Enrollment
315
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RENWICK·NCES 201108002034
St. Marks School
19001 West 29th N., Colwich, KS 67030 · (316) 796-1466 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
32 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
65.6%
KS avg 44.5% . +19.2pp since 2023
Math
54.4%
KS avg 38.8% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
315
-34 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 17.0:1
% White
86%
was 88%
% Hispanic
8%
was 9%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
On the community side, the feed for St. Marks School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Renwick
- Andale Elem-MiddleElementary · 447 students
- Garden Plain ElemElementary · 445 students
- Andale HighHigh · 381 students
- Colwich ElemElementary · 227 students
- Garden Plain HighHigh · 174 students
Nearby schools
- Colwich Elem3.2 mi · 227
- Explorer Elementary School4.4 mi · 433
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School4.7 mi · 625
- Eisenhower High School4.7 mi · 991
- Maize Intermediate School4.8 mi · 651
- Apollo Elementary School4.9 mi · 544
Frequently asked questions
About St. Marks SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at St. Marks School?
St. Marks School enrolls approximately 315 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does St. Marks School serve?
St. Marks School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at St. Marks School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at St. Marks School is approximately 13.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at St. Marks School?
Student demographics at St. Marks School are roughly 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is St. Marks School in?
St. Marks School is part of Renwick.
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