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Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elementary

Q: Is Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elementary a good school?

Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.3% of Kansas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elementary?

Students at Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elementary are 55% African American, 17% White, 16% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

621^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Wichita, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 325 students. The school is part of the Wichita school district, which is ranked 245 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Kansas elementary schools, with low performance on state assessments. In 2024-2025, only 28.88% of Buckner students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.47% statewide, and just 9.55% were proficient in math, compared to 38.73% statewide. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.5% to 33% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Buckner has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 78.55% to 87.64%, indicating a high-poverty student population.

Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elementary's performance lags significantly behind nearby Irving Elementary, Ortiz Elementary, and Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet, all of which are also in the Wichita district. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts at Buckner (28.88%) was much lower than at Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet (37.23%) and Ortiz Elementary (25.92%). Despite these challenges, Buckner's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio are relatively comparable to nearby schools.

313

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,871

Per pupil spending ?

90.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3530 E 27th N
Wichita, KS 67220

(316) 973-9350

District: Wichita

Students who attend Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stucky Middle School
	Wells Alternative Middle School
High:	Chisholm Life Skills Center
	Heights High
	Sowers Alternative High School
	Wichita Alternative High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.0%

White:

17.3%

Hispanic:

15.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (15% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Science scores 34 pts below the Kansas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg24%

Kansas avg42%

621^st of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^th of 54Elementary Schools in the Wichita

245^th of 264Wichita 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	621 of 656	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	624 of 653	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	622 of 660	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	661 of 668	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	653 of 670	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	618 of 667	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	624 of 656	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.7	618 of 659	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.4	613 of 656	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.3	661 of 678	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.5	621 of 668	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	28.1	568 of 660	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.6	557 of 631	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.2	574 of 630	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	22.1	543 of 621	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	58.3	306 of 614	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	41.8	440 of 600	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	67.5	198 of 585	66.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	55 of 70	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	69 of 72	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	42 of 74	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	60 of 68	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	61 of 73	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	46 of 73	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	46 of 65	29.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	7.9	570 of 591	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	542 of 591	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	541 of 574	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	508 of 533	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	525 of 546	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	491 of 541	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	510 of 512	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	484 of 494	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	445 of 509	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	482 of 512	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	8.3	579 of 605	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	511 of 586	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	537 of 575	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	18.0	19 of 19	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	15 of 15	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	246 of 313	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)21st percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2021)4th percentile~ school

Female (2021)4th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2019)<1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-16 vs state

Mathematics10%-29 vs state

Science7%-34 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, February 27, 2020

My daughter attended this school academics were as okay as they could be and she personally wasn't treated badly, but it seemed like a pretty toxic environment... administrators regularly screamed at teachers in front of students and even parents (one amazing teacher dared try to do a holiday pageant with her students and was verbally abused at length by the principal - again in front of students and parents there to support their children - for her efforts... needless to say, she didn't return and I can't say I blame her). It made me worry about how staff would speak to my child, and we left. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, August 26, 2016

This school is the only one to offer drama and dance weekly, along with music, art, PE and library time. The teachers are caring and provide an environment that ensures your child's success. Close Quote

