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Enrollment
370
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299000279
Griffith Elem
1802 S Bluff, Wichita, KS 67218 · (316) 973-8900 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
324 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 | 38 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
72%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
30.6%
KS avg 44.5% . +16.7pp since 2023
Math
19.4%
KS avg 38.8% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.6% | 19.4% |
| 2023-24 | 13.9% | 16.4% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
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
20.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Griffith Elem
Griffith Elem's state test result (20.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griffith Elem this school | 370 | 87.6% | 20.6% |
| Linwood Elementary Wichita | 452 | 91.8% | 12.0% |
| Stanley Elem Wichita | 439 | 90.4% | 16.4% |
| Black Traditional Magnet Elem Wichita | 335 | 83.6% | 25.0% |
| Anderson Elem Wichita | 477 | 93.3% | 13.8% |
| Lawrence Elem Wichita | 394 | 86.3% | 24.8% |
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 Griffith Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #568 of 625 | #62 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #553 of 625 ▲ 3 | #58 of 92 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #546 of 625 ▲ 56 | #62 of 92 ▲ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #243 of 714 | #59 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #83 of 539 | #7 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.8% | #26 of 540 | #14 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.6% | #63 of 658 | #27 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.2% | #28 of 377 | #6 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
370
-37 (-9%) vs 2020
+119% since 1990-91, when it was 169
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 370 | 31.7 | 11.7:1 | 88% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 32.2 | 13.2:1 | 92% (392) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 33.5 | 12.5:1 | 93% (388) |
| 2020-21 | 407 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 90% (366) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 31.1 | 17.3:1 | 80% (428) |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 85% (472) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | 29 | 17.6:1 | 86% (437) |
| 2000-01 | 325 | 20 | 16.3:1 | 65% (211) |
| 1990-91 | 169 | 11 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Griffith Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (538 to 370); teachers up 2% (31.1 to 31.7).
About Griffith Elem
This page covers Griffith Elem, a medium-sized elementary school in Wichita, Kansas. The school's enrollment of 370 students covers pre-K through 5.
Wichita counts 87 schools and 47,545 students, including Griffith Elem.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Griffith Elem, 43% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 20% White, 17% Black, 16% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Sedgwick County's population at about 17%. By the diversity index, Griffith Elem comes in at 72%.
The school has about 11.7 students per teacher and 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kansas is 13.2:1, higher than at this school. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Sedgwick County is 25 points.
In Kansas, Griffith Elem is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 20.6% actual against a predicted 20.3%.
Among Sedgwick County residents, median household income is about $69,365, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Griffith Elem is one of 160 public schools in Sedgwick County, which together enroll about 84,569 students.
The next-closest public school is Allen Elem, about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Griffith Elem. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Griffith Elem ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Griffith Elem inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 370 was 9% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 407. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 14.5:1 to 11.7:1.
Discussions about Griffith Elem may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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Other Griffith Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Griffith Elementary. Griffith Elem is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Griffith ElementaryDunlap, TN · 786 students
- Griffith ElementaryWinston Salem, NC · 621 students
- Griffith Elementary SchoolCLUTE, TX · 493 students
- Griffith Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 422 students
- GRIFFITH ELEMENTARYFERGUSON, MO · 292 students
Nearby schools
- Allen Elem0.6 mi · 514
- Mead Middle School0.9 mi · 678
- Chisholm Life Skills Center1.0 mi · 96
- Caldwell Elem1.0 mi · 465
- Curtis Middle School1.1 mi · 846
- Jefferson Elem1.2 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About Griffith ElemHow large is Griffith Elem?
Griffith Elem enrolls approximately 370 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Griffith Elem serve?
Griffith Elem serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Griffith Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Griffith Elem is approximately 11.7:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Griffith Elem?
At Griffith Elem, the student body is approximately 20% White, 43% Hispanic, 17% Black, 3% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Griffith Elem?
Griffith Elem is overseen by Wichita in Sedgwick County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.