Enrollment
288
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299000298
McCollom Elem
1201 Waddington, Wichita, KS 67212 · (316) 973-0350 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
158 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
46.9%
KS avg 44.5% . +11.7pp since 2023
Math
34.2%
KS avg 38.8% . +10.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
288
-162 (-36%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 16.7:1
% White
56%
was 67%
% Hispanic
20%
was 16%
% Black
8%
was 8%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About McCollom Elem
McCollom Elem is an average-sized elementary school in Wichita, Kansas, part of Wichita. The school teaches 288 students in grades pre-K through 5.
Wichita comprises 87 schools with combined enrollment of 47,545 students; McCollom Elem is among them.
Demographically, McCollom Elem reports that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 8% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 55% of students at McCollom Elem qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, McCollom Elem performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.9%, the actual is 36.3%, a residual of +0.3 points.
In the broader community, census data for Sedgwick County shows median household income runs about $69,365, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. McCollom Elem is one of 160 public schools in Sedgwick County (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students).
Nearest neighbor: Northwest High, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, McCollom Elem comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 22.8%.
The school occupies a high-density site.
Trend over the last 7 years. McCollom Elem's enrollment has ticked down 36% since 2018, when it stood at 450 (now 288). The White share of enrollment edged down from 67% to 56% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Wichita
- East HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Southeast HighHigh · 2,066 students
- North HighHigh · 2,041 students
- South HighHigh · 1,662 students
- Heights HighHigh · 1,505 students
- Northwest HighHigh · 1,424 students
Other schools in Wichita
- East HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Southeast HighHigh · 2,066 students
- North HighHigh · 2,041 students
- Campus High HaysvilleHigh · 1,803 students
- South HighHigh · 1,662 students
- Heights HighHigh · 1,505 students
Nearby schools
- Northwest High0.6 mi · 1,424
- Peterson Elem0.7 mi · 321
- Kensler Elem1.0 mi · 488
- Wilbur Middle School1.2 mi · 822
- Levy Sp Ed Center1.4 mi · 81
- Benton Elem2.0 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About McCollom ElemHow large is McCollom Elem?
McCollom Elem enrolls approximately 288 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does McCollom Elem serve?
McCollom Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at McCollom Elem?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at McCollom Elem.
How diverse is McCollom Elem?
McCollom Elem reports a student body of 56% White, 20% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees McCollom Elem?
McCollom Elem is overseen by Wichita in Sedgwick County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.