St. Marks School

St. Marks School is one of the mid-sized primary schools in Colwich, Kansas, one of the schools within Renwick, with 315 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8.

Across the 6 schools in Renwick (1,989 students total), St. Marks School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, St. Marks School reports that nearly all students (86%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 10% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Sedgwick County (around 63%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, St. Marks School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.4%, the actual is 57.8%, a residual of +0.5 points.

In the area at large, census data for Sedgwick County shows the typical household earns roughly $69,365 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. St. Marks School is one of 160 public schools in Sedgwick County (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students).

Colwich Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.2 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), St. Marks School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.4%.

St. Marks School operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at St. Marks School has ticked down 10%, going from 349 students in 2018 to 315 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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