Spaght Multimedia Magnet

As a roomy K-5 school in Wichita, Kansas, Spaght Multimedia Magnet works with 480 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Wichita. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so Spaght Multimedia Magnet sits 53% bigger than that benchmark.

Wichita runs 87 schools in total, collectively educating 47,545 students. Spaght Multimedia Magnet is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Spaght Multimedia Magnet lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 40% Black, 9% multiracial, 7% White. By comparison, Sedgwick County as a whole is about 17% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Spaght Multimedia Magnet lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 96% of students at Spaght Multimedia Magnet qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Sedgwick County (around 63%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Spaght Multimedia Magnet sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 16.3%; this one delivers 12.6%.

Around the school, Sedgwick County reports that median household income runs about $69,365, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Spaght Multimedia Magnet is one of 160 public schools in Sedgwick County (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students).

Washington Accelerated Learning Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Spaght Multimedia Magnet at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 19.6%.

Spaght Multimedia Magnet operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. Spaght Multimedia Magnet's enrollment has edged up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 465 (now 480). Black enrollment moved from 54% to 40% across the same window.

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