Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle

Located at 207 S Sheridan, in Wichita, Kansas, Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle is an expansive intermediate school that hosts 623 students (grades 6 through 8), part of Wichita. That puts it 55% bigger than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 402 students.

Wichita runs 87 schools in total, collectively educating 47,545 students. Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 41%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 40% White, 10% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 17% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 79% of students at Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Sedgwick County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 24.4%, the actual is 18.3%, a residual of -6.1 points.

In the area at large, census data for Sedgwick County shows the typical household earns roughly $69,365 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle is one of 160 public schools in Sedgwick County (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students).

The closest other public school is Lawrence Elem, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 20.6%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle has stayed largely flat, going from 616 students in 2018 to 623 in 2025. The White share of enrollment climbed from 36% to 40% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.