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Enrollment
580
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299000265
Cloud Elem
1212 W 25th St No, Wichita, KS 67204 · (316) 973-9200 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL580 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
545 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 73 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
24%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
17.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
5.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 | 17.3% | 5.8% |
| 2023-24 | 15.6% | 8.1% |
% 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
13.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 Cloud Elem
Cloud Elem's state test result (13.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Elem this school | 580 | 94.0% | 13.7% |
| Irving Elementary Wichita | 447 | 95.5% | 16.5% |
| Cottonwood Elementary School Liberal | 500 | 89.2% | 20.9% |
| Sunflower Elementary School Liberal | 570 | 87.2% | 24.6% |
| Scott Dual Language Magnet Topeka | 402 | 91.5% | 28.0% |
| Central Elem Dodge City | 381 | 95.0% | 13.6% |
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 Cloud Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.7% | #611 of 625 | #84 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.8% | #624 of 625 | #91 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #619 of 625 | #92 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 580 | #31 of 714 | #8 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #372 of 539 | #67 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.9% | #466 of 540 | #92 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.0% | #20 of 658 | #9 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #273 of 377 | #53 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
580
+78 (+16%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 641
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
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 | 580 | 40.3 | 14.4:1 | 94% (545) |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 34.8 | 14.1:1 | 93% (457) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 38.6 | 13.1:1 | 94% (476) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 38 | 13.2:1 | 92% (460) |
| 2017-18 | 634 | 41.1 | 15.4:1 | 89% (565) |
| 2015-16 | 642 | 44 | 14.6:1 | 96% (616) |
| 2010-11 | 853 | 45 | 19.0:1 | 96% (820) |
| 2000-01 | 781 | 57 | 13.7:1 | 96% (746) |
| 1990-91 | 641 | 38 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cloud Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (634 to 580); teachers down 2% (41.1 to 40.3).
About Cloud Elem
Cloud Elem is a large elementary school in Kansas, located in Wichita. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 580 students. Against the 313-student average for elementary schools in Kansas, enrollment here is 85% higher.
Wichita enrolls 47,545 students, and its 87 schools include Cloud Elem.
The student body at Cloud Elem is 87% Hispanic. Other groups include 7% White, 4% Black, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Sedgwick County residents are about 17% Hispanic. Cloud Elem's diversity index is 24%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Cloud Elem in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.4:1. That is 1.2 students per teacher above the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 94%. For comparison, public schools in Sedgwick County average 63%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Cloud Elem would be expected to post about 17.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 13.7%.
Within Sedgwick County, the median household income is $69,365, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Cloud Elem, Sedgwick County has 159 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Ortiz Elementary School, is about 1.0 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Cloud Elem ranks 8th of 9 on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Enrollment has grown by 78 students since 2020-21, to 580. Students per teacher rose from 13.2 in 2020-21 to 14.4 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Cloud Elem. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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- 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
- Ortiz Elementary School1.0 mi · 323
- Pleasant Valley Elem1.0 mi · 308
- McLean Science/Tech Magnet Elem1.0 mi · 262
- Pleasant Valley Middle School1.1 mi · 760
- Woodland Health / Wellness Magnet Elem1.2 mi · 347
- Marshall Middle School1.4 mi · 596
Frequently asked questions
About Cloud ElemHow many students attend Cloud Elem?
Cloud Elem enrolls approximately 580 students in grades PK-05.
Is Cloud Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cloud Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Cloud Elem have?
Cloud Elem employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
How diverse is Cloud Elem?
Cloud Elem reports a student body of 7% White, 87% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Cloud Elem in?
Cloud Elem is part of Wichita.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.