Peterson Elementary

Summary:

Peterson Elementary is a public elementary school located in Wichita, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 354. 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.

Peterson Elementary has shown steady improvement in its academic performance and statewide ranking, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency, outperforming the Wichita district and the state of Kansas. The school's strong performance in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic and special education students, is a positive indicator. However, the school's relatively high free and reduced-price lunch rate and weaker performance for male and disabled students suggest areas for potential improvement.

Compared to nearby schools, Peterson Elementary performs well but lags behind the higher-performing Maize South Elementary and Apollo Elementary School, which are located in the Maize and Goddard school districts, respectively. These schools have significantly higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings. Peterson Elementary's spending and student-teacher ratio are within the range of nearby schools, but there may be opportunities to optimize these metrics to further support student learning.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 9710 W Central
       Wichita, KS  67212


(316) 973-0400

District: Wichita

SchoolDigger Rank:
233rd of 653 Kansas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,565 Help


Students who attend Peterson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Wells Alternative Middle School
    Wilbur Middle School
High:    Chisholm Life Skills Center
    Northwest High
    Sowers Alternative High School
    Wichita Alternative High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.1 Help
Number of students:  354

Racial breakdown:

White:
60.2%
Hispanic:
20.9%
Two or more races:
9.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  56.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Peterson Elementary ranks better than 64.3% of elementary schools in Kansas. It also ranks 4th 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 61.13. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (60.2%), Hispanic (20.9%), two or more races (9.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 56.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Peterson Elementary is 14.1. 43 elementary schools in the Wichita School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Peterson Elementary is $9,565. 56 elementary schools in the Wichita School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Peterson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Peterson Elementary 233rd of 653 Kansas public elementary schools. (See Peterson Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


Low Socio Economic Status students:
Hispanic students:
White students:


Wichita:

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

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Rank History for Peterson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Peterson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 35.08 444th 585 24.1%
2007 33.01 482nd 600 19.7%
2008 35.72 470th 614 23.5%
2009 53.76 360th 621 42.0%
2010 46.24 424th 630 32.7%
2011 57.40 337th 631 46.6%
2012 59.19 345th 660 47.7%
2013 57.74 358th 668 46.4%
2015 47.85 374th 678 44.8%
2016 55.53 288th 656 56.1%
2017 46.37 367th 659 44.3%
2018 43.29 393rd 656 40.1%
2019 31.42 482nd 667 27.7%
2021 29.96 498th 670 25.7%
2022 38.11 435th 668 34.9%
2023 48.58 341st 660 48.3%
2024 61.13 233rd 653 64.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Peterson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 19.95 186th 214 13.1%
2022 42.17 171st 305 43.9%
2023 64.18 77th 296 74.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Peterson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.54 266th 512 48.0%
2019 32.70 385th 509 24.4%
2021 32.44 381st 494 22.9%
2022 36.48 363rd 512 29.1%
2023 43.67 316th 541 41.6%
2024 68.67 110th 546 79.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Peterson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.96 364th 574 36.6%
2019 35.23 403rd 591 31.8%
2021 45.92 332nd 591 43.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Peterson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 19.95 186th 214 13.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Peterson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.83 284th 575 50.6%
2019 30.47 438th 586 25.3%
2021 17.87 522nd 605 13.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Peterson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 32.17 176th 235 25.1%
2021 48.43 107th 229 53.3%
2022 42.62 152nd 254 40.2%
2023 44.14 127th 245 48.2%
2024 77.21 37th 260 85.8%
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Rank History for White students at Peterson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.49 374th 574 34.8%
2019 31.49 452nd 592 23.6%
2021 25.89 483rd 587 17.7%
2022 38.03 402nd 596 32.6%
2023 54.79 250th 584 57.2%
2024 63.21 185th 579 68.0%
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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

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 3.3)
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Reviews:
by a parent
Monday, June 26, 2017

Open Quote horrible.................. BEWARE OF THIS SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!! VERY SHADY!!!!!!!! Close Quote


by a citizen
Monday, October 3, 2016

Open Quote Teachers are great ,our grandson attends and they have been wonderful he loves getting up and going has many friends all in all has been a great experience for the whole family Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, August 18, 2016

Open Quote My 7 year old went to Peterson Elementary for the 2015-16 school year. She went into 2nd grade still struggling to read fluently. By the end of the school year I was amazed at how well she read! She can read anything now and fluently. A lot of progress for one school year so I was very impressed. Mrs. Waterbury was great! The rest of the staff was very good to us as well. There were several programs and events throughout the school year which continued to keep my little girl excited so that was nice as well. I'd recommend the school to anyone who has elementary level children. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Peterson Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 452 91 10 12 1 n/a n/a 0 566
1989 549 79 13 13 1 n/a n/a 0 655
1990 455 53 8 13 4 n/a n/a 0 533
1991 471 60 8 20 4 n/a n/a 0 563
1992 476 53 12 24 6 n/a n/a 0 571
1993 520 77 18 31 7 n/a n/a 0 653
1994 487 68 17 35 6 n/a n/a 0 613
1995 416 55 12 29 6 n/a n/a 0 518
1996 416 55 12 29 6 n/a n/a 0 518
1997 417 56 11 27 9 n/a n/a 0 520
1998 404 56 11 28 10 n/a n/a 0 509
1999 419 49 12 25 15 n/a n/a 0 520
2000 417 48 9 21 13 n/a n/a 0 508
2001 420 36 9 17 19 n/a n/a 0 501
2002 409 53 7 12 22 n/a n/a 0 503
2003 409 53 7 12 22 n/a n/a 0 503
2004 388 42 8 15 20 n/a n/a 10 483
2005 363 37 6 15 23 n/a n/a 24 468
2006 340 46 7 28 29 n/a n/a 14 464
2007 284 46 9 38 40 n/a n/a 0 417
2008 286 50 9 42 46 n/a n/a 0 433
2009 268 37 11 36 34 n/a n/a 42 428
2010 300 37 9 58 19 0 18 0 441
2011 288 32 7 53 14 0 29 0 423
2012 303 35 6 52 12 0 34 0 442
2013 299 37 5 41 9 0 40 0 431
2014 333 33 3 53 7 0 45 0 474
2015 324 33 5 36 7 2 38 0 445
2016 337 26 5 38 12 0 29 0 447
2017 354 21 3 60 7 0 29 0 474
2018 348 26 3 73 5 0 22 0 477
2019 326 42 6 70 5 0 20 0 469
2020 304 30 5 74 6 0 25 0 444
2021 237 27 3 70 1 0 23 0 361
2022 210 21 5 82 1 0 28 0 347
2023 213 25 6 74 1 0 35 0 354

