Ortiz Elementary School

Ortiz Elementary School operates as a mid-tier elementary school in Wichita, Kansas, one of the schools within Wichita. Current enrollment sits at 323 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within Wichita, which oversees 87 schools and 47,545 students, Ortiz Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Ortiz Elementary School lists that nearly all students (86%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 10% White, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 17% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Sedgwick County's rate of about 63%.

With demographic context factored in, Ortiz Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 17.7%; this one delivers 18.2%.

In the surrounding community, Sedgwick County reports that the typical household earns roughly $69,365 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Sedgwick County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students), of which Ortiz Elementary School is one.

Cloud Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ortiz Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ortiz Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 26.0%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ortiz Elementary School has shrank 13%, going from 373 students in 2018 to 323 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Ortiz Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.