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Colwich Elementary

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Colwich Elementary ranks 137 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

137^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Colwich Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Colwich, Kansas, with 220 students enrolled. The school is part of the Renwick school district, which is ranked 13th out of 264 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Colwich Elementary has consistently strong performance, often outperforming the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In 2024-2025, 54.89% of Colwich students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 44.47%, and 54.89% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 38.73%. The school's performance has also improved over time, with its statewide ranking rising from 384 out of 670 Kansas elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 137 out of 656 in 2024-2025.

While Colwich Elementary performs well compared to nearby schools like Andale Elementary-Middle and St. Marks School, its test scores are not as high as some of the top-performing schools in the Maize district, such as Pray-Woodman Elementary and Maize Central Elementary. However, Colwich Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and low chronic absenteeism, which are positive factors for the school.

227

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,251

Per pupil spending ?

28.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 South Marion
Colwich, KS 67030

(316) 796-1331

District: Renwick

Students who attend Colwich Elementary usually attend:

High:

Garden Plain High

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.3%

Hispanic:

7.9%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (53% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Kansas elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg58%

Kansas avg42%

Elementary school

137^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

67^th of 363

Kansas public middle schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Renwick

13^th of 264Renwick among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	137 of 656	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	204 of 653	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	293 of 660	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	221 of 668	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	384 of 670	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	379 of 667	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.2	227 of 656	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.2	178 of 659	73.0%	★★★★☆
2016	80.6	101 of 656	84.6%	★★★★☆
2015	72.8	144 of 678	78.8%	★★★★☆
2013	76.3	119 of 668	82.2%	★★★★☆
2012	77.2	61 of 660	90.8%	★★★★★
2011	79.9	49 of 631	92.2%	★★★★★
2010	76.0	101 of 630	84.0%	★★★★☆
2009	74.0	118 of 621	81.0%	★★★★☆
2008	79.9	64 of 614	89.6%	★★★★☆
2007	74.9	132 of 600	78.0%	★★★★☆
2006	70.9	162 of 585	72.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	45.9	333 of 591	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	363 of 591	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.0	251 of 574	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	66.1	175 of 605	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	40.9	359 of 586	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.9	207 of 575	64.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	155 of 576	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	194 of 579	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	327 of 584	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.7	255 of 596	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.5	440 of 587	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	398 of 592	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	315 of 574	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	67 of 363	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	51.8	144 of 362	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	78 of 362	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.3	118 of 368	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.7	48 of 367	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	51 of 368	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	53 of 350	84.9%	★★★★☆
2017	88.8	28 of 358	92.2%	★★★★★
2016	76.5	48 of 343	86.0%	★★★★☆
2015	78.3	39 of 368	89.4%	★★★★☆
2013	77.6	40 of 355	88.7%	★★★★☆
2012	76.0	37 of 342	89.2%	★★★★☆
2011	78.1	26 of 320	91.9%	★★★★★
2010	68.3	84 of 316	73.4%	★★★★☆
2009	66.7	91 of 307	70.4%	★★★★☆
2008	65.9	90 of 296	69.6%	★★★★☆
2007	63.7	98 of 286	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.5	161 of 277	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	69.6	63 of 313	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	51 of 294	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	53 of 275	80.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	89.2	7 of 300	97.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2018	70.6	54 of 280	80.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	77 of 349	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	38.9	202 of 347	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.7	63 of 349	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	49.2	149 of 349	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	76 of 349	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	63 of 344	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	80 of 333	76.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

White (2025)73rd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2021)71st percentile+28 vs school

Female (2021)44th percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)98th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2018)81st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2021)80th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%+10 vs state

