Enrollment
381
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299000286
Jefferson Elem
4615 E Orme, Wichita, KS 67218 · (316) 973-3000 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
350 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 | 35 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
70%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
30.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
14.3%
KS avg 38.8%
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 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 | 30.7% | 14.3% |
| 2023-24 | 19.9% | 11.3% |
% 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
17.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Jefferson Elem
Jefferson Elem's state test result (17.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elem this school | 381 | 91.9% | 17.5% |
| Washington Accelerated Learning Elem Wichita | 470 | 96.0% | 22.0% |
| Anderson Elem Wichita | 477 | 93.3% | 13.8% |
| Stony Point North Kansas City | 300 | 85.3% | 24.6% |
| Griffith Elem Wichita | 370 | 87.6% | 20.6% |
| Linwood Elementary Wichita | 452 | 91.8% | 12.0% |
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 Jefferson Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #585 of 625 | #72 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #581 of 625 | #65 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #545 of 625 | #61 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #221 of 714 | #57 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #324 of 539 | #51 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #45 of 540 | #23 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.9% | #34 of 658 | #15 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #122 of 377 | #23 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
381
+10 (+3%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 257
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 381 | 27.4 | 13.9:1 | 92% (350) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 29 | 13.2:1 | 92% (354) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 28.3 | 14.0:1 | 93% (367) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 31 | 12.0:1 | 93% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 27.6 | 17.0:1 | 93% (439) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 32 | 13.4:1 | 91% (390) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 29 | 15.9:1 | 95% (439) |
| 2000-01 | 404 | 24 | 16.8:1 | 92% (373) |
| 1990-91 | 257 | 15 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (470 to 381); teachers down 1% (27.6 to 27.4).
About Jefferson Elem
Jefferson Elem is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Wichita, Kansas. It had 381 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. The school is 22% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Kansas.
Jefferson Elem reports to Wichita, which has 87 schools and 47,545 students.
The biggest share of students at Jefferson Elem, 45%, is Hispanic. The remaining shares are 22% Black, 20% White, 7% Asian, and 3% Pacific Islander. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Sedgwick County's population at about 17%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Jefferson Elem scores 70%.
Teacher count: 27.4 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.9:1. The gap from the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas is 0.7 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 92%. Among public schools in Sedgwick County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
Compared with Kansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Jefferson Elem's results are within a point of predicted: 17.5% against 18.2%.
Sedgwick County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $69,365, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 160 public schools in the county, enrolling about 84,569, Jefferson Elem among them.
Curtis Middle School sits about 0.8 miles from Jefferson Elem. Jefferson Elem has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Jefferson Elem ranks 6th on proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 371 to 381, a 3% increase. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.0:1 to 13.9:1.
The Jefferson Elem discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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- Curtis Middle School0.8 mi · 846
- Hyde Intl Studies/Commun Elem Magnet0.8 mi · 260
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- Robinson Middle School1.0 mi · 682
- College Hill Elem1.1 mi · 378
- Griffith Elem1.2 mi · 370
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson ElemHow many students attend Jefferson Elem?
Jefferson Elem enrolls approximately 381 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Jefferson Elem serve?
Jefferson Elem serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jefferson Elem is approximately 13.9:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Jefferson Elem?
Jefferson Elem reports a student body of 20% White, 45% Hispanic, 22% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Jefferson Elem?
Jefferson Elem is overseen by Wichita in Sedgwick County.
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