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Wakefield Elem

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

502 Third, Wakefield, KS 67487 · (785) 461-5437 · Part of Clay Center Unified School District 379

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Directions
Students
129
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Wakefield Elem

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Wakefield kids: Wakefield High

On the path

Where Wakefield kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8Wakefield ElemYou are here
9–12Wakefield High80 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

502 Third, Wakefield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten7
Grade 110
Grade 223
Grade 314
Grade 414
Grade 514
Grade 617
Grade 718
Grade 812
Enrollment over time
118’20
130’21
151’22
145’23
129’24

Up 9.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 88%Hispanic 9%Black 2%Two or more races 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wakefield Elem from Wakefield families.

Other schools in Clay Center Unified School District 379

The district →
Lincoln Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Clay Center
A
341 students11:1
Garfield Elem
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Clay Center
B+
170 students14:1
Clay Center Community Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clay Center
C
226 students10:1
Clay Center Community High
High · Grades 9–12 · Clay Center
B−
326 students13:1
Wakefield High
High · Grades 9–12 · Wakefield
C
80 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Wakefield’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.