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Kelly Liberal Arts Academy

Q: Is Kelly Liberal Arts Academy a good school?

Kelly Liberal Arts Academy ranks in the bottom 7.5% of Kansas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Kelly Liberal Arts Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 429 students attended Kelly Liberal Arts Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Kelly Liberal Arts Academy?

Students at Kelly Liberal Arts Academy are 40% White, 30% Hispanic, 17% African American, 11% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Kelly Liberal Arts Academy attend?

Students who attend Kelly Liberal Arts Academy 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

Public Grades PK, KG-5

607^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Kelly Liberal Arts Academy is an elementary school in Wichita, Kansas, serving 351 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.

Kelly Liberal Arts Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Kansas elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 28.04% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.47% statewide and 28.89% in the Wichita district. The school also has very high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 19.7% to 33.0% in recent years, and a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 88.03% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The school's per-student spending of $9,745 in 2018-2019 was lower than the spending at several nearby schools, such as Payne Elementary ($13,557) and Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet ($13,063).

While the nearby schools in the Wichita district also generally underperform, they tend to have slightly better academic outcomes and lower rates of chronic absenteeism compared to Kelly Liberal Arts Academy. For example, Cessna Elementary and Woodman Elementary had higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics than Kelly Liberal Arts Academy in 2024-2025. The data suggests that addressing the high rates of chronic absenteeism and providing additional support for students from low-income backgrounds could be important areas of focus for improving student outcomes at Kelly Liberal Arts Academy.

429

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,713

Per pupil spending ?

86%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3143 S Millwood
Wichita, KS 67217

(316) 973-4150

District: Wichita

Students who attend Kelly Liberal Arts Academy 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:

White:

40.1%

Hispanic:

30.1%

African American:

17.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (22% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg24%

Kansas avg42%

607^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st 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	10.6	607 of 656	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	618 of 653	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	612 of 660	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	584 of 668	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	617 of 670	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	619 of 667	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	595 of 656	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.5	612 of 659	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.8	597 of 656	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.8	590 of 678	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.5	595 of 668	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.4	552 of 660	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.5	553 of 631	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.4	542 of 630	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.1	573 of 621	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.2	589 of 614	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	24.0	509 of 600	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.5	541 of 585	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	17.7	72 of 72	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	65 of 74	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.6	25 of 68	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.4	45 of 73	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	13.4	209 of 214	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	16.4	515 of 591	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	539 of 591	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	536 of 574	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	218 of 262	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	224 of 260	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	217 of 245	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	177 of 254	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	190 of 229	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	113 of 235	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.9	132 of 207	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	491 of 533	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	519 of 546	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	489 of 541	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	419 of 512	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	442 of 494	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	434 of 509	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	445 of 512	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	7.7	587 of 605	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	530 of 586	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	510 of 575	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	26.7	16 of 19	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	258 of 313	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	292 of 306	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	246 of 296	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	295 of 305	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	209 of 214	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	559 of 576	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	566 of 579	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	565 of 584	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	560 of 596	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	570 of 587	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	567 of 592	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	554 of 574	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)18th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)16th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2021)13th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2021)3rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2021)2nd percentile-6 vs school

African American (2024)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-16 vs state

Science25%-17 vs state

Mathematics13%-25 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
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
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
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
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
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
Cessna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 W 45th S	Wichita	67217	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-6900	356	26	13.6	91.6%	175 (49.2%)	52 (14.6%)	83 (23.3%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.4%)	10.4	609^th of 656 public elementary schools	7.2%		6.2	641^st of 653 public elementary schools	1.8%	32	35.7	23.3	29.3	29.3	22.6	5.0	14.6	13.6	17.1	17.1	$16,040	$3,122	$12,918
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
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
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
Ruth Clark Elementary K-5	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 W. 55th Street South	Wichita	67217	Sedgwick County	Haysville	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 554-2333	316	24	13.1	63.0%	172 (54.4%)	22 (7.0%)	70 (22.2%)	9 (2.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (12.3%)	27	502^nd of 656 public elementary schools	23.5%		32.9	464^th of 653 public elementary schools	28.9%	38	52.0	32.5	33.3	39.9	31.4	21.9	24.5	26.2	38.8	38.8	$13,333	$809	$12,524

Frequently Asked Questions about Kelly Liberal Arts Academy

How many students attend Kelly Liberal Arts Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 429 students attended Kelly Liberal Arts Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Kelly Liberal Arts Academy?

Students at Kelly Liberal Arts Academy are 40% White, 30% Hispanic, 17% African American, 11% Two or more races.

What district is Kelly Liberal Arts Academy in?

Wichita

What schools do graduates of Kelly Liberal Arts Academy attend?

Students who attend Kelly Liberal Arts Academy 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

Is Kelly Liberal Arts Academy a good school?

Kelly Liberal Arts Academy ranks in the bottom 7.5% of Kansas elementary schools.

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