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Gordon Parks Academy

Regular School · Wichita, KS

Gordon Parks Academy is a regular school school in Wichita, Kansas, serving grades PK–08 with 485 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.3:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 08
Enrollment
485
Teachers (FTE)
36.6
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.3:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 208 43%
Hispanic/Latino 127 26%
White 77 16%
Two or more races 65 13%
Asian 4 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4 1%
Total enrollment 485 256M / 229F

English Language Learners: 24 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 7.0% -21.4pp 28.4% 234
Reading Proficiency 13.0% -23.2pp 36.2% 232
Science Proficiency 10-14% 76

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.77 grade levels
Math
-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
1 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
73
15.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
122
25.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 485 100%

Contact & Location

2201 E. 25th St.

Wichita, KS 67219

Phone: (316)973-7500

http://www.usd259.org

District

Wichita

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,945

District enrollment: 46,101

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NCES ID

201299001904

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD