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Woodman Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

625^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Woodman Elementary is a public elementary school in Wichita, Kansas, serving 561 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.

Woodman Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Woodman Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Kansas elementary schools over the past several years, with a statewide ranking between 590-650 out of around 650-670 schools. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the entire period covered in the data. Woodman Elementary significantly underperforms the Wichita district and the state of Kansas in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates often less than half the state averages. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Kansas elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, and White student groups in ELA and Math proficiency.

While the nearby schools in the Wichita district, such as Cleaveland Traditional Magnet Elementary, Harry Street Elementary, and Franklin Elementary, also generally perform low, they tend to outperform Woodman Elementary across academic metrics and student group outcomes. The high rates of poverty and student need at Woodman Elementary, as well as its chronic absenteeism problem and lower spending per student, likely contribute to the school's struggles. Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to support the unique needs of its student population and drive meaningful improvements in academic achievement.

612

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,945

Per pupil spending ?

87.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2500 Hiram
Wichita, KS 67217

(316) 973-0200

District: Wichita

Students who attend Woodman Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.3%

White:

30.4%

Two or more races:

14.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg24%

Kansas avg42%

625^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^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	7.7	625 of 656	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	590 of 653	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	616 of 660	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	609 of 668	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	631 of 670	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	641 of 667	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	616 of 656	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.1	622 of 659	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.8	610 of 656	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.5	633 of 678	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.1	602 of 668	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.0	608 of 660	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.2	612 of 631	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.7	613 of 630	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.5	569 of 621	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.5	556 of 614	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.7	539 of 600	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.7	471 of 585	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	67 of 70	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	58 of 72	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	73 of 74	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	46.7	30 of 68	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.5	65 of 73	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	57 of 73	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	43 of 65	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	18.7	191 of 214	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	189 of 193	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	135 of 140	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	96 of 129	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.9	47 of 124	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.5	95 of 117	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.2	63 of 117	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	57 of 108	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.5	120 of 122	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	123 of 129	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	11.4	549 of 591	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	565 of 591	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	527 of 574	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	256 of 262	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	202 of 260	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	210 of 245	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	201 of 254	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	201 of 229	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	208 of 235	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	193 of 207	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	518 of 533	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	482 of 546	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	512 of 541	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	457 of 512	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	462 of 494	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	488 of 509	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	473 of 512	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	10.6	560 of 605	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	561 of 586	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	553 of 575	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	21 of 35	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	278 of 313	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	261 of 306	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	269 of 296	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	248 of 305	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	191 of 214	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	189 of 193	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	135 of 140	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	544 of 576	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	512 of 579	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	564 of 584	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	555 of 596	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	562 of 587	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	588 of 592	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	568 of 574	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)40th percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2021)11th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2021)7th percentile~ school

Female (2021)7th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile~ school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-21 vs state

Science20%-22 vs state

Mathematics13%-26 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 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
Woodman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Hiram	Wichita	67217	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-0200	612	44	14.0	87.4%	186 (30.4%)	65 (10.6%)	253 (41.3%)	19 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	86 (14.1%)	7.7	625^th of 656 public elementary schools	4.7%		12.5	590^th of 653 public elementary schools	9.6%	35	19.2	25.0	27.2	23.6	13.4	14.1	11.4	12.9	19.6	19.6	$16,945	$3,238	$13,707
Kelly Liberal Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	3143 S Millwood	Wichita	67217	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-4150	429	32	13.6	86.0%	172 (40.1%)	74 (17.2%)	129 (30.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (11.4%)	10.6	607^th of 656 public elementary schools	7.5%		9.1	618^th of 653 public elementary schools	5.4%	11	25.9	22.8	35.8	28.0	13.0	17.5	9.4	13.4	24.5	24.5	$16,713	$3,054	$13,659
Stanley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1749 S Martinson	Wichita	67213	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-1300	439	32	13.5	90.4%	120 (27.3%)	80 (18.2%)	174 (39.6%)	9 (2.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.6%)	7	631^st of 656 public elementary schools	3.8%		10.8	600^th of 653 public elementary schools	8.1%	31	16.0	23.1	34.4	25.1	10.2	7.7	4.8	7.3	15.9	15.9	$19,950	$3,758	$16,192
Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3030 S Osage	Wichita	67217	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-6750	509	34	14.8	84.1%	189 (37.1%)	60 (11.8%)	173 (34.0%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (15.3%)	12.3	597^th of 656 public elementary schools	9.0%		12.6	589^th of 653 public elementary schools	9.8%	8	33.3	31.0	32.9	32.4	6.7	9.9	18.7	11.8	26.3	26.3	$17,562	$3,228	$14,334
Harry Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1605 S. Market	Wichita	67211	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-0700	310	26	12.1	94.5%	67 (21.6%)	44 (14.2%)	172 (55.5%)	4 (1.3%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.2%)	5	645^th of 656 public elementary schools	1.7%		6	644^th of 653 public elementary schools	1.4%	1	23.3	28.1	6.7	18.4	12.9	7.0	5.0	7.4	6.8	6.8	$17,951	$4,016	$13,935
Enterprise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3605 S Gold	Wichita	67217	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-6800	424	33	13.0	92.5%	157 (37.0%)	51 (12.0%)	172 (40.6%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.3%)	4.2	650^th of 656 public elementary schools	0.9%		9.1	619^th of 653 public elementary schools	5.2%	31	28.6	11.5	19.2	20.5	4.0	6.6	5.9	5.3	11.5	11.5	$18,349	$2,823	$15,526
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
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	214 S Elizabeth	Wichita	67213	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-9850	390	26	14.8	84.6%	106 (27.2%)	27 (6.9%)	214 (54.9%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.7%)	5.2	643^rd of 656 public elementary schools	2.0%		10	611^th of 653 public elementary schools	6.4%	32	19.4	25.0	20.7	21.3	9.1	5.2	4.6	6.3	18.2	18.2	$17,771	$3,624	$14,147
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
Lawrence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3440 W Maple	Wichita	67213	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-9900	394	27	14.5	86.3%	133 (33.8%)	52 (13.2%)	169 (42.9%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.9%)	20.4	546^th of 656 public elementary schools	16.8%		15.2	575^th of 653 public elementary schools	11.9%	29	43.7	35.1	30.4	36.0	31.9	19.3	25.0	25.0	21.4	21.4	$17,433	$3,470	$13,964

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodman Elementary

What district is Woodman Elementary in?

Wichita

How many students attend Woodman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 612 students attended Woodman Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Woodman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Woodman Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Woodman Elementary?

Students at Woodman Elementary are 41% Hispanic, 30% White, 14% Two or more races, 11% African American, 3% Asian.

Is Woodman Elementary a good school?

Woodman Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.7% of Kansas elementary schools.

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