Summary:
Wichita’s 67213 ZIP code has six schools: three elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school. In the 2025–26 “All Grades” results, elementary schools averaged 26% in ELA, 14% in math and 17% in science, compared with state figures of 46%, 41% and 38%. Middle schools averaged 38% in ELA, 29% in math and 36% in science, making middle-school science the closest of these level-wide averages to the state figure. The clearest area-wide concern is elementary performance: all three schools are below state figures in every subject, with the largest average shortfall in math—27 percentage points.
Allison Traditional Magnet Middle stands out against Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle: Allison’s “All Grades” results are higher by 4 points in ELA, 15 in math and 21 in science, including 46% in science versus the state’s 38%. Allison’s eighth-grade math is 49%, compared with 40% statewide; Mayberry’s is 16%. West High is furthest behind its same-grade state benchmarks: its grade 10 ELA and math results trail by 28 and 29 points, and grade 11 science trails by 18. Among elementary schools, Lawrence Elementary leads in overall ELA and math, while Franklin Elementary leads in science; neither reaches state figures overall. SchoolDigger ranks Allison at the 51st percentile, Mayberry at the 18th, Lawrence at the 9th, and Stanley Elementary, Franklin and West at or below the 5th percentile.
Recent changes are mixed, and the six-school average gap from the state widened in ELA from 15 to 18 percentage points and in math from 21 to 23. Mayberry improved by 6 points in ELA and 4 in math, while Allison fell by 7 in math and Lawrence by 9; science gaps narrowed slightly across the five schools with comparable results. School size and student–teacher ratios do not neatly track results: Allison has 536 students and a 15.9 ratio, compared with Mayberry’s 623 students and 14.8 ratio, yet Allison has stronger results. Free/reduced-lunch rates range from 71% at Allison to 90% at Stanley; these figures provide context, not an explanation of performance. Grade-level bright spots also differ: Lawrence’s fourth-grade ELA is 45%, just 5 points below the state, while its fifth-grade ELA is 19%.
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