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Ortiz Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

624^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Ortiz Elementary School is a public elementary school in Wichita, Kansas, serving 333 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.

Ortiz Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Kansas elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on state assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In 2024-2025, only 25.92% of Ortiz students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 28.89% in Wichita and 44.47% statewide. The school's math proficiency rates are particularly low, with only 7.34% of students proficient or better, compared to 18.62% in Wichita and 38.73% statewide. Ortiz also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (90.39%) and English Language Learners, which may contribute to its academic challenges.

In contrast, nearby L'Ouverture Computer Technology Magnet, Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet, and McLean Science/Technical Magnet Elementary generally outperform Ortiz in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates and lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students. Addressing the root causes of Ortiz's high chronic absenteeism rates, which range from 19.5% to 33%, could be an important step in improving student outcomes at the school.

323

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,151

Per pupil spending ?

92.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3361 N Arkansas Ave
Wichita, KS 67204

(316) 973-9785

District: Wichita

Students who attend Ortiz Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.1%

White:

9.9%

African American:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th 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)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg24%

Kansas avg42%

624^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^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	7.9	624 of 656	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	620 of 653	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	609 of 660	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	603 of 668	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	593 of 670	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	564 of 667	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	563 of 656	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.0	583 of 659	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.6	602 of 656	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	606 of 678	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	27.0	169 of 214	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	122 of 129	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	44.4	63 of 124	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	49 of 117	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	26 of 117	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	47.0	47 of 108	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	64 of 122	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	76 of 129	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	15.6	519 of 591	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	412 of 591	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.4	496 of 574	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	226 of 262	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	208 of 260	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	178 of 245	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	178 of 254	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	153 of 229	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	125 of 235	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	107 of 207	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	512 of 533	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	522 of 546	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	463 of 541	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	424 of 512	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	387 of 494	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	384 of 509	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	389 of 512	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	19.1	516 of 605	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	519 of 586	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	478 of 575	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	27.0	169 of 214	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2021)21st percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2021)21st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2021)15th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2021)12th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-19 vs state

Science24%-17 vs state

Mathematics7%-31 vs state

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Schools Near Ortiz Elementary School

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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
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
Cloud Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1212 W 25th St No	Wichita	67204	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-9200	580	40	14.4	94.0%	39 (6.7%)	21 (3.6%)	504 (86.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	4.1	652^nd of 656 public elementary schools	0.6%		7.6	629^th of 653 public elementary schools	3.7%	23	11.4	18.3	22.3				17.3	3.9	4.0	10.0				5.8	14.3		14.3	$17,282	$2,894	$14,388
Pleasant Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 W 29th St No	Wichita	67204	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-5200	308	21	14.6	85.1%	48 (15.6%)	12 (3.9%)	224 (72.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.1%)	11.1	604^th of 656 public elementary schools	7.9%		15.8	573^rd of 653 public elementary schools	12.3%	31	24.6	43.7	17.0				26.1	10.5	18.2	3.8				9.8	18.5		18.5	$18,362	$3,319	$15,043
Earhart Environ Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4401 N Arkansas	Wichita	67204	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	No	(316) 973-3250	471	27	17.2	60.1%	247 (52.4%)	26 (5.5%)	151 (32.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.5%)	44.5	369^th of 656 public elementary schools	43.8%		51.1	311^th of 653 public elementary schools	52.4%	58	54.9	51.4	42.3				49.5	32.4	42.2	28.2				34.3	47.9		47.9	$12,964	$1,809	$11,155
McLean Science/Technical Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2277 Marigold Lane	Wichita	67204	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	No	(316) 973-8250	262	20	13.4	63.4%	117 (44.7%)	13 (5.0%)	103 (39.3%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.0%)	68.2	182^nd of 656 public elementary schools	72.3%		81.7	92^nd of 653 public elementary schools	85.9%	90	52.2	72.1	65.0				62.8	28.3	76.7	43.6				49.2	62.5		62.5	$14,449	$2,176	$12,273
Woodland Health / Wellness Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1705 Salina	Wichita	67203	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-0100	347	24	14.3	90.5%	58 (16.7%)	30 (8.6%)	241 (69.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	17.8	562^nd of 656 public elementary schools	14.3%		9.8	612^th of 653 public elementary schools	6.3%	50	40.3	36.2	27.6				34.8	19.3	19.0	27.6				21.9	25.9		25.9	$15,813	$3,292	$12,521
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
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
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
Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1243 N Market	Wichita	67214	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-3100	643	40	16.0	84.9%	38 (5.9%)	16 (2.5%)	581 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	26.4	504^th of 656 public elementary schools	23.2%		21	540^th of 653 public elementary schools	17.3%	36	40.0	37.3	39.7	33.3	37.3	35.6	37.2	18.8	29.0	42.8	29.2	19.7	27.1	27.6	26.6	37.3	31.7	$13,675	$3,013	$10,662

Frequently Asked Questions about Ortiz Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Ortiz Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ortiz Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Ortiz Elementary School?

Students at Ortiz Elementary School are 86% Hispanic, 10% White, 2% African American.

How many students attend Ortiz Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 323 students attended Ortiz Elementary School.

Is Ortiz Elementary School a good school?

Ortiz Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.9% of Kansas elementary schools.

What district is Ortiz Elementary School in?

Wichita

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