Colwich Elementary

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Colwich Elementary is a public elementary school located in Colwich, Kansas, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 242 students. The school is part of the Renwick School District, which is ranked 24th out of 266 districts in Kansas and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Colwich Elementary has shown mixed academic performance compared to the state and district averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (45.71%) and Mathematics (34.27%) were slightly below the Renwick district averages (46.24% and 47%, respectively) but above the state averages (33.55% and 31.6%). The school's performance in Science (27.76% proficient) was also below the district average (45.97%) but above the state average (32.28%). Colwich Elementary's performance has fluctuated over the years, with the school ranking between 101 and 384 out of 656-678 Kansas elementary schools from 2014-2015 to 2020-2021. The school has also shown some disparities in performance between different student groups, with male students outperforming female students in the 2020-2021 school year.

Compared to nearby schools, Andale Elementary-Middle School and St. Marks School, both part of the Renwick district, have consistently outperformed Colwich Elementary in academic areas. However, Colwich Elementary generally performs better academically than schools in the Wichita and Goddard districts, such as McCollom Elementary and Explorer Elementary School.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 401 South Marion
       Colwich, KS  67030


(316) 796-1331

District: Renwick

SchoolDigger Rank:
204th of 653 Kansas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,714 Help


Students who attend Colwich Elementary usually attend:

High:    Garden Plain High

Student/teacher ratio:  16.2 Help
Number of students:  242

Racial breakdown:

White:
87.6%
Hispanic:
8.3%
Two or more races:
4.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  31.8% Help


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Compare Details Colwich Elementary ranks better than 68.8% of elementary schools in Kansas. It also ranks last among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Renwick School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.11. (See more...)
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Compare Details Colwich Elementary ranks better than 60.2% of middle schools in Kansas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.85. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Colwich Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Renwick School District. Racial makeup is: White (87.6%), Hispanic (8.3%), two or more races (4.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 31.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Renwick School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Colwich Elementary is 16.2, which is the 2nd best among 4 elementary schools in the Renwick School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Colwich Elementary is $11,714, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Renwick School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Colwich Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Colwich Elementary 204th of 653 Kansas public elementary schools. (See Colwich Elementary in the ranking list.)

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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Colwich Elementary 144th of 362 Kansas public middle schools. (See Colwich Elementary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Renwick:

