📍 4615 E Orme, Wichita, Sedgwick County, 67218
Jefferson Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wichita, Sedgwick County. The school has 396 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wichita school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson Elem enrolls 396 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Hispanic or Latino, 20% Black or African American and 18% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 170 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 80 | 20% |
| White | 72 | 18% |
| Asian | 42 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 6.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
367 of the school's 396 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 350 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
Jefferson 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 30, state house district 83.
Jefferson 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 396 students, Jefferson 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