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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299001086
Kelly Liberal Arts Academy
3143 S Millwood, Wichita, KS 67217 · (316) 973-4150 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Kansas public elementary schools
- DTest 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
13.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
369 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 | 69 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
71%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
28.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
13.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 | 28.0% | 13.4% |
| 2023-24 | 17.1% | 11.4% |
% 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
18.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Kelly Liberal Arts Academy
Kelly Liberal Arts Academy's state test result (18.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Liberal Arts Academy this school | 429 | 86.0% | 18.6% |
| Black Traditional Magnet Elem Wichita | 335 | 83.6% | 25.0% |
| Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet Wichita | 509 | 84.1% | 20.5% |
| Stanley Elem Wichita | 439 | 90.4% | 16.4% |
| Cessna Elem Wichita | 356 | 91.6% | 14.8% |
| 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 Kelly Liberal Arts Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #579 of 625 | #68 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.4% | #592 of 625 | #70 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #563 of 625 | #68 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #148 of 714 | #41 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #288 of 539 | #39 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #39 of 540 | #20 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.0% | #77 of 658 | #31 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #294 of 377 | #55 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
429
+68 (+19%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 541
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 429 | 31.5 | 13.6:1 | 86% (369) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 27.2 | 12.9:1 | 88% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 27.4 | 13.8:1 | 86% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 28 | 12.9:1 | 83% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 461 | 27.2 | 16.9:1 | 76% (352) |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 28 | 19.0:1 | 74% (396) |
| 2010-11 | 518 | 29 | 17.9:1 | 83% (432) |
| 2000-01 | 541 | 39 | 13.9:1 | 63% (342) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kelly Liberal Arts Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (461 to 429); teachers up 16% (27.2 to 31.5).
About Kelly Liberal Arts Academy
Kelly Liberal Arts Academy is a mid-sized elementary school in Wichita, Kansas, administered by Wichita. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 429 students. Elementary schools in Kansas have about 313 students on average; enrollment here is 37% higher.
Kelly Liberal Arts Academy is in Wichita, a district with 47,545 students across 87 schools.
Of every 100 students at Kelly Liberal Arts Academy, about 40 are White, the largest group. The school is also 30% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 11% multiracial. That is lower than the 69% White share among all Sedgwick County residents. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at Kelly Liberal Arts Academy are from different groups.
Kelly Liberal Arts Academy has 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Kansas is about 13.2:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Kelly Liberal Arts Academy, 86% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 63% for public schools in Sedgwick County.
Kelly Liberal Arts Academy holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 6% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Schools in Kansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 21.0%. Kelly Liberal Arts Academy scores 18.6%.
For Sedgwick County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $69,365 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Kelly Liberal Arts Academy, Sedgwick County has 160 public schools.
Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet is the nearest public school to Kelly Liberal Arts Academy, about 0.8 miles away. Kelly Liberal Arts Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 15.0% proficiency; Kelly Liberal Arts Academy posts 18.6%.
Kelly Liberal Arts Academy is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 19% rise, from 361 to 429.
People who know Kelly Liberal Arts Academy can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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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- Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet0.8 mi · 509
- Woodman Elem0.9 mi · 612
- Truesdell Middle School0.9 mi · 924
- South High0.9 mi · 1,662
- Enterprise Elem1.1 mi · 424
- Cleaveland Traditional Magnet Elementary1.2 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About Kelly Liberal Arts AcademyHow large is Kelly Liberal Arts Academy?
Kelly Liberal Arts Academy enrolls approximately 429 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Kelly Liberal Arts Academy serve?
Kelly Liberal Arts Academy serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Kelly Liberal Arts Academy?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Kelly Liberal Arts Academy.
How diverse is Kelly Liberal Arts Academy?
Kelly Liberal Arts Academy reports a student body of 40% White, 30% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Kelly Liberal Arts Academy in?
Kelly Liberal Arts Academy is part of Wichita.
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