SchoolDigger ranks Renwick 24th of 266 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Colwich Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Colwich Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 70.91 162nd 585 72.3%
2007 74.85 132nd 600 78.0%
2008 79.91 64th 614 89.6%
2009 73.97 118th 621 81.0%
2010 76.00 101st 630 84.0%
2011 79.87 49th 631 92.2%
2012 77.24 61st 660 90.8%
2013 76.31 119th 668 82.2%
2015 72.76 144th 678 78.8%
2016 80.62 101st 656 84.6%
2017 68.18 178th 659 73.0%
2018 61.16 227th 656 65.4%
2019 45.51 379th 667 43.2%
2021 44.11 384th 670 42.7%
2022 62.34 221st 668 66.9%
2023 54.34 293rd 660 55.6%
2024 64.11 204th 653 68.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Colwich Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.04 251st 574 56.3%
2019 41.05 363rd 591 38.6%
2021 45.91 333rd 591 43.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Colwich Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.92 207th 575 64.0%
2019 40.90 359th 586 38.7%
2021 66.11 175th 605 71.1%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Colwich Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.05 315th 574 45.1%
2019 37.76 398th 592 32.8%
2021 30.45 440th 587 25.0%
2022 54.69 255th 596 57.2%
2023 45.16 327th 584 44.0%
2024 61.98 194th 579 66.5%
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Data source: test scores: Kansas State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Colwich Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Colwich Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 45.52 161st 277 41.9%
2007 63.73 98th 286 65.7%
2008 65.89 90th 296 69.6%
2009 66.71 91st 307 70.4%
2010 68.32 84th 316 73.4%
2011 78.09 26th 320 91.9%
2012 75.98 37th 342 89.2%
2013 77.58 40th 355 88.7%
2015 78.32 39th 368 89.4%
2016 76.48 48th 343 86.0%
2017 88.78 28th 358 92.2%
2018 73.20 53rd 350 84.9%
2019 78.45 51st 368 86.1%
2021 75.69 48th 367 86.9%
2022 56.34 118th 368 67.9%
2023 66.84 78th 362 78.5%
2024 51.85 144th 362 60.2%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Colwich Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 89.18 7th 300 97.7%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Colwich Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.40 53rd 275 80.7%
2019 72.98 51st 294 82.7%
2021 69.62 63rd 313 79.9%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Colwich Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.56 54th 280 80.7%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Colwich Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.89 80th 333 76.0%
2019 71.88 63rd 344 81.7%
2021 66.21 76th 349 78.2%
2022 49.16 149th 349 57.3%
2023 71.73 63rd 349 81.9%
2024 38.89 202nd 347 41.8%
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Data source: test scores: Kansas State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Colwich Elementary Test Scores
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Enrollment information for Colwich Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 254 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 257
1989 254 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 257
1990 263 0 4 0 2 n/a n/a 0 269
1991 271 0 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 276
1992 275 0 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 279
1993 284 0 6 0 0 n/a n/a 0 290
1994 290 0 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 294
1995 305 0 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 311
1996 305 0 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 311
1997 317 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 319
1998 319 0 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 324
1999 309 0 2 4 1 n/a n/a 0 316
2000 335 0 2 4 1 n/a n/a 0 342
2001 322 0 1 4 4 n/a n/a 0 331
2002 336 0 1 2 1 n/a n/a 0 340
2003 336 0 1 2 1 n/a n/a 0 340
2004 342 0 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 344
2005 328 0 0 1 1 n/a n/a 1 331
2006 340 0 3 1 0 n/a n/a 1 345
2007 326 1 3 2 0 n/a n/a 1 333
2008 322 2 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 328
2009 304 2 2 2 1 n/a n/a 0 311
2010 308 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 314
2011 276 0 2 9 1 0 0 0 288
2012 258 0 2 16 1 0 0 0 277
2013 231 0 1 18 5 0 0 0 255
2014 233 0 0 14 5 0 2 0 254
2015 231 0 1 21 2 0 3 0 258
2016 200 0 0 13 3 0 7 0 223
2017 198 1 0 16 2 0 5 0 222
2018 202 1 0 11 2 0 5 0 221
2019 195 1 0 10 1 0 4 0 211
2020 191 2 0 17 1 0 8 0 219
2021 214 1 0 13 1 0 11 0 240
2022 234 0 0 13 0 0 9 0 256
2023 212 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 242