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 Peterson Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 566 28.0 20.2 0
1989 655 33.0 19.8 n/a
1990 533 27.4 19.4 0
1991 563 29.4 19.1 n/a
1992 571 28.9 19.7 13
1993 653 34.7 18.8 12.7
1994 613 33.8 18.1 9.6
1995 518 29.0 17.9 13.3
1996 518 29.0 17.9 13.3
1997 520 27.2 19.1 13.3
1998 509 27.2 18.7 17.3
1999 520 27.5 18.9 15.4
2000 508 28.8 17.6 17.7
2001 501 28.7 17.5 17.8
2002 503 27.7 18.2 24.5
2003 503 27.7 18.2 24.5
2004 483 26.8 18.0 26.6
2005 468 26.9 17.4 30.2
2006 464 27.8 16.7 31.1
2007 417 25.6 16.3 31.2
2008 433 24.3 17.8 34.6
2009 428 24.3 17.6 43.3
2010 441 23.3 18.9 44
2011 423 24.3 17.4 43.3
2012 442 24.0 18.3 42.8
2013 431 24.6 17.5 46.2
2014 474 25.7 18.4 47.5
2015 445 27.0 16.4 51
2016 447 28.0 15.9 45.9
2017 474 28.1 16.8 47
2018 477 27.0 17.6 46.3
2019 469 30.3 15.4 54.8
2020 444 32.5 13.6 59.5
2021 361 26.6 13.5 56
2022 347 26.3 13.1 53
2023 354 25.0 14.1 56.8

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 Peterson Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 566 28.0 20.2 0
1989 655 33.0 19.8 n/a
1990 533 27.4 19.4 0
1991 563 29.4 19.1 n/a
1992 571 28.9 19.7 13
1993 653 34.7 18.8 12.7
1994 613 33.8 18.1 9.6
1995 518 29.0 17.9 13.3
1996 518 29.0 17.9 13.3
1997 520 27.2 19.1 13.3
1998 509 27.2 18.7 17.3
1999 520 27.5 18.9 15.4
2000 508 28.8 17.6 17.7
2001 501 28.7 17.5 17.8
2002 503 27.7 18.2 24.5
2003 503 27.7 18.2 24.5
2004 483 26.8 18.0 26.6
2005 468 26.9 17.4 30.2
2006 464 27.8 16.7 31.1
2007 417 25.6 16.3 31.2
2008 433 24.3 17.8 34.6
2009 428 24.3 17.6 43.3
2010 441 23.3 18.9 44
2011 423 24.3 17.4 43.3
2012 442 24.0 18.3 42.8
2013 431 24.6 17.5 46.2
2014 474 25.7 18.4 47.5
2015 445 27.0 16.4 51
2016 447 28.0 15.9 45.9
2017 474 28.1 16.8 47
2018 477 27.0 17.6 46.3
2019 469 30.3 15.4 54.8
2020 444 32.5 13.6 59.5
2021 361 26.6 13.5 56
2022 347 26.3 13.1 53
2023 354 25.0 14.1 56.8

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Peterson Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,477 (25.9%) $7,088 (74.1%) $9,565

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Peterson Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 482nd of 667 Elementary schoolsRanks 341st of 660 Elementary schools
 20.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Peterson Elementary)31.147.2
 16.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wichita)25.221
 4.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)40.638.1
 2.5%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Peterson Elementary)42.556.6
 14.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wichita)30.525.6
 4.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Kansas)50.350.4
 0.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Peterson Elementary)46.132.1
 14%
   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 (Peterson Elementary)29.919.6
 10.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wichita)17.715.7
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)36.137.6
 1.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Peterson Elementary)34.740
 5.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wichita)2821.8
 6.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)43.539.6
 4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Peterson Elementary)21.335.4
 14.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wichita)17.514.7
 2.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)31.931.3
 0.6%
5th Grade Science (Peterson Elementary)26.740
 13.3%
   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 Students469354
 24.5%
African American4225
 40.5%
American Indian51
 80%
Asian66
Hispanic7074
 5.7%
Pacific Islander00
White326213
 34.7%
Two or More Races2035
 75%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients54.8%56.8%
 2%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 354 students attended Peterson Elementary.

Peterson Elementary ranks 233rd of 653 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Peterson Elementary are 60% White, 21% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% African American, 2% Asian.


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