Summary:
ZIP code 67203 has six Wichita public schools: four elementary schools, one middle school and one high school, serving students from elementary through high school. In 2025–2026, their average proficiency was 38% in ELA, 25% in math and 22% in science, compared with state averages of 46%, 41% and 38%. Results varied widely: the gap between the highest- and lowest-scoring schools was 35 percentage points in ELA, 24 in math and 28 in science. The most important takeaway is that results depend considerably on which school a family considers.
Riverside Leadership Magnet Elementary was the strongest overall, leading the group in ELA (55%), math (38%) and science (41%). Its ELA and science results were 9 and 3 points above the state, while its math result was 3 points below. O K Elementary also stood out: it ranked second in ELA (50%) and math, and its ELA result was 4 points above the state. At the lower end, Marshall Middle School had the lowest ELA (20%) and math (14%); North High had the lowest science result (13%).
Recent changes were mixed: the group’s average rose 3 points in ELA and 4 in math from the prior year, but science fell 9 points among the five schools with results in both years; all five saw science declines, including a 14-point drop at Riverside. SchoolDigger’s reported percentile rose from 6 to 15 for both North and Woodland Health / Wellness Magnet Elementary, while Riverside had the highest latest percentile, 45, and Marshall the lowest, 5. Context also varies: Riverside had the lowest reported free/reduced-lunch rate among elementary schools (62%), while O K had a lower student–teacher ratio (12.6 versus Riverside’s 14.1). Woodland’s lunch rate was higher than Black Traditional Magnet Elementary’s (90% versus 84%), yet Woodland scored higher in all three subjects. These are observations, not explanations of results; schools also serve different grade spans, so all-grades scores are not grade-for-grade comparisons.
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