Lawrence Elem

Lawrence Elem is one of the average-sized elementary schools in Wichita, Kansas, operated by Wichita, with 394 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 313 students per school, that is 26% above typical.

Wichita comprises 87 schools with combined enrollment of 47,545 students; Lawrence Elem is among them.

On demographics, Lawrence Elem records that 43% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 34% White, 13% Black, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 17% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Lawrence Elem reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Sedgwick County (around 63%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lawrence Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 20.9%; this one delivers 24.8%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Sedgwick County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $69,365 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Sedgwick County's 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students), Lawrence Elem is one campus in the mix.

Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lawrence Elem at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 19.5%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lawrence Elem has declined 3%, going from 407 students in 2018 to 394 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged up from 7% to 13% over that span.

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