Enrollment
356
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299000260
Cessna Elem
2101 W 45th S, Wichita, KS 67217 · (316) 973-6900 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
326 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 | 32 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
67%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
29.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
13.6%
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 14 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 | 29.3% | 13.6% |
| 2023-24 | 11.6% | 10.3% |
% 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
14.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Cessna Elem
Cessna Elem's state test result (14.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna Elem this school | 356 | 91.6% | 14.8% |
| Kelly Liberal Arts Academy Wichita | 429 | 86.0% | 18.6% |
| Enterprise Elem Wichita | 424 | 92.5% | 13.6% |
| White Elem Wichita | 414 | 84.8% | 17.0% |
| Black Traditional Magnet Elem Wichita | 335 | 83.6% | 25.0% |
| Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet Wichita | 509 | 84.1% | 20.5% |
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 Cessna Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #602 of 625 | #80 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.6% | #587 of 625 | #67 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #554 of 625 | #65 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #272 of 714 | #62 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #294 of 539 | #41 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #72 of 540 | #34 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.6% | #39 of 658 | #18 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.9% | #49 of 377 | #10 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
356
-26 (-7%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 395
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 356 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 92% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 25.2 | 14.4:1 | 92% (333) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 29 | 12.3:1 | 90% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 29 | 13.2:1 | 83% (316) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 31.5 | 15.5:1 | 85% (412) |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 90% (478) |
| 2010-11 | 407 | 26 | 15.7:1 | 82% (335) |
| 2000-01 | 372 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 69% (257) |
| 1990-91 | 395 | 23 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cessna Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (487 to 356); teachers down 17% (31.5 to 26).
About Cessna Elem
Cessna Elem is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Wichita, Kansas. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 356 students.
Cessna Elem is a school in Wichita. The district has 87 schools and 47,545 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Cessna Elem. The largest is White students, at 49%. The next largest groups are 23% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 10% multiracial. In Sedgwick County overall, about 69% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 13.7:1 comes from the school's 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 92% in 2024-25. That is 29 points above the 63% average for public schools in Sedgwick County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Cessna Elem lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 14.8%; the prediction is 18.3%.
Sedgwick County has about 528,226 residents, and the median household income is $69,365, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Sedgwick County has 160 public schools and roughly 84,569 students.
The closest other public school is Ruth Clark Elementary K-5, about 1.1 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 14.8% is below the 21.5% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Cessna Elem as City: Large.
Enrollment is down 7% from 2020-21, when Cessna Elem had 382 students, to 2024-25, when it had 356.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Wichita
- East HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Southeast HighHigh · 2,066 students
- North HighHigh · 2,041 students
- South HighHigh · 1,662 students
- Heights HighHigh · 1,505 students
- Northwest HighHigh · 1,424 students
Other schools in Wichita
- East HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Southeast HighHigh · 2,066 students
- North HighHigh · 2,041 students
- Campus High HaysvilleHigh · 1,803 students
- South HighHigh · 1,662 students
- Heights HighHigh · 1,505 students
Nearby schools
- Ruth Clark Elementary K-51.1 mi · 316
- Campus High Haysville1.1 mi · 1,803
- Enterprise Elem1.6 mi · 424
- South High1.7 mi · 1,662
- Cleaveland Traditional Magnet Elementary1.8 mi · 296
- Kelly Liberal Arts Academy1.8 mi · 429
Frequently asked questions
About Cessna ElemHow large is Cessna Elem?
Cessna Elem enrolls approximately 356 students in grades PK-05.
Is Cessna Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cessna Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Cessna Elem?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Cessna Elem.
How diverse is Cessna Elem?
Cessna Elem reports a student body of 49% White, 23% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Cessna Elem public or private?
Cessna Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wichita.
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