Mathematics55%+16 vs state

Science50%+9 vs state

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Schools Near Colwich Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)							KAP Mathematics (2025)							KAP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Colwich Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	401 South Marion	Colwich	67030	Sedgwick County	Renwick	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 796-1331	227	22	10.2	28.2%	196 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	75.4	137^th of 656 public elementary schools	79.1%		64.1	204^th of 653 public elementary schools	68.8%	67	55.6	58.3	55.5	62.5	50.0		54.9	66.7	66.7	55.5	62.5	35.0		54.9	48.1		50.0	$15,251	$8,267	$6,984
St. Marks School	Public	PK, KG-8	19001 West 29th N.	Colwich	67030	Sedgwick County	Renwick	No	No	No	No	(316) 796-1466	315	23	13.7	10.2%	272 (86.3%)	3 (1.0%)	25 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	68.4	181^st of 656 public elementary schools	72.4%		73	133^rd of 653 public elementary schools	79.6%	48	45.9	62.2	68.3	69.0	75.0	74.4	65.6	43.2	40.5	39.0	72.4	68.8	69.2	54.4	61.0	66.7	63.8	$10,183	$3,953	$6,230
Pray-Woodman Elementary	Public	K-4	605 W Academy Ave	Maize	67101	Sedgwick County	Maize	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 721-0902	507	39	13.0	32.7%	343 (67.7%)	12 (2.4%)	101 (19.9%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)	80.7	106^th of 656 public elementary schools	83.8%		55.8	277^th of 653 public elementary schools	57.6%	171	62.7	63.5					63.1	67.3	58.1					62.8				$13,264	$708	$12,556
Maize Central Elementary	Public	K-4	304 W. Academy Ave	Maize	67101	Sedgwick County	Maize	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 722-0427	542	39	13.8	31.7%	352 (64.9%)	3 (0.6%)	120 (22.1%)	13 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.4%)	76.9	126^th of 656 public elementary schools	80.8%		63	208^th of 653 public elementary schools	68.1%	82	61.8	65.4					63.6	57.5	54.9					56.2				$12,716	$884	$11,832
Maize Elementary	Public	K-4	305 W. Jones	Maize	67101	Sedgwick County	Maize	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 722-8230	413	32	13.0	34.9%	275 (66.6%)	21 (5.1%)	62 (15.0%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.1%)	58.5	269^th of 656 public elementary schools	59.0%		58	262^nd of 653 public elementary schools	59.9%	7	55.6	54.1					54.9	43.3	47.1					45.1				$13,604	$950	$12,654
Vermillion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	501 James	Maize	67101	Sedgwick County	Maize	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 722-0266	874	38	23.1	28.6%	622 (71.2%)	25 (2.9%)	137 (15.7%)	13 (1.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (8.2%)	84.9	76^th of 656 public elementary schools	88.4%		67.1	186^th of 653 public elementary schools	71.5%	110	70.0	70.8					70.4	66.4	55.7					61.1				$10,666	$646	$10,021
Andale Elementary-Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	500 West Rush	Andale	67001	Sedgwick County	Renwick	No	No	No	No	(316) 444-2628	447	26	17.1	14.8%	416 (93.1%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	70.4	165^th of 656 public elementary schools	74.8%		72.7	136^th of 653 public elementary schools	79.2%	29	53.5	78.0	50.0	59.0	61.0	51.1	58.2	58.1	78.0	48.0	56.4	63.4	68.1	61.7	38.0	53.2	45.4	$9,429	$3,680	$5,748
Maize South Elementary	Public	K-4	3404 N Maize Road	Wichita	67205	Sedgwick County	Maize	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 462-8300	514	40	12.6	30.5%	321 (62.5%)	18 (3.5%)	92 (17.9%)	29 (5.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.1%)	50.7	331^st of 656 public elementary schools	49.5%		50.6	316^th of 653 public elementary schools	51.6%	15	53.9	44.0					49.1	53.4	33.9					44.0				$13,117	$838	$12,279
McCollom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Waddington	Wichita	67212	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-0350	288	24	11.8	54.9%	161 (55.9%)	23 (8.0%)	58 (20.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (14.9%)	42.3	390^th of 656 public elementary schools	40.5%		29.8	482^nd of 653 public elementary schools	26.2%	92	47.7	44.2	48.3				46.9	36.4	25.0	39.6				34.2	50.9		50.9	$18,752	$2,617	$16,135
Explorer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	16746 W Explorer	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	No	(316) 794-4181	433	31	13.9	31.2%	318 (73.4%)	9 (2.1%)	62 (14.3%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (7.6%)	80.8	105^th of 656 public elementary schools	84.0%		71.7	144^th of 653 public elementary schools	77.9%	39	63.2	66.7					65.0	55.2	67.8					61.6				$13,501	$776	$12,725

Frequently Asked Questions about Colwich Elementary

How many students attend Colwich Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 227 students attended Colwich Elementary.

What district is Colwich Elementary in?

Renwick

Is Colwich Elementary a good school?

Colwich Elementary ranks 137^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Colwich Elementary?

Students at Colwich Elementary are 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Colwich Elementary attend?

Students who attend Colwich Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Garden Plain High

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