Where are the top public elementary schools in the Wichita metro? Check out the list

No elementary schools from the Wichita School District made Niche’s 2023 top 10 public elementary schools in metro area.

Instead, Andover, Goddard, Maize, Circle and Renwick school districts are all represented in the national website’s top picks.

The school rating website Niche ranks schools based on academics, teachers, the overall school district, culture and diversity and through surveys taken by parents and students.

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Here are the top 10 public elementary schools in the Wichita-metro area, according to Niche.

1. Wheatland Elementary School

Andover School District, 15200 E 21st St. N, Wichita

Proficiency: 82% of students show proficiency in math and 78% show proficiency in reading.

Overall niche grade: A

Student-teacher ratio: 15 to 1

2. Robert M. Martin Elementary School

Andover School District, 2342 North 159th St. E, Wichita

Proficiency: 67% of students show proficiency in math and 73% show proficiency in reading.

Overall niche grade: A

Student-teacher ratio: 17 to 1

3. Prairie Creek Elementary School

Andover School District, 654 YMCA Drive, Andover

Proficiency: 67% of students show proficiency in math and 77% show proficiency in reading.

Overall niche grade: A

Student-teacher ratio: 18 to 1

4. St. Marks School

Renwick School District, 19001 West 29th St. N, Colwich

Proficiency: 65% of students show proficiency in math and 60% show proficiency in reading.

Overall niche grade: A-

Student-teacher ratio: 15 to 1

5. Apollo Elementary School

Goddard School District, 16158 Apollo St., Goddard

Proficiency: 62% of students show proficiency in math and 67% show proficiency in reading.

Overall niche grade: A-

Student-teacher ratio: 17 to 1

6. Maize Central Elementary School

Maize School District, 304 Academy Ave., Maize

Proficiency: 52% of students show proficiency in math and 62% show proficiency in reading.

Overall niche grade: A-

Student-teacher ratio: 17 to 1

7. Abilene Elementary School

Valley Center School District, 522 N Abilene, Valley Center

Proficiency: 65% of students show proficiency in math and 55% show proficiency in reading.

Overall niche grade: A-

Student-teacher ratio: 16 to 1

8. Meadowlark Elementary School

Andover School District, 1122 North 159th St. E, Wichita

Proficiency: 52% of students show proficiency in math and 62% show proficiency in reading

Overall niche grade: A-

Student-teacher ratio: 15 to 1

9. Circle Greenwich Elementary School

Circle School District, 3250 N Greenwich Road, Wichita

Proficiency: 67% of students show proficiency in math and 77% show proficiency in reading

Overall niche grade: A-

Student-teacher ratio: 16 to 1

10. Wheatland Elementary School

Valley Center School District, 800 Meadow Road, Valley Center

Proficiency: 67% of students show proficiency in math and 57% show proficiency in reading

Overall niche grade: A-

Student-teacher ratio: 15 to 1

Methodology: Niche ranks nearly 100,000 schools and districts based on data and millions of opinions from students and parents, its website says.

This story was originally published April 28, 2023 at 1:38 PM.

Lindsay Smith

The Wichita Eagle

Lindsay Smith is a suburban news reporter for the Wichita Eagle, covering the communities of Andover, Bel Aire, Derby, Haysville and Kechi. She has been on The Eagle staff since 2022 and was the service journalism reporter for three years. She has a degree in communications with an emphasis in journalism from Wichita State, where she was editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, The Sunflower, for two years. You can reach her via email at lsmith@wichitaeagle.com.