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Lawrence Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3440 W Maple, Wichita, KS 67213 · (316) 973-9900 · Part of Wichita Unified School District 259

Wichita’s School Grade D better than 5% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
394
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
86%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Lawrence Elem

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Wichita kids: 18 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Lawrence ElemYou are here
6–818 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts27%
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 ↗

3440 W Maple, Wichita

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K38
Kindergarten63
Grade 157
Grade 266
Grade 354
Grade 458
Grade 558
Enrollment over time
394’20
393’21
363’22
342’23
394’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 43%White 34%Black 13%Two or more races 9%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lawrence Elem from Wichita families.

Other schools in Wichita Unified School District 259

The district →
Christa McAuliffe Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wichita
C+
829 students14:1
Minneha Core Knowledge Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wichita
B−
644 students16:1
Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wichita
C−
643 students16:1
Isely Traditional Magnet Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bel Aire
B+
621 students13:1
Woodman Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wichita
D
612 students14:1
Cloud Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wichita
D
580 students14:1

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; Wichita’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.