School News

More than 150 students from 45 WPS elementary schools participated in the Battle of the Books competition.

Wichita Board of Education members elected Diane Albert as President and Melody McCray-Miller as Vice-President for 2025.

More than 300 employees, volunteers and partners were recognized with the Good Apple Award on December 9.

The Board of Education heard an overview of the Facility Master Plan community survey during its December 2, 2024 meeting.

WPS schools enjoyed friendly competition while making the holidays bright for Wichita families in need at the 2024 Turkey Drive, collecting 2040 turkeys, 48,560 side items and more than $18,000.

Wichita Public Schools’ graduation rate for the Class of 2024 is 84.3%, up 10.3 percentage points from 2018. 

Wichita Public Schools enrollment for the 24-25 school year is 46,556. Traditional PreK – 12 enrollment has increased for the first time in several years. 

Regular attendance is crucial for your child’s academic success.

Students at East High, Northeast Magnet and Northwest have been named National Merit Semifinalists.

For just the third time in 50 years, WPS will take a facility bond issue to Wichita voters on February 25, 2025. The Board of Education voted to put the special bond election on the ballot in an amount not to exceed $450 million to finance improvements with no tax rate increase.

Thirteen teachers and school-based staff members across the district were recently surprised with Education EDGE grants.

Wichita Public Schools was awarded a $15.3 million Renew America’s Schools Prize through the US Department of Energy.

The Creative Minds program is a modern-day one-room schoolhouse designed for K-6th grade students where they can pursue their passions and demonstrate their knowledge through creative, collaborative projects.