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Christa McAuliffe Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

2055 S 143rd E, Wichita, KS 67230 · (316) 973-9985 · Part of Wichita Unified School District 259

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

Directions
Students
829
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Christa McAuliffe Academy

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 39% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 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–8Christa McAuliffe AcademyYou are here
6–818 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency20%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts30%
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 ↗

2055 S 143rd E, Wichita

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten56
Grade 157
Grade 266
Grade 379
Grade 462
Grade 583
Grade 6152
Grade 7143
Grade 8131
Enrollment over time
898’20
879’21
863’22
847’23
829’24

Down 7.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 33%Asian 24%Hispanic 20%Black 12%Two or more races 10%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 Christa McAuliffe Academy from Wichita families.

Other schools in Wichita Unified School District 259

The district →
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
Colvin Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wichita
D−
571 students13:1

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.