17.1:1 | 41% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 315 | 18 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (407 to 313); teachers up 6% (22.9 to 24.2).
About Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem
Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem is a medium-sized elementary school in Kansas, with an address in Wichita. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 313 students in pre-K through 5.
The district for Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem is Wichita, with 87 schools and 47,545 students.
At 55%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem combined. Other students are 17% White, 16% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. By comparison, Sedgwick County residents are about 8% Black. Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem has a diversity index of 63%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 24.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.9:1. Across elementary schools in Kansas, the average ratio is about 13.2:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 91%. That rate is above the 63% average among public schools in Sedgwick County.
Measured against Kansas public elementary schools, Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem's lunch-eligibility share in Kansas is predicted to score 18.7%. Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem scores 12.9%, 5.8 points below that line.
Among Sedgwick County residents, median household income is about $69,365, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 160 public schools in Sedgwick County, with a combined enrollment of about 84,569.
The closest public school, Brooks Magnet Middle School, is about 0.1 miles from Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem had 368 students in 2020-21 and 313 in 2024-25, a 15% decrease.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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- Gordon Parks Academy0.9 mi · 485
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- Wichita Alternative High1.3 mi · 133
- Jackson Elementary1.6 mi · 337
- Stucky Middle School2.1 mi · 518
Frequently asked questions
About Buckner Performing Arts Magnet ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem?
Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem enrolls approximately 313 students in grades PK-05.
Is Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem is approximately 12.9:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem?
At Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem, the student body is approximately 17% White, 16% Hispanic, 55% Black, 11% Two or more.
Is Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem public or private?
Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wichita.
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