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Which teacher or staff member at Enterprise Elem deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299000271
Enterprise Elem
3605 S Gold, Wichita, KS 67217 · (316) 973-6800 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
392 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 39 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
68%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
20.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
5.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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 | 20.5% | 5.3% |
| 2023-24 | 19.7% | 10.5% |
% 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
13.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Enterprise Elem
Enterprise Elem's state test result (13.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Elem this school | 424 | 92.5% | 13.6% |
| Lawrence Elem Wichita | 394 | 86.3% | 24.8% |
| Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet Wichita | 509 | 84.1% | 20.5% |
| Stanley Elem Wichita | 439 | 90.4% | 16.4% |
| Woodman Elem Wichita | 612 | 87.4% | 19.6% |
| Black Traditional Magnet Elem Wichita | 335 | 83.6% | 25.0% |
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 Enterprise Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.6% | #613 of 625 | #85 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.3% | #625 of 625 | #92 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #609 of 625 | #86 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #154 of 714 | #42 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #215 of 539 | #24 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #66 of 540 | #30 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.5% | #30 of 658 | #14 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #249 of 377 | #46 of 67 |
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
424
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 597
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 424 | 32.5 | 13.0:1 | 92% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 31 | 13.3:1 | 94% (385) |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 32.5 | 12.9:1 | 94% (395) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 33 | 13.1:1 | 91% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 32.6 | 14.4:1 | 86% (404) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 90% (429) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | 29 | 15.8:1 | 88% (404) |
| 2000-01 | 409 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 68% (278) |
| 1990-91 | 597 | 33 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Enterprise Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (470 to 424); teachers unchanged (32.6 to 32.5).
About Enterprise Elem
Enterprise Elem is an elementary school in Wichita, Kansas, and it is part of Wichita. Federal data show 424 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Kansas enroll around 313, and this school is 35% larger than that mark.
Enterprise Elem is one of the 87 schools that make up Wichita (47,545 students in total).
The biggest share of students at Enterprise Elem, 41%, is Hispanic. Next come 37% White, 12% Black, and 8% multiracial. That compares with about 17% Hispanic among all Sedgwick County residents. The diversity index for Enterprise Elem is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 13.0:1 is based on 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Kansas is about 13.2:1. In all, 92% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Sedgwick County average 63%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 17.9% for Enterprise Elem. The school posts 13.6%, 4.3 points below the prediction.
In the wider Sedgwick County area, median household income comes to about $69,365, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Sedgwick County's 160 public schools enroll about 84,569 students and include Enterprise Elem.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, South High, is about 0.3 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Enterprise Elem is 6th among 9 schools close by.
Enterprise Elem has an NCES locale of City: Large.
The school's size has been steady, with 433 students in 2020-21 and 424 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Enterprise Elem, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Enterprise Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Enterprise Elementary. Enterprise Elem is the 5th largest of the 9.
- Enterprise ElemEnterprise, KS · 86 students
- Enterprise ElementaryLancaster, CA · 646 students
- ENTERPRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCOCOA, FL · 597 students
- ENTERPRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLENTERPRISE, FL · 544 students
- Enterprise Elementary SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WA · 450 students
Nearby schools
- South High0.3 mi · 1,662
- Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet0.8 mi · 509
- Kelly Liberal Arts Academy1.1 mi · 429
- Wells Alternative Middle School1.2 mi · 36
- Anderson Elem1.4 mi · 477
- Cessna Elem1.6 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About Enterprise ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Enterprise Elem?
Enterprise Elem enrolls approximately 424 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Enterprise Elem serve?
Enterprise Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Enterprise Elem?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Enterprise Elem.
What is the student diversity at Enterprise Elem?
Student demographics at Enterprise Elem are roughly 37% White, 41% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Enterprise Elem public or private?
Enterprise Elem 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.