Wheatland Elementary

Wheatland Elementary operates as an average-sized K-5 school in Wichita, Kansas, operated by Andover. Current enrollment sits at 443 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so Wheatland Elementary sits 42% larger than that benchmark.

Wheatland Elementary is one of 11 schools operated by Andover, a district that educates 9,460 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Wheatland Elementary reports that 71% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 11% Asian, 8% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Sedgwick County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Wheatland Elementary has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Sedgwick County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Wheatland Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 57.0%; this one delivers 75.8%, a residual of +18.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, Sedgwick County reports that median household earnings sit near $69,365, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Sedgwick County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students), of which Wheatland Elementary is one.

Robert M. Martin Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Wheatland Elementary comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 55.4%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 443 students in 2018 compared to 443 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 76% to 71%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.