Marshall Middle School

Marshall Middle School, a mid-sized middle-grades school in Wichita, Kansas, run under Wichita, enrolls 596 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 48% larger than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 402 students.

Across the 87 schools in Wichita (47,545 students total), Marshall Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Marshall Middle School records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 21% White, 8% Black, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. Roughly 89% of students at Marshall Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Sedgwick County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Marshall Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 19.4%; this one delivers 17.0%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Sedgwick County put median household earnings sit near $69,365, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Sedgwick County's 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students), Marshall Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Woodland Health / Wellness Magnet Elem, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Marshall Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Marshall Middle School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 28.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Marshall Middle School's enrollment has grew 18% since 2018, when it stood at 507 (now 596). Over the same period, the Hispanic share shrank from 76% to 66%. Class-load math has widened: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.