Hyde Intl Studies/commun Elem Magnet, Wichita KS

Original Research by School Decision on Hyde Intl Studies/commun Elem Magnet

Hyde International Studies/Community Elementary Magnet sits within the Wichita public school system, serving pre‑kindergarten through fifth grade. The school's name signals a focus that blends global awareness with local connections, though the specific shape of that curriculum is not detailed in the available records. It draws students from across the district as a magnet option, which means enrollment is not strictly tied to a single neighborhood.

Academically, Hyde performs at a level that places it among the stronger elementary options in Sedgwick County. On state assessments administered through the Kansas Assessment Program, a majority of students in each tested grade met or exceeded proficiency standards. In English language arts, roughly two‑thirds of third and fourth graders scored proficient, and that share rose to about three‑quarters among fifth graders. Math proficiency rates were more moderate, landing around the midpoint of students across the three tested grades. Science results, available only for fifth grade, showed about seven in ten students reaching proficiency. When measured against all schools in Sedgwick County districts, Hyde’s overall proficiency across subjects and grades falls in the top quarter, a clear strength for families weighing academic outcomes.

The student body of about 250 children is predominantly White, with Black and Hispanic students each making up roughly a tenth of enrollment, and smaller shares identifying as multiracial, Asian, or American Indian. A substantial portion of families — just over two in five — qualify for free or reduced‑price meals, indicating a moderate level of economic diversity. Because the school serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and data on chronic absenteeism and special education or English learner populations are not included in the records examined.

The school is housed in Wichita, Kansas’s largest city, a place whose identity is heavily shaped by aerospace manufacturing and a broad, spread‑out residential footprint. Housing in the zip code around Hyde carries a value well below the state average, and rents are similarly modest relative to national benchmarks, making the area more accessible for many households. The city’s core anchors include a downtown revitalization corridor, Wichita State University, and a handful of museums and entertainment venues, but the built environment is overwhelmingly car‑dependent, and most neighborhoods are low‑density. For a family considering Hyde, the magnet status may mean a commute from elsewhere in the district, since the school draws from a wider attendance zone.

No recent material about district‑level changes or initiatives at Hyde was located during the research process, so that dimension is absent from this account. The available snapshot suggests a school where academic performance is solidly above the county median, the setting is a modestly diverse and moderately low‑income urban environment, and the magnet label implies a specialized mission that prospective families would want to learn more about directly from the school.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 357%

School 57% · District 20% · ▲ 37 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Grade 454%

School 54% · District 19% · ▲ 35 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 19% · ▲ 37 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 368%

School 68% · District 36% · ▲ 32 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 468%

School 68% · District 32% · ▲ 36 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 575%

School 75% · District 32% · ▲ 43 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

Science

Grade 570%

School 70% · District 25% · ▲ 45 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 39 pts above county median

This schoolWichita, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income48%Higher-income91%43 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income53%Higher-income76%23 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income69%Higher-income80%11 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income39%Higher-income76%37 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income44%Higher-income60%16 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income44%Higher-income67%23 pp gap