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Colvin Elementary

Q: Is Colvin Elementary a good school?

Colvin Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Kansas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Colvin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 571 students attended Colvin Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Colvin Elementary?

Students at Colvin Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 13% White, 11% African American, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Colvin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Colvin Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Wells Alternative Middle School High : Chisholm Life Skills Center High : East High High : Sowers Alternative High School High : Wichita Alternative High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

640^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Colvin Elementary is a public elementary school in Wichita, Kansas, serving 574 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Wichita school district, which is ranked 245 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Colvin Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Kansas, with a statewide ranking between 640-667 out of 656-678 schools over the past 10 years, and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Colvin Elementary's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 20.89% of Colvin students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 28.89% in the Wichita district and 44.47% statewide. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 19.5% to 33% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, Colvin Elementary's four-year graduation rates have been consistently low, ranging from 79.2% to 89.5% over the past few years, compared to the state and district averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Wichita district, such as Clark Elementary, Anderson Elementary, and Gardiner Elementary, also perform poorly compared to the state averages, but generally outperform Colvin Elementary. In contrast, the two nearby schools in the Derby district, Oaklawn Elementary and Paul B Cooper Elementary, perform significantly better than Colvin Elementary and the other Wichita schools, with higher academic proficiency, lower chronic absenteeism, and better graduation rates.

571

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,846

Per pupil spending ?

94.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2820 S Roosevelt
Wichita, KS 67210

(316) 973-7600

District: Wichita

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.9%

White:

13.3%

African American:

10.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (16% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg24%

Kansas avg42%

640^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

46^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	5.5	640 of 656	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	653 of 653	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	659 of 660	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	667 of 668	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	646 of 670	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	652 of 667	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	643 of 656	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.8	644 of 659	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.6	643 of 656	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.6	667 of 678	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.7	641 of 668	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.9	589 of 660	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.2	464 of 631	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.9	509 of 630	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	51.3	379 of 621	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.9	328 of 614	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.9	422 of 600	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.7	472 of 585	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	61 of 70	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	71 of 72	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	63 of 74	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	65 of 73	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	58 of 65	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	2.5	22 of 22	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	27 of 28	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	24 of 26	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	14.2	205 of 214	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	184 of 193	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	116 of 129	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	108 of 124	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	112 of 117	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	103 of 117	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	65 of 108	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	115 of 122	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	102 of 129	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	11.7	547 of 591	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	560 of 591	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	565 of 574	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	236 of 262	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	257 of 260	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	240 of 245	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	252 of 254	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	209 of 229	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	215 of 235	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	195 of 207	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	520 of 533	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	546 of 546	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	538 of 541	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	509 of 512	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	464 of 494	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	487 of 509	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	499 of 512	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	5.4	602 of 605	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	579 of 586	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	554 of 575	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	286 of 313	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	284 of 306	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	274 of 296	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	290 of 305	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	205 of 214	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	184 of 193	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	3.2	575 of 576	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	561 of 579	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	568 of 584	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	583 of 596	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.1	582 of 587	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	590 of 592	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.4	573 of 574	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)13th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2021)7th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2021)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2021)<1st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Asian (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-24 vs state

