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What advice would you give to incoming students at Coleman Middle School?
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Enrollment
631
Middle
DISTRICT 615 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299000329
Coleman Middle School
1544 N Governeour, Wichita, KS 67206 · (316) 973-6600 · Sedgwick County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Kansas public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
532 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 182 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 249 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 200 | 32% |
Student demographics
75%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
18.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
13.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 | 18.4% | 13.2% |
| 2023-24 | 11.3% | 5.5% |
% 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
12.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Coleman Middle School
Coleman Middle School's state test result (12.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coleman Middle School this school | 631 | 84.3% | 12.2% |
| Curtis Middle School Wichita | 846 | 92.3% | 9.6% |
| Arrowhead Middle Kansas City | 412 | 77.7% | 10.5% |
| Brooks Magnet Middle School Wichita | 578 | 85.6% | 18.9% |
| Stucky Middle School Wichita | 518 | 73.2% | 17.3% |
| Gloria Willis Middle School Kansas City | 737 | 85.8% | 9.7% |
Matched among Kansas middle 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 Coleman Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.2% | #179 of 192 | #25 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.2% | #180 of 192 | #26 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #180 of 192 | #25 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #47 of 225 | #13 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #146 of 161 | #25 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.6% | #2 of 161 | #1 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.3% | #17 of 195 | #10 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.8% | #6 of 54 | #2 of 17 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
631
+201 (+47%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 614
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 631 | 40.8 | 15.5:1 | 84% (532) |
| 2023-24 | 544 | 39.5 | 13.8:1 | 85% (461) |
| 2022-23 | 404 | 36.5 | 11.1:1 | 86% (346) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 42 | 10.2:1 | 83% (355) |
| 2017-18 | 490 | 41.7 | 11.8:1 | 81% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 43 | 12.4:1 | 81% (430) |
| 2010-11 | 630 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 69% (434) |
| 2000-01 | 1,024 | 54 | 19.0:1 | 46% (470) |
| 1990-91 | 614 | 36 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coleman Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (490 to 631); teachers down 2% (41.7 to 40.8).
About Coleman Middle School
Coleman Middle School runs as a high-enrollment middle-grades school in Wichita, Kansas. The school serves 631 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in Kansas average about 402 students.
In Wichita, 87 schools enroll a combined 47,545 students.
Coleman Middle School's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 35%. After that, the student body is 25% White, 24% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Sedgwick County, the Black share is about 8%. Coleman Middle School has a diversity index of 75%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 40.8 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.5:1. Among middle schools in Kansas, the typical ratio is 12.7:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 84%. The rate at public schools in Sedgwick County averages 63%, lower than here.
Coleman Middle School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 8% of Kansas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Coleman Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 12.2% and a predicted 21.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Sedgwick County show that median household income is about $69,365, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Coleman Middle School is one of 160 public schools in Sedgwick County, which together enroll about 84,569 students.
Price-Harris Communications Magnet is located about 0.8 miles from Coleman Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Coleman Middle School ranks 9th on proficiency.
Coleman Middle School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Coleman Middle School enrolled 430 in 2020-21 and 631 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 15.5:1, from 10.2:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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
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
Other Coleman Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Coleman Middle. Coleman Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- COLEMAN MIDDLE SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 860 students
- Coleman Middle SchoolDuluth, GA · 711 students
- Coleman Middle SchoolGreenville, MS · 287 students
- Coleman MiddleColeman, WI · 142 students
Nearby schools
- Price-Harris Communications Magnet0.8 mi · 477
- Adams Elem1.6 mi · 446
- Jackson Elementary1.7 mi · 337
- Minneha Core Knowledge Elem1.7 mi · 644
- Robinson Middle School2.0 mi · 682
- Gammon Elem2.1 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About Coleman Middle SchoolHow many students attend Coleman Middle School?
Coleman Middle School enrolls approximately 631 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Coleman Middle School serve?
Coleman Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Coleman Middle School have?
Coleman Middle School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Coleman Middle School?
Student demographics at Coleman Middle School are roughly 25% White, 24% Hispanic, 35% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Coleman Middle School public or private?
Coleman Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wichita.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.