Cloud Elem

Cloud Elem operates as a sizable elementary school in Wichita, Kansas, part of Wichita. Current enrollment sits at 580 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 85% larger than the state mean of about 313.

Wichita comprises 87 schools with combined enrollment of 47,545 students; Cloud Elem is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cloud Elem lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (87%). Beyond that, the school reports 7% White, 4% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 17% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Cloud Elem higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 94% of students at Cloud Elem qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Sedgwick County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cloud Elem tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 17.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 13.7%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Sedgwick County) shows that median household income runs about $69,365, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Sedgwick County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students), of which Cloud Elem is one.

The closest other public school is Ortiz Elementary School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cloud Elem. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cloud Elem ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 22.8%.

Cloud Elem operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Cloud Elem's enrollment has fell 9% since 2018, when it stood at 634 (now 580). Over the same period, the Hispanic share declined from 91% to 87%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.