Summary:
ZIP code 67218 includes five public schools in Wichita: four elementary schools serving prekindergarten through grade 5 and Curtis Middle School, serving grades 6–8. The elementary schools averaged 27% proficiency in English language arts (ELA), 18% in math, and 13% in science in 2025–26, compared with state results of 46%, 41%, and 38%. Curtis was also below the state in every reported grade and subject; its largest shortfall was 36 percentage points in grade 6 math. The most important finding is that every school’s reported results are below the corresponding state results.
Griffith Elementary leads the elementary schools in all-grades ELA, math, and science, with results of 36%, 30%, and 17%. Those results are 11, 16, and 5 percentage points above the average of the other three elementary schools, though Griffith remains below the state in each subject. At the other end, Allen Elementary has the lowest ELA and math results, at 21% and 9%; Caldwell Elementary is lowest in science, at 7%. Grade matters, too: Jefferson Elementary leads the elementary schools in grade 4 ELA and math, at 35% and 32%.
Elementary math improved most over the two years, rising an average of 5 percentage points; ELA was essentially flat, while science fell 3 points. Progress varied by school: Griffith gained 11 points in math and 5 in ELA, Jefferson gained 7 in math, and Caldwell’s science fell 7 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rankings improved from 2023–24 to 2025–26 for Griffith (8 to 17) and Jefferson (7 to 10), but declined for Allen (9 to 2), Caldwell (9 to 4), and Curtis (3 to 2). Among the elementary schools, student–teacher ratios range from 11.6 at Griffith to 14.0 at Allen; these figures, like reported lunch rates, describe school context but do not explain results.
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