Best Public Schools in Sedgwick, KS

Summary:

The city of Sedgwick, Kansas is home to two schools: R L Wright Elementary and Sedgwick High, both part of the Sedgwick Public Schools district. While both schools perform well, R L Wright Elementary stands out as a top-performing elementary school in the state, ranking in the top 25% of Kansas elementary schools.

R L Wright Elementary consistently demonstrates high proficiency rates in core subjects like English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three years, indicating its strong academic performance. In contrast, Sedgwick High, while still a high-performing school, does not show the same level of standout performance compared to its elementary counterpart.

Both schools have a student-teacher ratio of 14:1, which is lower than the state average. However, R L Wright Elementary has a higher percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients at 42.65%, compared to 29.36% at Sedgwick High. This suggests potential equity challenges that the elementary school may be navigating. Additionally, Sedgwick High spends more per student ($10,664) than R L Wright Elementary ($8,250), an interesting funding allocation difference that warrants further investigation.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KAP English Language Arts (2024)								KAP Mathematics (2024)								KAP Science (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
R L Wright Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 W 4th St	Sedgwick	67135	Harvey County	Sedgwick Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 772-5783	273	19	14.3	43.2%	228 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	69.5	169^th of 653 public elementary schools	74.1%		76.8	119^th of 660 public elementary schools	82.0%	50	50.0	44.2	55.5	43.2				47.6	36.1	37.2	55.5	54.0				44.7	63.0			63.0	$8,250	$697	$7,553
Sedgwick High	Public	7-12	400 W 4th St	Sedgwick	67135	Harvey County	Sedgwick Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(316) 772-5783	232	17	13.7	37.1%	189 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.8%)	66.1	81^st of 318 public high schools	74.5%		80.2	40^th of 327 public high schools	87.8%	41					26.5	26.2	33.3	28.3					44.1	23.8	26.7	31.1		26.2	32.6	29.5	$10,664	$552	$10,112

Cities Near Sedgwick

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bentley	4.39 mi	1
Valley Center	4.55 mi	7	177^th
Halstead	8.2 mi	2	127^th
Maize	8.42 mi	8	63^rd
Park City	9.31 mi	1	292^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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