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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Irving Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
447
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299000284
Irving Elementary
1642 N Market, Wichita, KS 67214 · (316) 973-0050 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% 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.
- C-Beats 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
15.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
427 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 51%
Community
4
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 | 56 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
23%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
24.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
13.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 | 24.4% | 13.5% |
| 2023-24 | 16.7% | 7.8% |
% 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
16.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 Irving Elementary
Irving Elementary's state test result (16.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Elementary this school | 447 | 95.5% | 16.5% |
| Central Elem Dodge City | 381 | 95.0% | 13.6% |
| Scott Dual Language Magnet Topeka | 402 | 91.5% | 28.0% |
| Meadowlark Elementary School Liberal | 362 | 97.5% | 10.8% |
| Cloud Elem Wichita | 580 | 94.0% | 13.7% |
| Sunnyside Elem Dodge City | 365 | 96.2% | 14.7% |
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 Irving Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #595 of 625 | #76 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #588 of 625 | #68 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #585 of 625 | #77 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #121 of 714 | #33 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #456 of 539 | #84 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.6% | #475 of 540 | #93 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.5% | #8 of 658 | #4 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #359 of 377 | #63 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
447
+82 (+22%) vs 2020
+90% since 1990-91, when it was 235
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 447 | 28.9 | 15.5:1 | 96% (427) |
| 2023-24 | 318 | 25.8 | 12.3:1 | 96% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 312 | 23.8 | 13.1:1 | 96% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 31 | 11.8:1 | 91% (333) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 31.7 | 14.3:1 | 92% (416) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 96% (463) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 33 | 16.6:1 | 98% (537) |
| 2000-01 | 398 | 24 | 16.6:1 | 89% (355) |
| 1990-91 | 235 | 16 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Irving Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (454 to 447); teachers down 9% (31.7 to 28.9).
About Irving Elementary
In Wichita, Kansas, Irving Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. A federal count lists 447 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313, so this school runs 43% larger than that.
Wichita serves 47,545 students across 87 schools.
Irving Elementary enrolls a student body that is 88% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 6% White and 3% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Sedgwick County's population at about 17%. Irving Elementary has a diversity index of 23%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.5:1, with 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kansas is 13.2:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 96% of enrollment. Public schools in Sedgwick County average 63%.
allk12 grades Irving Elementary a D. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Irving Elementary would be expected to post about 16.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 16.5%.
Sedgwick County has about 528,226 residents, and median household income is about $69,365, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Sedgwick County number 160 and enroll about 84,569.
Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet is the public school closest to Irving Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Irving Elementary ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 22%, from 365 to 447. By 2024-25, the school had 15.5 students per teacher, compared with 11.8 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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
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 Irving Elementary schools
18 other US public schools in 11 states are named Irving Elementary. Irving Elementary is the 4th largest of the 19.
- Irving ElemWinfield, KS · 234 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolSioux City, IA · 605 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolOak Park, IL · 509 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 488 students
- IRVING ELEMENTARYJOPLIN, MO · 434 students
Nearby schools
- Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet0.5 mi · 643
- North High0.5 mi · 2,041
- L'Ouverture Computer Technology Magnet0.6 mi · 232
- Park Elementary0.8 mi · 337
- Woodland Health / Wellness Magnet Elem0.9 mi · 347
- Marshall Middle School0.9 mi · 596
Frequently asked questions
About Irving ElementaryHow large is Irving Elementary?
Irving Elementary enrolls approximately 447 students in grades PK-05.
Is Irving Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Irving Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Irving Elementary?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Irving Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Irving Elementary?
Student demographics at Irving Elementary are roughly 6% White, 88% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Irving Elementary in?
Irving Elementary is part of Wichita.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.