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If you had an hour of school board time for Maize Virtual Preparatory School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
446
Combined
DISTRICT 672 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAIZE·NCES 200914002083
Maize Virtual Preparatory School
3403 N. Tyler Road, Wichita, KS 67205 · (316) 462-8800 · Sedgwick County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYVIRTUALREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 49.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 51%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 30 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 28 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 25 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 12 | 3% |
| Grade 12 | 13 | 3% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 15% larger than its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
24%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
74.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
53.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 | 74.5% | 53.2% |
| 2023-24 | 67.5% | 55.7% |
% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
446
+30 (+7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 446 | 20.8 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 22 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 20.9 | 18.9:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 18 | 23.1:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 16.9 | 21.2:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maize Virtual Preparatory School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (359 to 446); teachers up 23% (16.9 to 20.8).
About Maize Virtual Preparatory School
Maize Virtual Preparatory School is a public combined-grade school run by Maize in Wichita, Kansas. The school had 446 students in kindergarten through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (combined schools in Kansas) has about 353 students.
Maize has 12 schools; together they serve 8,065 students.
Maize Virtual Preparatory School's enrollment is 87% White. Next come 7% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 69% White. Maize Virtual Preparatory School's diversity index is 24%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 20.8 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 21.4:1. That is lower than the 49.0:1 average for combined schools in Kansas.
Census Bureau estimates for Sedgwick County show that the median household income is $69,365, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Maize Virtual Preparatory School is one of 160 public schools in the county.
Maize South Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Maize Virtual Preparatory School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Maize Virtual Preparatory School has an NCES locale of City: Large. The school's NCES record marks it as virtual.
Federal data show a 7% enrollment increase, from 416 in 2020-21 to 446 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 23.1:1 to 21.4:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Middle School0.0 mi · 501
- 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 Virtual Preparatory SchoolHow many students attend Maize Virtual Preparatory School?
Maize Virtual Preparatory School enrolls approximately 446 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Maize Virtual Preparatory School serve?
Maize Virtual Preparatory School serves grades KG-12.
How many teachers does Maize Virtual Preparatory School have?
Maize Virtual Preparatory School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Maize Virtual Preparatory School?
At Maize Virtual Preparatory School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Maize Virtual Preparatory School?
Maize Virtual Preparatory School is overseen by Maize in Sedgwick County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.