📍 2201 E. 25th St., Wichita, Sedgwick County, 67219
Gordon Parks Academy 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–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 13% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gordon Parks Academy enrolls 396 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 15% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 195 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 23% |
| White | 58 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 12% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
357 of the school's 396 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 334 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.
Gordon Parks Academy 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 29, state house district 89.
Gordon Parks Academy 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, Gordon Parks Academy 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
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