Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299000308
Peterson Elem
9710 W Central, Wichita, KS 67212 · (316) 973-0400 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Kansas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
13.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
194 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 | 40 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
66%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
51.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
45.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 | 51.4% | 45.8% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Peterson Elem
Peterson Elem's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peterson Elem this school | 321 | 60.4% | 45.0% |
| Ruth Clark Elementary K-5 Wichita | 316 | 63.0% | 32.6% |
| Cordley Elem Lawrence | 348 | 59.8% | 46.2% |
| Indian Creek Elem Olathe | 349 | 58.2% | 34.2% |
| Schwegler Elem Lawrence | 434 | 61.5% | 37.4% |
| Moonlight Elementary School Gardner | 320 | 57.5% | 34.1% |
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 Peterson Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #289 of 625 | #29 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #263 of 625 | #26 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #287 of 625 | #33 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #336 of 714 | #73 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #236 of 539 | #29 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #81 of 540 | #35 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #252 of 658 | #59 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.7% | #22 of 377 | #5 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
321
-40 (-11%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 563
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 321 | 24.4 | 13.2:1 | 60% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 26.6 | 12.3:1 | 59% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 25 | 14.2:1 | 57% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 26 | 13.9:1 | 56% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 27 | 17.7:1 | 46% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 27 | 16.6:1 | 46% (205) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 24 | 17.6:1 | 43% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 501 | 28 | 17.9:1 | 18% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 563 | 29 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peterson Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (477 to 321); teachers down 10% (27 to 24.4).
About Peterson Elem
Peterson Elem is a public elementary school run by Wichita in Wichita, Kansas. It had 321 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
Wichita operates 87 schools. Combined enrollment is 47,545 students.
More than half of the students at Peterson Elem are White (50%). Beyond that, enrollment is 24% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 8% Black, and 4% Asian. In Sedgwick County overall, about 69% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Peterson Elem scores 66%.
Teacher count: 24.4 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.2:1. That is in line with the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 60%. The figure for public schools in Sedgwick County is close, at 63%.
Peterson Elem holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 61% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Test results at Peterson Elem are 11.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (45.0% actual, 33.3% predicted).
In Sedgwick County, median household income comes to about $69,365, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 160, with about 84,569 students.
McCollom Elem is about 0.7 miles from Peterson Elem, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Peterson Elem ranks 1st on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Enrollment decreased by 11% across 4 years, from 361 in 2020-21 to 321 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Peterson Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Peterson Elementary. Peterson Elem is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Peterson Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 913 students
- Peterson Elementary SchoolKlamath Falls, OR · 573 students
- Peterson ElementaryRed Springs, NC · 539 students
- Peterson ElementaryKodiak, AK · 206 students
Nearby schools
- McCollom Elem0.7 mi · 288
- Wilbur Middle School0.8 mi · 822
- Northwest High1.2 mi · 1,424
- Levy Sp Ed Center1.2 mi · 81
- Kensler Elem1.4 mi · 488
- Benton Elem1.6 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About Peterson ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Peterson Elem?
Peterson Elem enrolls approximately 321 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Peterson Elem serve?
Peterson Elem serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Peterson Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Peterson Elem is approximately 13.2:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Peterson Elem?
Student demographics at Peterson Elem are roughly 50% White, 24% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Peterson Elem?
Peterson Elem is overseen by Wichita in Sedgwick County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.