Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAYSVILLE·NCES 200705001725
Ruth Clark Elementary K-5
1900 W. 55th Street South, Wichita, KS 67217 · (316) 554-2333 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Kansas public elementary schools
- CTest 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
13.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
199 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 60 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
39.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
26.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 | 39.8% | 26.2% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 31.8% |
% 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
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Ruth Clark Elementary K-5
Ruth Clark Elementary K-5's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Clark Elementary K-5 this school | 316 | 63.0% | 32.6% |
| Peterson Elem Wichita | 321 | 60.4% | 45.0% |
| Cordley Elem Lawrence | 348 | 59.8% | 46.2% |
| South Breeze Elementary Newton | 316 | 62.0% | 29.1% |
| Geo E Nettels Elem Pittsburg | 343 | 64.1% | 43.5% |
| Riverside Leadership Magnet Elementary Wichita | 255 | 62.0% | 44.6% |
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 Ruth Clark Elementary K-5 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #465 of 625 | #48 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #494 of 625 | #50 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #455 of 625 | #51 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #345 of 714 | #74 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #227 of 539 | #27 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #114 of 540 | #43 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.0% | #225 of 658 | #56 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #135 of 377 | #27 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
316
-12 (-4%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 434
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 316 | 24.1 | 13.1:1 | 63% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 320 | 25.7 | 12.4:1 | 61% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 346 | 25.7 | 13.5:1 | 59% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 24 | 13.7:1 | 44% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 24.9 | 15.4:1 | 55% (210) |
| 2015-16 | 374 | 22 | 17.0:1 | 58% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 370 | 24 | 15.4:1 | 52% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 434 | 22 | 19.7:1 | 35% (154) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ruth Clark Elementary K-5.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (384 to 316); teachers down 3% (24.9 to 24.1).
About Ruth Clark Elementary K-5
Ruth Clark Elementary K-5 is a mid-sized elementary school in Wichita, Kansas, under Haysville. The school has 316 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
Within Haysville, Ruth Clark Elementary K-5 is one of 9 schools. The district enrolls 5,417 students.
Of every 100 students at Ruth Clark Elementary K-5, about 54 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 7% Black, and 3% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 69%. The diversity index for Ruth Clark Elementary K-5 is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Ruth Clark Elementary K-5, there are about 13.1 students; the school has 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kansas is similar, at 13.2:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 63%. The figure for public schools in Sedgwick County is close, at 63%.
Ruth Clark Elementary K-5 earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 22% of Kansas public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Ruth Clark Elementary K-5 is +0.5 points: 32.6% actual, 32.0% predicted.
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 Ruth Clark Elementary K-5.
Ruth Clark Elementary K-5's nearest public school is Campus High Haysville (about 0.3 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Ruth Clark Elementary K-5. Ruth Clark Elementary K-5 places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 4%.
People who know Ruth Clark Elementary K-5 can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Haysville
- Campus High HaysvilleHigh · 1,803 students
- Haysville Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Haysville West Middle SchoolMiddle · 551 students
- Nelson ElemElementary · 442 students
- Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Freeman ElemElementary · 397 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
- Campus High Haysville0.3 mi · 1,803
- Cessna Elem1.1 mi · 356
- Prairie Elementary School2.0 mi · 407
- Haysville Middle School2.0 mi · 755
- Rex Elem2.0 mi · 386
- Haysville West Middle School2.1 mi · 551
Frequently asked questions
About Ruth Clark Elementary K-5How many students attend Ruth Clark Elementary K-5?
Ruth Clark Elementary K-5 enrolls approximately 316 students in grades PK-05.
Is Ruth Clark Elementary K-5 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ruth Clark Elementary K-5 is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ruth Clark Elementary K-5?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ruth Clark Elementary K-5 is approximately 13.1:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ruth Clark Elementary K-5?
Student demographics at Ruth Clark Elementary K-5 are roughly 54% White, 22% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Ruth Clark Elementary K-5 in?
Ruth Clark Elementary K-5 is part of Haysville.
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