Science19%-23 vs state

Mathematics9%-30 vs state

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Thursday, December 10, 2009

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Schools Near Colvin 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 All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Colvin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2820 S Roosevelt	Wichita	67210	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-7600	571	45	12.7	94.2%	76 (13.3%)	62 (10.9%)	365 (63.9%)	33 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	29 (5.1%)	5.5	640^th of 656 public elementary schools	2.4%		4.1	653^rd of 653 public elementary schools	0.0%	13	19.7	18.2	24.2	20.9	9.1	8.3	9.5	9.0	18.8	18.8	$17,846	$3,097	$14,749
Allen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1881 S Elpyco	Wichita	67218	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-1750	514	36	14.0	91.6%	77 (15.0%)	146 (28.4%)	214 (41.6%)	15 (2.9%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	54 (10.5%)	7.3	629^th of 656 public elementary schools	4.1%		12.1	592^nd of 653 public elementary schools	9.3%	37	27.2	28.4	24.2	26.6	8.8	12.1	7.5	9.4	16.7	16.7	$16,373	$3,666	$12,707
Griffith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1802 S Bluff	Wichita	67218	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-8900	370	32	11.6	87.6%	74 (20.0%)	62 (16.8%)	160 (43.2%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	60 (16.2%)	13.2	590^th of 656 public elementary schools	10.1%		10.4	604^th of 653 public elementary schools	7.5%	14	36.0	23.7	32.4	30.6	24.0	16.9	18.3	19.4	19.4	19.4	$16,742	$2,837	$13,904
Anderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2945 S Victoria	Wichita	67216	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-1900	477	33	14.3	93.3%	83 (17.4%)	85 (17.8%)	241 (50.5%)	23 (4.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	39 (8.2%)	6.6	632^nd of 656 public elementary schools	3.7%		5.3	649^th of 653 public elementary schools	0.6%	17	17.5	25.4	20.5	21.2	4.8	14.9	14.9	11.8	17.6	17.6	$15,749	$3,089	$12,661
Caldwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1441 S Edgemoor	Wichita	67218	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-0800	465	39	11.8	92.5%	72 (15.5%)	156 (33.5%)	180 (38.7%)	16 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	28 (6.0%)	6.4	637^th of 656 public elementary schools	2.9%		12.1	593^rd of 653 public elementary schools	9.2%	44	26.1	22.0	16.2	21.3	22.9	8.1	2.4	10.7	13.6	13.6	$19,864	$3,651	$16,214
Linwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1654 S. Hydraulic	Wichita	67211	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-8100	452	32	14.2	91.8%	105 (23.2%)	70 (15.5%)	219 (48.5%)	16 (3.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.2%)	4.7	647^th of 656 public elementary schools	1.4%		5.1	652^nd of 653 public elementary schools	0.2%	5	15.9	16.9	21.2	17.8	10.1	6.9	11.8	9.5	15.4	15.4	$17,925	$3,436	$14,489
Gardiner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1951 S. Laura	Wichita	67211	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-1700	405	30	13.5	95.3%	66 (16.3%)	67 (16.5%)	219 (54.1%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (10.9%)	6	638^th of 656 public elementary schools	2.7%		7.8	627^th of 653 public elementary schools	4.0%	11	20.3	13.4	20.7	17.9	17.5	11.9	13.2	14.1	15.8	15.8	$16,168	$3,055	$13,113
Paul B Cooper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4625 Juniper	Wichita	67216	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 554-0934	278	27	10.3	83.5%	94 (33.8%)	17 (6.1%)	118 (42.4%)	18 (6.5%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.6%)	11.1	603^rd of 656 public elementary schools	8.1%		13.5	587^th of 653 public elementary schools	10.1%	16	35.1	25.6	21.2	27.5	21.0	22.5	11.8	18.7	17.6	17.6	$15,928	$3,324	$12,604
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4615 E Orme	Wichita	67218	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-3000	381	27	13.8	91.9%	75 (19.7%)	85 (22.3%)	172 (45.1%)	26 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	11 (2.9%)	11.4	601^st of 656 public elementary schools	8.4%		10	610^th of 653 public elementary schools	6.6%	9	33.3	30.3	29.2	30.7	24.5	14.1	6.9	14.3	16.4	16.4	$16,951	$4,141	$12,811
Oaklawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 S Clifton	Wichita	67216	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 554-0704	250	28	8.9	87.6%	112 (44.8%)	12 (4.8%)	101 (40.4%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.2%)	15.6	575^th of 656 public elementary schools	12.3%		16.7	569^th of 653 public elementary schools	12.9%	6	35.4	34.5	27.5	32.5	24.5	6.4	5.0	13.3	37.5	37.5	$19,232	$5,084	$14,148

Frequently Asked Questions about Colvin Elementary

Is Colvin Elementary a good school?

Colvin Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Kansas elementary schools.

What district is Colvin Elementary in?

Wichita

What schools do graduates of Colvin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Colvin Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Colvin Elementary?

Students at Colvin Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 13% White, 11% African American, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Colvin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 571 students attended Colvin Elementary.

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