Enrollment
337
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299001762
Jackson Elementary
2717 N Woodlawn, Wichita, KS 67220 · (316) 973-1200 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
269 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 | 39 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 51% larger than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
73%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
29.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
10.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 | 29.7% | 10.7% |
| 2023-24 | 14.3% | 8.7% |
% 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
17.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Jackson Elementary
Jackson Elementary's state test result (17.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Elementary this school | 337 | 79.8% | 17.0% |
| Gordon Parks Academy Wichita | 485 | 90.7% | 18.0% |
| Beech Elem Wichita | 538 | 86.6% | 13.2% |
| Caldwell Elem Wichita | 465 | 92.5% | 14.3% |
| L'Ouverture Computer Technology Magnet Wichita | 232 | 95.3% | 16.2% |
| Grant Elem Kansas City | 289 | 95.8% | 10.2% |
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 Jackson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #588 of 625 | #73 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.7% | #601 of 625 | #76 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #551 of 625 | #64 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 337 | #313 of 714 | #68 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #317 of 539 | #47 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.6% | #18 of 540 | #10 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.8% | #115 of 658 | #42 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.1% | #86 of 377 | #18 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
337
-21 (-6%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 441
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 337 | 24.3 | 13.9:1 | 80% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 25.7 | 11.3:1 | 83% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 29.4 | 11.5:1 | 81% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 26 | 13.8:1 | 75% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 28.8 | 15.2:1 | 71% (310) |
| 2015-16 | 405 | 30 | 13.5:1 | 75% (304) |
| 2010-11 | 441 | 32 | 13.8:1 | 75% (330) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (438 to 337); teachers down 16% (28.8 to 24.3).
About Jackson Elementary
Jackson Elementary is a public elementary school run by Wichita in Wichita, Kansas. Enrollment totals 337 students across pre-K through 5.
Wichita serves 47,545 students across 87 schools.
Black students make up 41% of enrollment at Jackson Elementary, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 22% White, 21% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the Black share of Sedgwick County's population at about 8%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 73, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Jackson Elementary comes to 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.9:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. On the income side, 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Sedgwick County averages 63%, lower than here.
Jackson Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 17.0%, compared with a predicted 24.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Sedgwick County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $69,365 a year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Jackson Elementary, Sedgwick County has 160 public schools.
Gammon Elem is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Jackson Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Jackson Elementary is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Jackson Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Enrollment decreased by 6% across 4 years, from 358 in 2020-21 to 337 in 2024-25.
The Jackson Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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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Other Jackson Elementary schools
41 other US public schools in 20 states are named Jackson Elementary. Jackson Elementary is the 23rd largest of the 42.
- Jackson Elementary SchoolLawrenceville, GA · 1,430 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 705 students
- Jackson ElementarySHAKOPEE, MN · 683 students
- Jackson ElementaryRiverside, CA · 657 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolMCALLEN, TX · 548 students
Nearby schools
- Gammon Elem0.7 mi · 448
- Brooks Magnet Middle School1.5 mi · 578
- Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem1.6 mi · 313
- Coleman Middle School1.7 mi · 631
- Wichita Alternative High2.4 mi · 133
- Adams Elem2.4 mi · 446
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Jackson Elementary?
Jackson Elementary enrolls approximately 337 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Jackson Elementary serve?
Jackson Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Jackson Elementary have?
Jackson Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jackson Elementary?
At Jackson Elementary, the student body is approximately 22% White, 21% Hispanic, 41% Black, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Jackson Elementary?
Jackson Elementary is overseen by Wichita in Sedgwick County.
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