Clark Elementary

Summary:

Clark Elementary is a public elementary school in Wichita, Kansas, serving 258 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Wichita school district, which is ranked 252 out of 266 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Clark Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Kansas elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 638 out of 653 schools.

Clark Elementary faces significant challenges in academic performance, particularly for its most vulnerable student populations. The school consistently underperforms the Wichita and Kansas state averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 12.72% of Clark Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 19.95% in Wichita and 33.55% statewide. The school's performance is especially concerning for African American, Hispanic, special education, and low-income students, who rank in the bottom 10% and 5% of Kansas elementary schools in these categories.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Wichita district, such as Jefferson Elementary, Beech Elementary, and Griffith Elementary, also perform poorly, with proficiency rates generally below the Wichita and Kansas state averages. However, two magnet schools in the area, Hyde International Studies/Commun Elementary Magnet and Bostic Traditional Magnet Elementary, significantly outperform Clark Elementary and the other nearby schools, with proficiency rates well above the state and district averages.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 650 S. Apache
       Wichita, KS  67207


(316) 973-5850

District: Wichita

SchoolDigger Rank:
638th of 653 Kansas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,399 Help


Students who attend Clark Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Curtis Middle School
    Wells Alternative Middle School
High:    Chisholm Life Skills Center
    Southeast High
    Sowers Alternative High School
    Wichita Alternative High

Student/teacher ratio:  12.0 Help
Number of students:  258

Racial breakdown:

African American:
42.6%
White:
23.3%
Hispanic:
17.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  91.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Clark Elementary ranks worse than 97.7% of elementary schools in Kansas. It also ranks 48th among 57 ranked elementary schools in the Wichita School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.81. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Clark Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (42.6%), White (23.3%), Hispanic (17.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 91.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Clark Elementary is 12, which is the 13th best among 57 elementary schools in the Wichita School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Clark Elementary is $11,399. 32 elementary schools in the Wichita School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Clark Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Clark Elementary 638th of 653 Kansas public elementary schools. (See Clark Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Wichita:

SchoolDigger ranks Wichita 252nd of 266 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Clark Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Clark Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 20.91 506th 585 13.5%
2007 6.91 568th 600 5.3%
2008 0.25 611th 614 0.5%
2009 7.22 595th 621 4.2%
2010 19.26 565th 630 10.3%
2011 42.22 459th 631 27.3%
2012 18.43 592nd 660 10.3%
2013 12.44 611th 668 8.5%
2015 7.44 658th 678 2.9%
2016 8.02 622nd 656 5.2%
2017 7.24 634th 659 3.8%
2018 4.56 645th 656 1.7%
2019 4.49 661st 667 0.9%
2021 13.32 601st 670 10.3%
2022 10.09 623rd 668 6.7%
2023 5.54 647th 660 2.0%
2024 6.81 638th 653 2.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Clark Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 27.38 235th 305 23.0%
2024 16.77 287th 306 6.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Clark Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.81 502nd 512 2.0%
2019 12.14 490th 509 3.7%
2021 32.39 382nd 494 22.7%
2022 20.46 455th 512 11.1%
2023 10.59 527th 541 2.6%
2024 13.51 520th 546 4.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Clark Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.17 563rd 574 1.9%
2019 8.32 570th 591 3.6%
2021 25.76 467th 591 21.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Clark Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.08 555th 575 3.5%
2019 4.71 582nd 586 0.7%
2021 6.88 593rd 605 2.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Clark Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.69 64th 65 1.5%
2019 17.34 68th 73 6.8%
2021 36.75 44th 73 39.7%
2022 36.25 43rd 68 36.8%
2023 24.04 70th 74 5.4%
2024 33.52 49th 72 31.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Clark Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 27.09 217th 260 16.5%
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Rank History for White students at Clark Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.46 546th 574 4.9%
2019 29.06 469th 592 20.8%
2022 17.71 535th 596 10.2%
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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Kansas State Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Saturday, July 21, 2012

Open Quote Clark is an excellent school for children to attend. There is a very diverse group of children and teachers. The last several years Principal Judy Wright was in charge and I can say she was wonderful. The teacher will stand at the door way and great you with a smile. There was a time when they had hot drinks out side when you dropped your children off for school. Ms. Wright ran a tight ship, but I can say if a problem arrised she acted immediately to remedy it fairly with the school policy. She and staff love the children as though they are theirs, so they do their best to make sure our children get the best education. They keep the parents informed by sending reminders and Ms. Wright would us a universal message that would call every parents home to leave a message about any activities coming up at the school. This was VERY helpful and kept busy parents informed one way or another. My children love this school and I think Clark is the BEST and the principal and teachers have been excellent role models for my children. Ms. Wright has been moved to a different school this Fall, but she left a great legacy behind her and I am positive she will impact her new school like she did Clark these last 5 years. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Clark Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 168 70 6 12 0 n/a n/a 0 256
1989 177 68 5 11 0 n/a n/a 0 261
1990 130 32 4 12 2 n/a n/a 0 180
1991 187 71 8 13 5 n/a n/a 0 284
1992 176 114 9 11 2 n/a n/a 0 312
1993 142 104 5 15 3 n/a n/a 0 269
1994 140 103 7 8 3 n/a n/a 0 261
1995 112 102 4 16 7 n/a n/a 0 241
1996 112 102 4 16 7 n/a n/a 0 241
1997 104 99 7 18 14 n/a n/a 0 242
1998 115 105 8 19 12 n/a n/a 0 259
1999 112 112 15 15 10 n/a n/a 0 264
2000 137 114 14 17 3 n/a n/a 0 285
2001 127 109 14 21 8 n/a n/a 0 279
2002 116 118 14 15 10 n/a n/a 0 273
2003 116 118 14 15 10 n/a n/a 0 273
2004 97 105 14 29 6 n/a n/a 46 297
2005 135 164 16 34 11 n/a n/a 49 409
2006 109 142 22 18 11 n/a n/a 30 332
2007 121 163 14 25 7 n/a n/a 0 330
2008 107 190 21 30 6 n/a n/a 0 354
2009 70 175 22 23 4 n/a n/a 74 368
2010 65 142 4 30 3 0 41 0 285
2011 72 154 10 50 4 2 59 0 351
2012 78 156 14 51 6 1 65 0 371
2013 95 170 5 48 4 2 49 0 373
2014 97 164 5 44 2 2 41 0 355
2015 103 186 3 55 2 2 52 0 403
2016 100 185 3 49 3 0 37 0 377
2017 93 161 3 62 3 1 49 0 372
2018 77 180 4 47 0 0 46 0 354
2019 81 170 5 38 2 0 50 0 346
2020 70 168 7 43 1 0 38 0 327
2021 64 125 5 48 2 0 30 0 274
2022 65 132 4 50 1 2 39 0 293
2023 60 110 3 44 1 3 37 0 258