Schools Near Buckner Performing Arts Magnet 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
Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3530 E 27th N	Wichita	67220	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-9350	313	24	12.9	90.7%	54 (17.3%)	172 (55.0%)	49 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.9%)	8	621^st of 656 public elementary schools	5.3%		8	624^th of 653 public elementary schools	4.4%	3	33.3	31.2	21.4				28.9	11.1	14.3	2.4				9.6	7.1		7.1	$15,871	$3,261	$12,610
Gordon Parks Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2201 E. 25th St.	Wichita	67219	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-7500	485	37	13.2	90.7%	77 (15.9%)	208 (42.9%)	127 (26.2%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (13.4%)	12.3	595^th of 656 public elementary schools	9.3%		10.3	607^th of 653 public elementary schools	7.0%	12	31.1	28.6	25.4	34.0	15.2	33.3	28.1	22.2	14.3	18.6	17.0	13.0	16.1	16.9	11.9	37.5	24.3	$16,603	$3,176	$13,427
Mueller Aerospace/Engineering Discovery Magne	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2500 E 18th	Wichita	67214	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-8300	304	25	12.3	93.8%	31 (10.2%)	177 (58.2%)	63 (20.7%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.2%)	4.2	651^st of 656 public elementary schools	0.8%		7	635^th of 653 public elementary schools	2.8%	16	25.0	10.3	18.4				18.2	13.6	2.6	7.9				8.3	10.5		10.5	$19,129	$3,330	$15,799
Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2717 N Woodlawn	Wichita	67220	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-1200	337	24	13.8	79.8%	73 (21.7%)	137 (40.7%)	71 (21.1%)	8 (2.4%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	43 (12.8%)	10.1	611^th of 656 public elementary schools	6.9%		6.8	637^th of 653 public elementary schools	2.5%	26	25.0	29.7	35.0				29.7	13.6	8.1	10.0				10.7	22.5		22.5	$21,810	$3,373	$18,437
Gammon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3240 N Rushwood	Wichita	67226	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-4900	448	34	13.3	82.1%	71 (15.8%)	164 (36.6%)	94 (21.0%)	61 (13.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	53 (11.8%)	13.2	589^th of 656 public elementary schools	10.2%		13.6	586^th of 653 public elementary schools	10.3%	3	44.8	13.5	20.9				27.4	21.6	6.7	19.7				16.6	29.0		29.0	$18,494	$3,899	$14,596
Spaght Multimedia Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2316 E 10th	Wichita	67214	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-7300	480	33	14.4	95.8%	32 (6.7%)	190 (39.6%)	210 (43.8%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.5%)	5	644^th of 656 public elementary schools	1.8%		5.5	647^th of 653 public elementary schools	0.9%	3	17.5	13.1	28.6				19.6	3.6	7.7	8.6				6.4	16.2		16.2	$17,307	$2,962	$14,345
L'Ouverture Computer Technology Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1539 N Ohio	Wichita	67214	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-5050	232	20	11.8	95.3%	18 (7.8%)	98 (42.2%)	92 (39.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.6%)	10.6	606^th of 656 public elementary schools	7.6%		7.5	630^th of 653 public elementary schools	3.5%	24	23.8	17.8	31.6				24.0	7.1	2.3	21.1				9.7	34.2		34.2	$17,608	$3,314	$14,293
Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1002 N Oliver	Wichita	67208	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-2650	446	31	14.2	95.7%	66 (14.8%)	154 (34.5%)	127 (28.5%)	56 (12.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.0%)	6.4	636^th of 656 public elementary schools	3.0%		10.3	605^th of 653 public elementary schools	7.4%	31	34.5	15.4	22.2				24.1	16.9	1.8	9.4				9.5	9.2		9.2	$17,028	$3,424	$13,604
Irving Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1642 N Market	Wichita	67214	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-0050	447	29	15.4	95.5%	27 (6.0%)	15 (3.4%)	392 (87.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	8.2	620^th of 656 public elementary schools	5.5%		7.9	625^th of 653 public elementary schools	4.3%	5	29.8	25.8	18.9				24.4	21.4	12.5	8.3				13.5	16.7		16.7	$16,600	$3,039	$13,561
Ortiz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3361 N Arkansas Ave	Wichita	67204	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-9785	323	23	13.8	92.9%	32 (9.9%)	8 (2.5%)	278 (86.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7.9	624^th of 656 public elementary schools	4.9%		8.8	620^th of 653 public elementary schools	5.1%	4	36.7	22.4	16.2				25.9	14.0	4.1	2.7				7.3	24.3		24.3	$17,151	$3,231	$13,920

Frequently Asked Questions about Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elementary

Is Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elementary a good school?

Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.3% of Kansas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elementary?

Students at Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elementary are 55% African American, 17% White, 16% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elementary.

What district is Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elementary in?

Wichita

What schools do graduates of Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elementary attend?

Students who attend Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stucky Middle School
Middle : Wells Alternative Middle School
High : Chisholm Life Skills Center
High : Heights High
High : Sowers Alternative High School
High : Wichita Alternative High

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