📍 11660 E Lincoln, Wichita, Sedgwick County, 67207
Seltzer Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wichita, Sedgwick County. The school has 492 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wichita school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Seltzer Elem enrolls 492 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 24% White, 24% Asian and 21% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 116 | 24% |
| Asian | 116 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 104 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 90 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 12% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
315 of the school's 492 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 253 qualify for free lunch and 62 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.
Seltzer 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 87.
Seltzer 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 492 students, Seltzer 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