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 Clark Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 256 14.0 18.2 0
1989 261 14.0 18.6 n/a
1990 180 9.0 20.0 0
1991 284 14.5 19.5 n/a
1992 312 14.7 21.2 38.8
1993 269 14.8 18.2 39.4
1994 261 13.6 19.2 41.8
1995 241 13.0 18.5 55.6
1996 241 13.0 18.5 55.6
1997 242 14.3 16.9 56.2
1998 259 14.2 18.2 61
1999 264 16.5 16.0 68.6
2000 285 17.6 16.2 69.1
2001 279 18.5 15.1 66.3
2002 273 15.6 17.5 77.3
2003 273 15.6 17.5 77.3
2004 297 18.2 16.3 95.6
2005 409 20.6 19.9 95
2006 332 24.7 13.4 92.4
2007 330 25.5 12.9 85.5
2008 354 20.9 16.9 85.3
2009 368 19.0 19.4 106.5
2010 285 17.9 15.9 90.5
2011 351 20.1 17.4 90.3
2012 371 20.4 18.1 90.6
2013 373 20.3 18.3 89
2014 355 18.8 18.8 91.5
2015 403 22.0 18.3 93.1
2016 377 24.0 15.7 89.4
2017 372 22.7 16.3 89
2018 354 20.8 17.0 85
2019 346 22.9 15.1 89.6
2020 327 24.4 13.4 90.2
2021 274 25.8 10.6 84.3
2022 293 22.1 13.2 89.4
2023 258 21.5 12.0 91.9

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 Clark Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 256 14.0 18.2 0
1989 261 14.0 18.6 n/a
1990 180 9.0 20.0 0
1991 284 14.5 19.5 n/a
1992 312 14.7 21.2 38.8
1993 269 14.8 18.2 39.4
1994 261 13.6 19.2 41.8
1995 241 13.0 18.5 55.6
1996 241 13.0 18.5 55.6
1997 242 14.3 16.9 56.2
1998 259 14.2 18.2 61
1999 264 16.5 16.0 68.6
2000 285 17.6 16.2 69.1
2001 279 18.5 15.1 66.3
2002 273 15.6 17.5 77.3
2003 273 15.6 17.5 77.3
2004 297 18.2 16.3 95.6
2005 409 20.6 19.9 95
2006 332 24.7 13.4 92.4
2007 330 25.5 12.9 85.5
2008 354 20.9 16.9 85.3
2009 368 19.0 19.4 106.5
2010 285 17.9 15.9 90.5
2011 351 20.1 17.4 90.3
2012 371 20.4 18.1 90.6
2013 373 20.3 18.3 89
2014 355 18.8 18.8 91.5
2015 403 22.0 18.3 93.1
2016 377 24.0 15.7 89.4
2017 372 22.7 16.3 89
2018 354 20.8 17.0 85
2019 346 22.9 15.1 89.6
2020 327 24.4 13.4 90.2
2021 274 25.8 10.6 84.3
2022 293 22.1 13.2 89.4
2023 258 21.5 12.0 91.9

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 Clark Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $3,651 (32.0%) $7,748 (68.0%) $11,399

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Clark Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 661st of 667 Elementary schoolsRanks 647th of 660 Elementary schools
 1.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Clark Elementary)14.79.1
 5.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wichita)25.221
 4.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)40.638.1
 2.5%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Clark Elementary)15.611.4
 4.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wichita)30.525.6
 4.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Kansas)50.350.4
 0.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Clark Elementary)4.56.5
 1.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wichita)30.326.1
 4.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)47.642.8
 4.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Clark Elementary)4.83.2
 1.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wichita)17.715.7
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)36.137.6
 1.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Clark Elementary)19.115.2
 4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wichita)2821.8
 6.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)43.539.6
 4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Clark Elementary)4.30
 4.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wichita)17.514.7
 2.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)31.931.3
 0.6%
5th Grade Science (Clark Elementary)12.821.2
 8.5%
   5th Grade Science (Wichita)2723.8
 3.2%
   5th Grade Science (Kansas)43.142.1
 1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students346258
 25.4%
African American170110
 35.3%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian53
 40%
Hispanic3844
 15.8%
Pacific Islander03
White8160
 25.9%
Two or More Races5037
 26%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients89.6%91.9%
 2.3%


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Clark Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.3% of Kansas elementary schools.

Students at Clark Elementary are 43% African American, 23% White, 17% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

In the 2022-23 school year, 258 students attended Clark Elementary.


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