Oatville Elem

Oatville Elem, a reasonably sized primary school in Wichita, Kansas, part of Haysville, instructs 360 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 9 schools in Haysville (5,417 students total), Oatville Elem accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Oatville Elem lists that 57% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 18% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 6% Asian, 4% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Oatville Elem tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.4%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Sedgwick County indicate median household earnings sit near $69,365, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Sedgwick County's 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students), Oatville Elem is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Cleaveland Traditional Magnet Elementary, around 1.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Oatville Elem. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Oatville Elem at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 18.1%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 13%: 414 students in 2018 compared to 360 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 62% to 57%.

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