Maize Intermediate School

Maize Intermediate School operates as a well-populated middle school in Maize, Kansas, part of Maize. Current enrollment sits at 651 students spanning grades 5 through 6. Compared to the state average of about 402 students per school, that is 62% larger than typical.

Maize comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 8,065 students; Maize Intermediate School is among them.

Demographically, Maize Intermediate School lists that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 18% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Sedgwick County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Maize Intermediate School has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Maize Intermediate School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 35% of students at Maize Intermediate School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Sedgwick County (around 63%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Maize Intermediate School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.7%.

Across the wider county, Sedgwick County reports that the typical household earns roughly $69,365 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Maize Intermediate School is one of 160 public schools in Sedgwick County (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students).

The closest other public school is Maize Sr High, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Maize Intermediate School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 46.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.