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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Washington Accelerated Learning Elem administration to hear?
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Enrollment
470
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299000320
Washington Accelerated Learning Elem
424 N. Pennsylvania, Wichita, KS 67214 · (316) 973-1150 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
451 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 | 40 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
64%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
31.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
19.6%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 | 31.0% | 19.6% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 16.8% |
% 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
22.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 Washington Accelerated Learning Elem
Washington Accelerated Learning Elem's state test result (22.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Accelerated Learning Elem this school | 470 | 96.0% | 22.0% |
| Anderson Elem Wichita | 477 | 93.3% | 13.8% |
| Jefferson Elem Wichita | 381 | 91.9% | 17.5% |
| Linwood Elementary Wichita | 452 | 91.8% | 12.0% |
| Shawanoe Elem Shawnee | 530 | 86.4% | 21.3% |
| Griffith Elem Wichita | 370 | 87.6% | 20.6% |
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 Washington Accelerated Learning Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #555 of 625 | #59 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #551 of 625 | #57 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #543 of 625 | #60 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #98 of 714 | #26 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #431 of 539 | #82 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #102 of 540 | #38 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.0% | #4 of 658 | #1 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #237 of 377 | #45 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
470
+20 (+4%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 342
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 470 | 31.1 | 15.1:1 | 96% (451) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 31.2 | 14.2:1 | 95% (418) |
| 2022-23 | 455 | 33 | 13.8:1 | 95% (434) |
| 2020-21 | 450 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 90% (405) |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 31.1 | 16.9:1 | 90% (471) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 90% (470) |
| 2010-11 | 623 | 38 | 16.4:1 | 95% (592) |
| 2000-01 | 374 | 30 | 12.5:1 | 86% (322) |
| 1990-91 | 342 | 25 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Accelerated Learning Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (525 to 470); teachers unchanged (31.1 to 31.1).
About Washington Accelerated Learning Elem
Washington Accelerated Learning Elem is a high-enrollment elementary school located in Wichita, Kansas. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 470 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Kansas enroll about 313 students on average.
District-wide, Wichita has 87 schools and 47,545 students.
Hispanic students are 54% of those enrolled at Washington Accelerated Learning Elem. The rest of enrollment is 20% Black, 13% White, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Sedgwick County's population at about 17%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 15.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Washington Accelerated Learning Elem, which has 31.1. Elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1, 1.9 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Washington Accelerated Learning Elem is about 96%. On average, public schools in Sedgwick County report 63%.
Test results at Washington Accelerated Learning Elem are 5.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (22.0% actual, 16.2% predicted).
The county, Sedgwick County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $69,365 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Washington Accelerated Learning Elem, Sedgwick County has 160 public schools.
About 0.7 miles separate Washington Accelerated Learning Elem from the closest public school, East High. The five-mile area around Washington Accelerated Learning Elem holds at least 8 other public schools. Washington Accelerated Learning Elem's average proficiency of 22.0% compares with 22.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Washington Accelerated Learning Elem falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 470, from 450 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 15.1 students per teacher, compared with 14.1 in 2020-21.
People who know Washington Accelerated Learning Elem can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- East High0.7 mi · 2,435
- Spaght Multimedia Magnet0.9 mi · 480
- College Hill Elem1.3 mi · 378
- Education Imagine Academy1.3 mi · 566
- Park Elementary1.3 mi · 337
- L'Ouverture Computer Technology Magnet1.3 mi · 232
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Accelerated Learning ElemHow many students attend Washington Accelerated Learning Elem?
Washington Accelerated Learning Elem enrolls approximately 470 students in grades PK-05.
Is Washington Accelerated Learning Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Washington Accelerated Learning Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Washington Accelerated Learning Elem have?
Washington Accelerated Learning Elem employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Washington Accelerated Learning Elem?
At Washington Accelerated Learning Elem, the student body is approximately 13% White, 54% Hispanic, 20% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Washington Accelerated Learning Elem public or private?
Washington Accelerated Learning Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wichita.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.