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Seltzer Elementary

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Seltzer Elementary ranks 486 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

486^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Seltzer Elementary is a public elementary school in Wichita, Kansas, serving 482 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.

Seltzer Elementary consistently outperforms the Wichita district and the state of Kansas in the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 43.71% of Seltzer students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 28.89% for Wichita and 44.47% for Kansas. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd grade ELA, where 51.89% of students were proficient or better, compared to 35.76% for Wichita and 51.85% for Kansas. However, Seltzer struggles with its Special Education and Disabled student populations, ranking in the bottom 25% of Kansas elementary schools in these areas.

Seltzer Elementary generally outperforms the other Wichita district schools in the area, such as Caldwell Elementary and Beech Elementary, in terms of test scores and overall performance. However, it lags behind the higher-performing Andover district schools, such as Meadowlark Elementary and Sunflower Elementary, which consistently achieve higher test scores and have lower chronic absenteeism rates.

494

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,091

Per pupil spending ?

67.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11660 E Lincoln
Wichita, KS 67207

(316) 973-4001

District: Wichita

Students who attend Seltzer Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

22.9%

African American:

21.7%

Hispanic:

21.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Wichita

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (34% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg24%

Kansas avg42%

486^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	29.9	486 of 656	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	403 of 653	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	461 of 660	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	470 of 668	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	470 of 670	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.0	335 of 667	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	385 of 656	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.9	380 of 659	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.3	402 of 656	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.1	300 of 678	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	42.2	480 of 668	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.4	540 of 660	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.2	511 of 631	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.3	546 of 630	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.6	550 of 621	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.8	517 of 614	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	4.7	580 of 600	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	22.3	503 of 585	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	23 of 70	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.6	11 of 72	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	50.6	27 of 74	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	24 of 68	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	30 of 73	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.3	16 of 73	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	14 of 65	78.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	20 of 26	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	14 of 22	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	19 of 28	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	19 of 26	26.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.8	18 of 24	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	14 of 17	17.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	11.7	12 of 13	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	47.9	89 of 193	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	20.4	124 of 140	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	26 of 129	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	6 of 124	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	1 of 117	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	73.6	12 of 117	89.7%	★★★★★
2019	55.2	40 of 122	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	62 of 129	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	34.6	401 of 591	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	316 of 591	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	283 of 574	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	163 of 262	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.3	63 of 260	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	56.8	84 of 245	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	66 of 254	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	35 of 229	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	57.2	88 of 235	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	66 of 207	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	360 of 533	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.8	210 of 546	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	354 of 541	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	270 of 512	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.7	195 of 494	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	101 of 509	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	55.3	208 of 512	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	34.6	427 of 605	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.9	264 of 586	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	379 of 575	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2022	80.4	4 of 29	86.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	280 of 313	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	270 of 306	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	210 of 296	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	245 of 305	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	89 of 193	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	20.4	124 of 140	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	370 of 576	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	360 of 579	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	426 of 584	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.1	372 of 596	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	307 of 587	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.2	172 of 592	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	156 of 574	72.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2022)86th percentile+57 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile+54 vs school

African American (2025)67th percentile+41 vs school

Disabled (2019)54th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2021)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2021)29th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%~ state avg

