Enrollment
227
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RENWICK·NCES 201108000388
Colwich Elem
401 South Marion, Colwich, KS 67030 · (316) 796-1331 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL227 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
64 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 41 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 218% larger than its 8th grade class (11).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
54.9%
KS avg 44.5% . +9.2pp since 2023
Math
54.9%
KS avg 38.8% . +20.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 21 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.9% | 54.9% |
| 2023-24 | 45.7% | 34.3% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
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
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Colwich Elem
Colwich Elem's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colwich Elem this school | 227 | 28.2% | 44.6% |
| Wabaunsee Elementary School Alma | 199 | 30.7% | 53.6% |
| Centralia Elem Centralia | 197 | 25.4% | 67.5% |
| Valley Falls Elem Valley Falls | 262 | 32.8% | 30.5% |
| Frankfort Elem Frankfort | 185 | 26.5% | 65.0% |
| Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood Holyrood | 229 | 32.8% | 64.7% |
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 Colwich Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #297 of 625 | #30 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #161 of 625 ▲ 207 | #16 of 92 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #232 of 625 ▼ 22 | #26 of 92 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 227 | #501 of 714 | #96 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #15 of 539 | #2 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.5% | #461 of 540 | #91 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.2% | #563 of 658 | #91 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #130 of 151 | #22 of 24 |
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
227
-13 (-5%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 276
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 227 | 22.1 | 10.3:1 | 28% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 15.9 | 13.8:1 | 32% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 242 | 14.9 | 16.2:1 | 32% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 16 | 15.0:1 | 25% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 221 | 16.5 | 13.4:1 | 25% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 223 | 19 | 11.7:1 | 30% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 288 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 18% (52) |
| 2000-01 | 331 | 21 | 15.8:1 | 14% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 276 | 14 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colwich Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (221 to 227); teachers up 34% (16.5 to 22.1).
About Colwich Elem
As a small elementary school, Colwich Elem serves students in Colwich, Kansas. It offers pre-K through 8 and has 227 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Kansas enroll about 313 students on average.
Colwich Elem is part of a district of 6 schools: Renwick, with 1,989 students.
By race and ethnicity, Colwich Elem is 86% White. Next come 8% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 69% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 24, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1. Income data for the school show 28% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Sedgwick County, the average is 63%.
On BeatsExpectations, Colwich Elem is 4.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kansas schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Sedgwick County show that median household income comes to about $69,365, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Sedgwick County counts 160 public schools with about 84,569 students.
Among nearby public schools, St. Marks School is closest at about 3.2 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Colwich Elem is 6th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Colwich Elem is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment fell by 5% across 4 years, from 240 in 2020-21 to 227 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.0:1 to 10.3:1.
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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 Renwick
- Andale Elem-MiddleElementary · 447 students
- Garden Plain ElemElementary · 445 students
- Andale HighHigh · 381 students
- St. Marks SchoolElementary · 315 students
- Garden Plain HighHigh · 174 students
Nearby schools
- St. Marks School3.2 mi · 315
- Maize Intermediate School3.3 mi · 651
- Maize Sr High3.6 mi · 1,444
- Pray-Woodman Elementary3.7 mi · 507
- Maize Central Elementary3.8 mi · 542
- Maize Elementary3.9 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About Colwich ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Colwich Elem?
Colwich Elem enrolls approximately 227 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Colwich Elem serve?
Colwich Elem serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Colwich Elem?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at Colwich Elem.
How diverse is Colwich Elem?
Colwich Elem reports a student body of 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
What district is Colwich Elem in?
Colwich Elem is part of Renwick.
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