Enrollment
310
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299000281
Harry Street Elem
1605 S. Market, Wichita, KS 67211 · (316) 973-0700 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of Kansas public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
293 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 36 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
62%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
18.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
7.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 | 18.4% | 7.4% |
| 2023-24 | 12.2% | 7.6% |
% 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
11.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 Harry Street Elem
Harry Street Elem's state test result (11.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Street Elem this school | 310 | 94.5% | 11.2% |
| Gardiner Elem Wichita | 405 | 95.3% | 13.8% |
| Thomas A Edison Elem Kansas City | 244 | 86.9% | 23.1% |
| Noble Prentis Elem Kansas City | 193 | 91.7% | 12.1% |
| Linwood Elementary Wichita | 452 | 91.8% | 12.0% |
| Highland Park Central Topeka | 318 | 93.7% | 20.9% |
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 Harry Street Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.2% | #623 of 625 | #92 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.4% | #619 of 625 | #86 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #613 of 625 | #88 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 310 | #359 of 714 | #77 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #123 of 539 | #13 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #127 of 540 | #47 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.5% | #15 of 658 | #7 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.6% | #79 of 377 | #16 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
310
-44 (-12%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 323
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 310 | 25.6 | 12.1:1 | 95% (293) |
| 2023-24 | 318 | 26 | 12.2:1 | 94% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 339 | 27.5 | 12.3:1 | 95% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 354 | 26 | 13.6:1 | 92% (326) |
| 2017-18 | 406 | 26.1 | 15.6:1 | 89% (363) |
| 2015-16 | 422 | 30 | 14.1:1 | 91% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 354 | 20 | 17.7:1 | 93% (329) |
| 2000-01 | 287 | 18 | 15.9:1 | 89% (255) |
| 1990-91 | 323 | 16 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harry Street Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (406 to 310); teachers down 2% (26.1 to 25.6).
About Harry Street Elem
At 1605 S. Market in Wichita, Kansas, Harry Street Elem operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 310 students, from pre-K through 5.
Wichita is the local district for Harry Street Elem. It runs 87 schools with 47,545 students.
Roughly 55% of students at Harry Street Elem are Hispanic. Other groups make up 22% White, 14% Black, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 17% of Sedgwick County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 25.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.1:1. This ratio sits 1.1 below the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Roughly 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Sedgwick County is 63%.
allk12 grades Harry Street Elem an F. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Harry Street Elem is -5.8 points: 11.2% actual, 16.9% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Sedgwick County, the median household income is $69,365, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 160 public schools in Sedgwick County, enrolling about 84,569 students in all.
Hamilton Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 11.2% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
Federal data place Harry Street Elem in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 12% enrollment decrease, from 354 in 2020-21 to 310 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.6:1 to 12.1:1.
Community posts for Harry Street Elem can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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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- South HighHigh · 1,662 students
- Heights HighHigh · 1,505 students
Nearby schools
- Hamilton Middle School0.2 mi · 604
- Gardiner Elem0.8 mi · 405
- West High1.0 mi · 1,306
- Stanley Elem1.1 mi · 439
- Linwood Elementary1.2 mi · 452
- Education Imagine Academy1.3 mi · 566
Frequently asked questions
About Harry Street ElemHow many students attend Harry Street Elem?
Harry Street Elem enrolls approximately 310 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Harry Street Elem serve?
Harry Street Elem serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harry Street Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harry Street Elem is approximately 12.1:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Harry Street Elem?
Student demographics at Harry Street Elem are roughly 22% White, 55% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Harry Street Elem in?
Harry Street Elem is part of Wichita.
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