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McCollom Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1201 Waddington, Wichita, KS 67212 · (316) 973-0350 · Part of Wichita Unified School District 259

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

Directions
Students
288
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about McCollom Elem

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 63% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 22.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Wichita kids: 18 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1201 Waddington, Wichita

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K24
Kindergarten43
Grade 138
Grade 245
Grade 342
Grade 439
Grade 557
Enrollment over time
371’20
311’21
321’22
311’23
288’24

Down 22.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 15%Black 8%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about McCollom 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.