Enrollment
323
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299002062
Ortiz Elementary School
3361 N Arkansas Ave, Wichita, KS 67204 · (316) 973-9785 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL323 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Kansas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
300 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 | 30 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
25%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
25.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
7.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 | 25.9% | 7.3% |
| 2023-24 | 14.4% | 12.4% |
% 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
18.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Ortiz Elementary School
Ortiz Elementary School's state test result (18.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ortiz Elementary School this school | 323 | 92.9% | 18.2% |
| Beeson Elementary Dodge City | 355 | 94.1% | 21.7% |
| Central Elem Dodge City | 381 | 95.0% | 13.6% |
| John Fiske Elem Kansas City | 287 | 95.1% | 13.9% |
| Scott Dual Language Magnet Topeka | 402 | 91.5% | 28.0% |
| Sunnyside Elem Dodge City | 365 | 96.2% | 14.7% |
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 Ortiz Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #580 of 625 | #69 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.3% | #621 of 625 | #88 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #578 of 625 | #74 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 323 | #331 of 714 | #72 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #318 of 539 | #48 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.9% | #454 of 540 | #89 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.9% | #25 of 658 | #12 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #192 of 377 | #38 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
323
+9 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 323 | 23.3 | 13.9:1 | 93% (300) |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 25.7 | 12.9:1 | 90% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 24.6 | 12.6:1 | 93% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 314 | 28 | 11.2:1 | 91% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 373 | 27 | 13.8:1 | 88% (330) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 93% (370) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ortiz Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (373 to 323); teachers down 14% (27 to 23.3).
About Ortiz Elementary School
Ortiz Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Wichita, Kansas. Enrollment stands at 323 students, covering pre-K through 5.
Across its 87 schools, Wichita enrolls 47,545 students. Ortiz Elementary School is one of those schools.
At Ortiz Elementary School, 86% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 10% White and 2% Black. For comparison, the population of Sedgwick County is roughly 17% Hispanic. The diversity index for Ortiz Elementary School is 25%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Ortiz Elementary School lists 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.9 students per teacher. That is in line with the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. About 93% of students at Ortiz Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 30 points above the 63% average for public schools in Sedgwick County.
Ortiz Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 11% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Test results at Ortiz Elementary School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (18.2% actual, 17.7% predicted).
Census data for Sedgwick County show median household income comes to about $69,365, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 160 public schools in the county, enrolling about 84,569, Ortiz Elementary School among them.
Measured in a straight line, Cloud Elem is about 1.0 miles from Ortiz Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Ortiz Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Ortiz Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
A 3% rise took enrollment from 314 in 2020-21 to 323 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.9:1) than in 2020-21 (11.2:1).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Ortiz Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Ortiz Elementary. Ortiz Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Ortiz Elementary SchoolBROWNSVILLE, TX · 564 students
- Ortiz Elementary SchoolABILENE, TX · 523 students
Nearby schools
- Cloud Elem1.0 mi · 580
- Pleasant Valley Elem1.2 mi · 308
- Pleasant Valley Middle School1.3 mi · 760
- Earhart Environ Magnet Elem1.3 mi · 471
- McLean Science/Tech Magnet Elem1.8 mi · 262
- Woodland Health / Wellness Magnet Elem2.1 mi · 347
Frequently asked questions
About Ortiz Elementary SchoolHow large is Ortiz Elementary School?
Ortiz Elementary School enrolls approximately 323 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ortiz Elementary School serve?
Ortiz Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ortiz Elementary School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Ortiz Elementary School.
How diverse is Ortiz Elementary School?
Ortiz Elementary School reports a student body of 10% White, 86% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Ortiz Elementary School public or private?
Ortiz Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wichita.
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