Enterprise Elem

Enterprise Elem is a K-5 school of mid-sized scale in Wichita, Kansas, one of the schools within Wichita, educateing 424 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 35% bigger than the state mean of about 313.

Wichita runs 87 schools in total, collectively educating 47,545 students. Enterprise Elem is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Enterprise Elem logs that 41% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 37% White, 12% Black, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Sedgwick County as a whole is about 17% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Enterprise Elem has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Enterprise Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 17.9%; this one delivers 13.6%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Sedgwick County) shows that median household earnings sit near $69,365, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Enterprise Elem 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 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Enterprise Elem ranks 6th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 13.4%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Enterprise Elem has contracted 10%, going from 470 students in 2018 to 424 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 32% to 41% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Enterprise Elem typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.