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What's the biggest difference between Maize South Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
514
Elementary
DISTRICT 570 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAIZE·NCES 200914001666
Maize South Elementary
3404 N Maize Road, Wichita, KS 67205 · (316) 462-8300 · Sedgwick County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Kansas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
157 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 96 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 9% smaller than its 4th grade class (105).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
49.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
44.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.1% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.7% | 45.3% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Maize South Elementary
Maize South Elementary's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maize South Elementary this school | 514 | 30.5% | 44.3% |
| Pray-Woodman Elementary Maize | 507 | 32.7% | 54.9% |
| Amelia Earhart Elementary School Goddard | 514 | 31.5% | 65.3% |
| Farley Elementary Topeka | 596 | 32.7% | 50.3% |
| Indian Hills Elementary Topeka | 440 | 28.2% | 53.5% |
| Stone Creek Elementary Derby | 451 | 33.3% | 55.9% |
Matched among Kansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Maize South Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #308 of 625 | #34 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #290 of 625 | #28 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #323 of 625 | #36 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #62 of 714 | #15 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #183 of 539 | #18 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #186 of 540 | #56 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.5% | #548 of 658 | #87 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #129 of 377 | #25 of 67 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
514
-132 (-20%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 628
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 17.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 514 | 40.5 | 12.7:1 | 31% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 519 | 39 | 13.3:1 | 32% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 529 | 39.7 | 13.3:1 | 28% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 646 | 36 | 17.9:1 | 22% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 628 | 31.5 | 20.0:1 | 23% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 32 | 17.6:1 | 23% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 709 | 43 | 16.5:1 | 21% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 586 | 32 | 18.3:1 | 8% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 628 | 33 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maize South Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (628 to 514); teachers up 29% (31.5 to 40.5).
About Maize South Elementary
Maize South Elementary is a large elementary school. Its address is in Wichita, Kansas. Enrollment stands at 514 students, covering kindergarten through 4. It has 64% more students than the average for elementary schools in Kansas (about 313).
The district, Maize, operates 12 schools serving 8,065 students.
The share of White students at Maize South Elementary is 62%, a majority. The remaining students are 18% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 4% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 12.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Maize South Elementary, which has 40.5. The average for elementary schools in Kansas is about 13.2:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 31%. The rate at public schools in Sedgwick County averages 63%, higher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Maize South Elementary lands at C, ahead of 33% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Test results at Maize South Elementary are 3.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (44.3% actual, 47.6% predicted).
American Community Survey estimates for Sedgwick County show that median household income comes to about $69,365, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sedgwick County counts 160 public schools with about 84,569 students.
Measured in a straight line, Maize South Intermediate School is about 0.2 miles from Maize South Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Maize South Elementary is ahead of the 41.9% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
NCES assigns Maize South Elementary the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 132 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 17.9:1 in 2020-21 and 12.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Sedgwick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
528,226
Census ACS
Median income
$69,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
84,569 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Maize
- Maize Sr HighHigh · 1,444 students
- Maize South High SchoolHigh · 1,107 students
- Vermillion Elementary SchoolElementary · 874 students
- Maize Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 651 students
- Maize Middle SchoolMiddle · 635 students
- Maize Central ElementaryElementary · 542 students
Other schools in Wichita
- East HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Southeast HighHigh · 2,066 students
- North HighHigh · 2,041 students
- Campus High HaysvilleHigh · 1,803 students
- South HighHigh · 1,662 students
- Heights HighHigh · 1,505 students
Nearby schools
- Maize South Intermediate School0.2 mi · 431
- Maize South Middle School0.3 mi · 501
- Maize Virtual Preparatory School0.3 mi · 446
- Maize South High School0.4 mi · 1,107
- Maize Middle School1.4 mi · 635
- Maize Sr High1.8 mi · 1,444
Frequently asked questions
About Maize South ElementaryHow large is Maize South Elementary?
Maize South Elementary enrolls approximately 514 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Maize South Elementary serve?
Maize South Elementary serves grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Maize South Elementary have?
Maize South Elementary employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Maize South Elementary?
Student demographics at Maize South Elementary are roughly 62% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Maize South Elementary in?
Maize South Elementary is part of Maize.
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