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Seltzer Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

11660 E Lincoln, Wichita, KS 67207 · (316) 973-4001 · Part of Wichita Unified School District 259

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

Directions
Students
494
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Seltzer Elem

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 10.8% 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–5Seltzer ElemYou are here
6–818 middle schoolsDepends on your address

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 ↗

11660 E Lincoln, Wichita

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K79
Kindergarten67
Grade 165
Grade 270
Grade 379
Grade 459
Grade 575
Enrollment over time
446’20
478’21
492’22
482’23
494’24

Up 10.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 23%Black 22%Hispanic 21%White 20%Two or more races 13%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 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 Seltzer 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.