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Colwich Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 257 11.0 23.3 0
1989 257 15.0 17.1 n/a
1990 269 15.4 17.4 0
1991 276 14.5 19.0 n/a
1992 279 16.5 16.9 17.9
1993 290 17.1 17.0 4.5
1994 294 17.1 17.2 8.8
1995 311 20.0 15.6 16.7
1996 311 20.0 15.6 16.7
1997 319 19.6 16.3 14.1
1998 324 20.3 16.0 16
1999 316 20.3 15.6 15.8
2000 342 21.3 16.1 12
2001 331 21.0 15.8 13.9
2002 340 20.9 16.3 15.3
2003 340 20.9 16.3 15.3
2004 344 21.2 16.2 13.7
2005 331 21.0 15.8 18.5
2006 345 21.5 16.0 15.7
2007 333 23.9 13.9 11.7
2008 328 19.9 16.5 11.3
2009 311 19.9 15.6 13.2
2010 314 21.9 14.3 14
2011 288 22.9 12.5 18.1
2012 277 25.2 10.9 21.3
2013 255 26.1 9.7 18.8
2014 254 26.1 9.7 24.8
2015 258 24.0 10.7 29.8
2016 223 20.0 11.1 30
2017 222 16.0 13.8 25.2
2018 221 16.5 13.3 24.9
2019 211 16.4 12.8 24.6
2020 219 16.2 13.5 23.3
2021 240 16.2 14.8 25.4
2022 256 16.2 15.8 35.2
2023 242 14.9 16.2 31.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Colwich Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 257 11.0 23.3 0
1989 257 15.0 17.1 n/a
1990 269 15.4 17.4 0
1991 276 14.5 19.0 n/a
1992 279 16.5 16.9 17.9
1993 290 17.1 17.0 4.5
1994 294 17.1 17.2 8.8
1995 311 20.0 15.6 16.7
1996 311 20.0 15.6 16.7
1997 319 19.6 16.3 14.1
1998 324 20.3 16.0 16
1999 316 20.3 15.6 15.8
2000 342 21.3 16.1 12
2001 331 21.0 15.8 13.9
2002 340 20.9 16.3 15.3
2003 340 20.9 16.3 15.3
2004 344 21.2 16.2 13.7
2005 331 21.0 15.8 18.5
2006 345 21.5 16.0 15.7
2007 333 23.9 13.9 11.7
2008 328 19.9 16.5 11.3
2009 311 19.9 15.6 13.2
2010 314 21.9 14.3 14
2011 288 22.9 12.5 18.1
2012 277 25.2 10.9 21.3
2013 255 26.1 9.7 18.8
2014 254 26.1 9.7 24.8
2015 258 24.0 10.7 29.8
2016 223 20.0 11.1 30
2017 222 16.0 13.8 25.2
2018 221 16.5 13.3 24.9
2019 211 16.4 12.8 24.6
2020 219 16.2 13.5 23.3
2021 240 16.2 14.8 25.4
2022 256 16.2 15.8 35.2
2023 242 14.9 16.2 31.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Colwich Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,010 (8.6%) $10,704 (91.4%) $11,714

Data source: Kansas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Colwich Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 379th of 667 Elementary schoolsRanks 293rd of 660 Elementary schools
 12.4%
Ranks 51st of 368 Middle schoolsRanks 78th of 362 Middle schools
 7.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Colwich Elementary)41.730.8
 10.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Renwick)57.141.6
 15.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)40.638.1
 2.5%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Colwich Elementary)41.765.4
 23.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Renwick)74.162.1
 12.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Kansas)50.350.4
 0.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Colwich Elementary)5061.9
 11.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Renwick)57.861.8
 4.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)47.642.8
 4.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Colwich Elementary)43.361.9
 18.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Renwick)6052.7
 7.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)36.137.6
 1.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Colwich Elementary)2433.3
 9.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Renwick)56.852.2
 4.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)43.539.6
 4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Colwich Elementary)1219
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Renwick)49.450.7
 1.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)31.931.3
 0.6%
5th Grade Science (Colwich Elementary)2033.3
 13.3%
   5th Grade Science (Renwick)5851.5
 6.5%
   5th Grade Science (Kansas)43.142.1
 1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Colwich Elementary)7538.5
 36.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Renwick)52.853.3
 0.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)38.433.7
 4.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Colwich Elementary)43.830.8
 13%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Renwick)52.855.5
 2.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)31.929.9
 2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Colwich Elementary)38.160
 21.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Renwick)45.548.6
 3.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)31.831.7
 0%
7th Grade Mathematics (Colwich Elementary)38.125
 13.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Renwick)5652
 4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)27.927.5
 0.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Colwich Elementary)5040.7
 9.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Renwick)40.841.2
 0.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)25.220.8
 4.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (Colwich Elementary)54.240.7
 13.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Renwick)52.848.5
 4.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)25.922.8
 3.1%
8th Grade Science (Colwich Elementary)2518.5
 6.5%
   8th Grade Science (Renwick)43.235.3
 7.9%
   8th Grade Science (Kansas)30.722.7
 8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students211242
 14.7%
African American10
 100%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian00
Hispanic1020
 100%
Pacific Islander00
White195212
 8.7%
Two or More Races410
 150%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients24.6%31.8%
 7.2%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 242 students attended Colwich Elementary.

Students who attend Colwich Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Garden Plain High

Students at Colwich Elementary are 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Colwich Elementary ranks 204th of 653 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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