Mathematics30%-9 vs state

Science28%-13 vs state

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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
Seltzer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11660 E Lincoln	Wichita	67207	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-4001	494	32	15.5	67.2%	97 (19.6%)	107 (21.7%)	106 (21.5%)	113 (22.9%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	64 (13.0%)	29.9	486^th of 656 public elementary schools	25.9%		41.5	403^rd of 653 public elementary schools	38.3%	83	51.9	40.0	38.0				43.7	26.6	24.2	38.0				29.6	28.2		28.2	$16,091	$2,345	$13,746
Beech Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1830 S Cypress	Wichita	67207	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-9800	538	39	13.9	86.6%	104 (19.3%)	204 (37.9%)	136 (25.3%)	35 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	53 (9.9%)	6.5	635^th of 656 public elementary schools	3.2%		6.1	642^nd of 653 public elementary schools	1.7%	7	23.3	29.6	22.6				25.1	8.0	7.1	11.3				8.7	12.9		12.9	$15,975	$3,046	$12,929
Christa McAuliffe Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2055 S 143rd E	Wichita	67230	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-9985	829	61	13.6	52.5%	270 (32.6%)	103 (12.4%)	169 (20.4%)	200 (24.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	84 (10.1%)	46.7	358^th of 656 public elementary schools	45.4%		35.7	443^rd of 653 public elementary schools	32.2%	85	65.0	52.4	49.4	33.3	38.0	40.2	43.4	48.7	46.0	35.0	18.3	21.3	38.3	31.3	39.5	31.8	34.8	$13,672	$1,584	$12,088
Bostic Traditional Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	8103 E Gilbert	Wichita	67207	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	No	(316) 973-1800	305	20	15.6	54.1%	86 (28.2%)	73 (23.9%)	68 (22.3%)	47 (15.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.8%)	86	65^th of 656 public elementary schools	90.1%		88.9	52^nd of 653 public elementary schools	92.0%	13	61.2	81.6	72.5				71.8	49.0	81.6	68.6				66.4	72.5		72.5	$14,405	$1,851	$12,554
Minneha Core Knowledge Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	701 N Webb Road	Wichita	67206	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-8800	644	40	16.0	69.9%	168 (26.1%)	197 (30.6%)	147 (22.8%)	66 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (9.9%)	23.2	526^th of 656 public elementary schools	19.8%		42.4	396^th of 653 public elementary schools	39.4%	130	45.3	36.7	30.9				37.6	30.2	32.3	19.2				27.1	25.3		25.3	$14,157	$2,173	$11,984
Wineteer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8801 E. Ent Dr	Wichita	67210	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 684-9373	397	31	12.8	64.5%	187 (47.1%)	47 (11.8%)	87 (21.9%)	21 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (13.1%)	54.4	296^th of 656 public elementary schools	54.9%		59.2	250^th of 653 public elementary schools	61.7%	46	56.2	61.5	50.8				56.0	42.5	55.8	24.6				40.3	42.6		42.6	$15,126	$2,347	$12,779
Price-Harris Communications Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	706 N Armour Dr	Wichita	67206	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	No	(316) 973-1650	477	28	16.9	64.4%	210 (44.0%)	95 (19.9%)	103 (21.6%)	19 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (10.1%)	48.5	343^rd of 656 public elementary schools	47.7%		38.7	424^th of 653 public elementary schools	35.1%	81	51.4	55.2	51.6				52.7	41.4	40.3	34.4				38.8	40.0		40.0	$13,949	$2,125	$11,824
Meadowlark Elementary	Public	K-5	1122 N. 159th St. East	Wichita	67230	Butler County	Andover	No	No	No	No	(316) 218-4630	372	25	14.6	21.8%	267 (71.8%)	15 (4.0%)	36 (9.7%)	11 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.0%)	80	110^th of 656 public elementary schools	83.2%		87.6	60^th of 653 public elementary schools	90.8%	50	61.3	74.5	67.7				67.2	49.3	72.7	59.7				59.4	56.4		56.4	$11,520	$961	$10,558
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
Sunflower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	616 E. Douglas	Andover	67002	Butler County	Andover	No	No	No	No	(316) 218-4730	367	28	12.9	31.3%	258 (70.3%)	5 (1.4%)	49 (13.4%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.4%)	63	234^th of 656 public elementary schools	64.3%		69.9	162^nd of 653 public elementary schools	75.2%	72	47.3	79.4	53.4				60.0	40.5	58.8	43.1				47.5	53.4		53.4	$11,209	$831	$10,378

Frequently Asked Questions about Seltzer Elementary

What district is Seltzer Elementary in?

Wichita

Is Seltzer Elementary a good school?

Seltzer Elementary ranks 486^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Seltzer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Seltzer Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Seltzer Elementary attend?

Students who attend Seltzer Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Seltzer Elementary?

Students at Seltzer Elementary are 23% Asian, 22% African American, 21% Hispanic, 20% White, 13% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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