Maize Middle School

Set in Maize, Kansas, Maize Middle School is a sizable junior high, part of Maize. It hosts 635 students across grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 58% larger than the state mean of about 402.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Maize Middle School shows that 67% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 18% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Black. Compared to Sedgwick County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Maize Middle School has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Sedgwick County (around 63%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Maize Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.7%.

In the surrounding community, Sedgwick County reports that median household income runs about $69,365, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Maize Middle School is one of 160 public schools in Sedgwick County (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students).

Nearest neighbor: Vermillion Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Maize Middle School. On composite proficiency, Maize Middle School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 45.8%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 17%: 768 students in 2018 compared to 635 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 76% to 67% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Maize Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.