Jardine Technology Middle Magnet

Students in Wichita, Kansas, attend Jardine Technology Middle Magnet, a medium-sized middle school. A total of 499 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Kansas is about 402 students, so this school is 24% above average.

Wichita runs Jardine Technology Middle Magnet along with 86 other schools, enrolling 47,545 students in total.

Enrollment at Jardine Technology Middle Magnet is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 47%. After that, the student body is 19% Black, 19% White, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Sedgwick County is about 17% Hispanic. Jardine Technology Middle Magnet has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The school employs the equivalent of 39.4 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.1:1. Across middle schools in Kansas, the average ratio is about 12.7:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 93%. The rate at public schools in Sedgwick County averages 63%, lower than here.

Census Bureau estimates for Sedgwick County show that median household income is about $69,365, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Jardine Technology Middle Magnet is one of 160 public schools in Sedgwick County, which together enroll about 84,569 students.

Nearest public school: Colvin Elem, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Jardine Technology Middle Magnet holds at least 8 other public schools.

The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.

Federal counts put enrollment at 534 in 2017-18 and 499 in 2023-24, a 7% decrease. The student mix also changed: the Black share increased from 15% to 19%.

Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.