📍 2101 W 45th S, Wichita, Sedgwick County, 67217
Cessna Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wichita, Sedgwick County. The school has 356 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wichita school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cessna Elem enrolls 356 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 189 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 72 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 49 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 10% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
320 of the school's 356 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 297 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cessna Elem is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-40, state senate district 28, state house district 96.
Cessna Elem is one of 88 schools in Wichita, based in Wichita, Kansas. The district serves 46,073 students district-wide and employs 4,462 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 356 students, Cessna Elem is smaller than the district average of about 524 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large