Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet

Set in Wichita, Kansas, Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet is a large elementary school, one of the schools within Wichita. It works with 509 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet sits 63% larger than that benchmark.

Within Wichita, which oversees 87 schools and 47,545 students, Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet reports that 37% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 12% Black. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet reports 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Sedgwick County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.9%; this one delivers 20.5%.

Across the wider county, Sedgwick County reports that the typical household earns roughly $69,365 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet is one of 160 public schools in Sedgwick County (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students).

The closest other public school is South High, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 12.7%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet has expanded 12%, going from 456 students in 2018 to 509 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 18% to 34%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

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