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Enrollment
477
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299000280
Price-Harris Communications Magnet
706 N Armour Dr, Wichita, KS 67206 · (316) 973-1650 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Kansas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
16.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
307 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 41 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
71%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
52.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
38.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 | 52.7% | 38.8% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 33.9% |
% 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Price-Harris Communications Magnet
Price-Harris Communications Magnet's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price-Harris Communications Magnet this school | 477 | 64.4% | 39.3% |
| Broken Arrow Elem Shawnee | 382 | 56.8% | 45.9% |
| Rosehill Elem Lenexa | 477 | 57.2% | 37.9% |
| Delaware Ridge Elementary Kansas City | 378 | 57.1% | 33.1% |
| Eisenhower Elem Junction City | 370 | 57.3% | 41.7% |
| Countryside Elementary Olathe | 349 | 59.9% | 37.6% |
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 Price-Harris Communications Magnet ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #371 of 625 | #38 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #356 of 625 | #34 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #271 of 625 | #32 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #89 of 714 | #23 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #508 of 539 | #92 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #34 of 540 | #19 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.4% | #212 of 658 | #53 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.9% | #43 of 151 | #11 of 24 |
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
477
+128 (+37%) vs 2020
+142% since 1990-91, when it was 197
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 477 | 28.2 | 16.9:1 | 64% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 28.9 | 14.6:1 | 64% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 28.1 | 14.9:1 | 60% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 349 | 26 | 13.4:1 | 58% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 24.8 | 16.7:1 | 57% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 446 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 60% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 25 | 17.1:1 | 62% (266) |
| 2000-01 | 217 | 12 | 18.1:1 | 50% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 197 | 11 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Price-Harris Communications Magnet.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (415 to 477); teachers up 14% (24.8 to 28.2).
About Price-Harris Communications Magnet
Price-Harris Communications Magnet is the name of a large elementary school in Wichita, Kansas. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 477 students. The school is 52% larger than the average for elementary schools in Kansas.
Wichita is the district for Price-Harris Communications Magnet. It has 87 schools and 47,545 students.
Of every 100 students at Price-Harris Communications Magnet, about 44 are White, the largest group. The remaining students are 22% Hispanic, 20% Black, 10% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Census figures show Sedgwick County is about 69% White. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at Price-Harris Communications Magnet are from different groups.
Price-Harris Communications Magnet has 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.9:1. The school's 16.9:1 compares with an average of 13.2:1 for elementary schools in Kansas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 64%. That is in line with the 63% average for public schools in Sedgwick County.
Price-Harris Communications Magnet earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 47% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Price-Harris Communications Magnet posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.3%, compared with a predicted 31.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Sedgwick County area, median household income comes to about $69,365, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sedgwick County's 160 public schools enroll about 84,569 students and include Price-Harris Communications Magnet.
Among nearby public schools, Coleman Middle School is closest at about 0.8 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Price-Harris Communications Magnet is 4th among 8 schools close by.
NCES describes the area around Price-Harris Communications Magnet as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 37%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.4:1 to 16.9:1 over the same years.
Price-Harris Communications Magnet has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Coleman Middle School0.8 mi · 631
- Adams Elem1.4 mi · 446
- Minneha Core Knowledge Elem1.5 mi · 644
- Robinson Middle School1.5 mi · 682
- Hyde Intl Studies/Commun Elem Magnet1.6 mi · 260
- Clark Elem1.8 mi · 240
Frequently asked questions
About Price-Harris Communications MagnetHow many students attend Price-Harris Communications Magnet?
Price-Harris Communications Magnet enrolls approximately 477 students in grades PK-05.
Is Price-Harris Communications Magnet an elementary, middle, or high school?
Price-Harris Communications Magnet is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Price-Harris Communications Magnet have?
Price-Harris Communications Magnet employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Price-Harris Communications Magnet?
Student demographics at Price-Harris Communications Magnet are roughly 44% White, 22% Hispanic, 20% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Price-Harris Communications Magnet?
Price-Harris Communications Magnet is overseen by Wichita in Sedgwick County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.