📍 1030 Wilbur Lane, Wichita, Sedgwick County, 67212
Kensler Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wichita, Sedgwick County. The school has 503 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wichita school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kensler Elem enrolls 503 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 8.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 224 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 170 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 44 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 8.7% |
| Asian | 20 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
382 of the school's 503 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 323 qualify for free lunch and 59 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.
Kensler 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 27, state house district 105.
Kensler 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 503 students, Kensler Elem is close to the district average of about 524 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large