Griffith Elem

Griffith Elem is an elementary-level community of medium-sized scale in Wichita, Kansas, overseen by Wichita, teacheing 370 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Wichita, which oversees 87 schools and 47,545 students, Griffith Elem is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Griffith Elem shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 20% White, 17% Black, 16% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

In terms of school funding signals, Griffith Elem logs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Griffith Elem tighter than the state norm the norm. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Sedgwick County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Griffith Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 20.3%; this one delivers 20.6%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Sedgwick County put median household income runs about $69,365, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Griffith Elem is one of 160 public schools in Sedgwick County (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students).

Allen Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Griffith Elem. On composite proficiency, Griffith Elem comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 13.6%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Griffith Elem has ticked down 31%, going from 538 students in 2018 to 370 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 32% to 20% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.