Colwich Elem

Colwich Elem, a small elementary campus in Colwich, Kansas, part of Renwick, teaches 227 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so Colwich Elem sits 27% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 6 schools in Renwick (1,989 students total), Colwich Elem accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Colwich Elem shows that nearly all students (86%) are White. The remainder comes out to 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Colwich Elem has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Colwich Elem tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Sedgwick County's rate of about 63%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Colwich Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.7%; this one delivers 44.6%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Sedgwick County) shows that median household income runs about $69,365, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Sedgwick County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students), of which Colwich Elem is one.

St. Marks School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Colwich Elem. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Colwich Elem ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.9%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 3%: 221 students in 2018 compared to 227 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 91% to 86% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Colwich Elem typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.