📍 1607 N West, Wichita, Sedgwick County, 67203
O K Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wichita, Sedgwick County. The school has 297 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wichita school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
O K Elem enrolls 297 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 9.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 150 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 97 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 9.1% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 6.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
221 of the school's 297 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 190 qualify for free lunch and 31 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.
O K 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 25, state house district 105.
O K 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 297 students, O K 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