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What's the biggest difference between Maize South Middle School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
501
Middle
DISTRICT 555 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAIZE·NCES 200914000384
Maize South Middle School
3403 N Tyler Rd, Wichita, KS 67205 · (316) 722-0421 · Sedgwick County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL501 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Kansas public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
145 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 242 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 259 | 52% |
Student demographics
49%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
54.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
60.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 | 54.2% | 60.2% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 46.8% |
% 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 Middle School
Maize South Middle School's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maize South Middle School this school | 501 | 28.9% | 43.5% |
| Challenger Intermediate School Goddard | 454 | 31.7% | 41.3% |
| Maize South Intermediate School Wichita | 431 | 26.9% | 51.1% |
| Andover Central Middle School Andover | 642 | 28.2% | 57.1% |
| Lawrence Southwest Middle School Lawrence | 641 | 24.8% | 47.5% |
| Maize Intermediate School Maize | 651 | 34.9% | 42.7% |
Matched among Kansas middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #40 of 192 | #5 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #24 of 192 | #2 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #33 of 192 | #3 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 501 | #85 of 225 | #24 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #48 of 161 | #5 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #79 of 161 | #20 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.9% | #162 of 195 | #27 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.1% | #2 of 98 | #1 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
501
-274 (-35%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 627
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 501 | 40.7 | 12.3:1 | 29% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 42 | 12.4:1 | 28% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 38.9 | 14.1:1 | 26% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 775 | 45 | 17.2:1 | 22% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 866 | 47.5 | 18.2:1 | 20% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 860 | 55 | 15.6:1 | 18% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 791 | 49 | 16.1:1 | 14% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 869 | 47 | 18.5:1 | 7% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 627 | 34 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maize South Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (866 to 501); teachers down 14% (47.5 to 40.7).
About Maize South Middle School
Maize South Middle School is the name of a mid-sized middle school in Wichita, Kansas. Enrollment totals 501 students across grades 7 through 8. The school is 25% above the average for middle schools in Kansas.
Maize South Middle School is part of a district of 12 schools: Maize, with 8,065 students.
Federal enrollment data show Maize South Middle School is 69% White. Next come 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. In Sedgwick County overall, the White share is about 69%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 49, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Maize South Middle School is 12.3:1, based on 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas is close to this figure. Lunch program data show 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Sedgwick County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
Maize South Middle School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 70% of Kansas public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Maize South Middle School is 48.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.5%.
For the population of Sedgwick County, 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's 160 public schools enroll about 84,569 students and include Maize South Middle School.
Maize Virtual Preparatory School is the nearest public school to Maize South Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Maize South Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 43.5% is above the 42.0% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Maize South Middle School's location as City: Large.
Enrollment fell 35% over 4 years, reaching 501 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.2:1 in 2020-21, and 12.3:1 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 Virtual Preparatory School0.0 mi · 446
- Maize South High School0.3 mi · 1,107
- Maize South Elementary0.3 mi · 514
- Maize South Intermediate School0.4 mi · 431
- Maize Middle School1.6 mi · 635
- Maize Sr High2.0 mi · 1,444
Frequently asked questions
About Maize South Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Maize South Middle School?
Maize South Middle School enrolls approximately 501 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Maize South Middle School serve?
Maize South Middle School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Maize South Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Maize South Middle School is approximately 12.3:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Maize South Middle School?
At Maize South Middle School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Maize South Middle School public or private?
Maize South Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Maize.
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