Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299000292
Lawrence Elem
3440 W Maple, Wichita, KS 67213 · (316) 973-9900 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
340 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 | 38 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
68%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
36.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
25.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 | 36.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.8% | 17.1% |
% 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
24.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 Lawrence Elem
Lawrence Elem's state test result (24.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Elem this school | 394 | 86.3% | 24.8% |
| Black Traditional Magnet Elem Wichita | 335 | 83.6% | 25.0% |
| Enterprise Elem Wichita | 424 | 92.5% | 13.6% |
| Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet Wichita | 509 | 84.1% | 20.5% |
| Lowman Hill Elem Topeka | 294 | 82.7% | 30.1% |
| Dodge Literacy Magnet Wichita | 547 | 83.0% | 20.2% |
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 Lawrence Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #537 of 625 | #57 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #504 of 625 | #51 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #501 of 625 | #55 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #200 of 714 | #52 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #381 of 539 | #69 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #68 of 540 | #31 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.3% | #75 of 658 | #30 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #336 of 377 | #61 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
394
0 (0%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 394 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 86% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 342 | 28.4 | 12.0:1 | 86% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 363 | 29.6 | 12.3:1 | 84% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 29 | 13.6:1 | 84% (331) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 28.4 | 14.3:1 | 82% (334) |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 87% (373) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 89% (396) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 25 | 18.0:1 | 75% (338) |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 25 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lawrence Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (407 to 394); teachers down 5% (28.4 to 27).
About Lawrence Elem
Lawrence Elem serves students in Wichita, Kansas, as a medium-sized elementary school. It enrolled 394 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 26% higher than the average for elementary schools in Kansas, which is about 313.
Wichita is made up of 87 schools with 47,545 students in all.
The most common group at Lawrence Elem is Hispanic students, at 43%. Enrollment also includes 34% White, 13% Black, and 9% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 26 points above the 17% share among Sedgwick County residents. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 27 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.6:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. The school's lunch program data list 86% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Sedgwick County report 63%.
In Kansas, Lawrence Elem is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 24.8% actual against a predicted 20.9%.
Within Sedgwick County, the median household income is $69,365, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Sedgwick County has 160 public schools and roughly 84,569 students.
The closest public school, Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle, is less than a tenth of a mile from Lawrence Elem. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Lawrence Elem is 3rd among 7 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (394) and 2024-25 (394). Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.6:1 to 14.6:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Lawrence Elem. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Lawrence Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Lawrence Elementary. Lawrence Elem is the 5th largest of the 7.
- Lawrence ElementaryLodi, CA · 512 students
- Lawrence ElementaryLivermore, CA · 494 students
- Lawrence Elementary SchoolARVADA, CO · 412 students
- Lawrence Elementary - 02Canton, SD · 411 students
- Lawrence Elementary SchoolMESQUITE, TX · 284 students
Nearby schools
- Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle0.1 mi · 623
- Dodge Literacy Magnet1.0 mi · 547
- Payne Elem1.2 mi · 231
- Franklin Elem1.4 mi · 390
- Black Traditional Magnet Elem1.5 mi · 335
- Allison Traditional Magnet Middle1.6 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About Lawrence ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Lawrence Elem?
Lawrence Elem enrolls approximately 394 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lawrence Elem serve?
Lawrence Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Lawrence Elem have?
Lawrence Elem employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lawrence Elem?
At Lawrence Elem, the student body is approximately 34% White, 43% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Lawrence Elem public or private?
Lawrence Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wichita.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.