College Hill Elem

College Hill Elem is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Wichita, Kansas, overseen by Wichita. The school educates 378 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 21% bigger than the state mean of about 313.

College Hill Elem is one of 87 schools operated by Wichita, a district that works with 47,545 students overall.

On the student-mix side, College Hill Elem shows that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 19% Black, 11% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Roughly 71% of students at College Hill 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 north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, College Hill Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.1%; this one delivers 40.3%.

In the surrounding community, Sedgwick County reports that the typical household earns roughly $69,365 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Sedgwick County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students), of which College Hill Elem is one.

East High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around College Hill Elem. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts College Hill Elem at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 25.0%.

College Hill Elem operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at College Hill Elem has contracted 15%, going from 445 students in 2018 to 378 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 14% to 24% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.