At Wichita Collegiate School we understand that private education is an investment. We believe wholeheartedly that the investment you make in your child’s education at Collegiate will bring significant returns. We invite you to examine our test scores, college acceptance and enrollment data, and other measurements for academic achievement.

We believe the Collegiate curriculum is truly unique; that it has been tested and improved year after year; and that it is the richest, most broad, and best curriculum offered in the area. You, too, will see the transformations in students, their accomplishments, and the confidence with which they enter the world. Discover for yourself how Collegiate could make the difference for your child!

Test Scores

Stanford Achievement Tests — Typically, WCS students in Grades 1 through 8 collectively score as a group at the 99th percentile in reading and math when compared to other groups nationally.

Click on the links below to see our students' most recent scores on the Standford Achievement Tests:

Stanford Math Scores 2007 (pdf)

Stanford Reading Scores 2007 (pdf)

Upper School SAT and ACT Test Data

Virtually all WCS Upper School students take the SAT tests, not just those applying to highly selective out-of-state schools.  

SAT Information

Year	# grads	% of grad participating	Verbal mid 50	Math Mid 50	WCS CR/M Composite	National CR/M Composite
2007	62	100%	520-640	530-650	1165	1021
2006	72	92%	520-650	520-670	1160	1021

ACT Information

Year	# grad	% of grads participating	Composite mid-50%	WCS Composite Ave.	National Composite Ave.
2007	62	82%	21-29	25.1	NA
2006	72	43%	20-28	24.0	21.1

College Enrollment — The 62 members of the Class of 2007 received 229 offers of admission to more than 81 different colleges and universities in four countries, as well as merit-based scholarship offers of more than $2 million.

Members of the class of 2007 are attending Baylor University, Berklee College of Music, Dartmouth College, Emporia State University, Furman University, Illinois Wesleyan University, Iowa State University, Kansas State University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mid-America Nazarene University, Northwestern University, Oklahoma State University, Regis University, Savannah College of Art & Design, Southern Methodist University, University of Georgia, University of Iowa, University of Kansas, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Notre Dame, University of Tulsa, University of York (England), Wake Forest University, Washburn University, Washington University, and Wichita State University.

Virtually 100 percent of WCS graduates go on to college. Since 1967, more than half of our graduates have attended one of the 100 best colleges and universities in the nation, as ranked by U.S. News and World Report.

Historically, an average of 15 to 20 percent of WCS graduates are recognized each year as National Merit Finalists, Semifinalists, or Commended Students. Over the past four years, forty-eight WCS students have been recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. In the fall of 2007, nine of the sixty-three members of the Class of 2008 were honored as National Merit Semifinalists or Commended Students.