Vermillion Elementary School

As a large elementary school in Maize, Kansas, Vermillion Elementary School educates 874 students from grades pre-K through 4, operated by Maize. That puts it 179% bigger than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 313 students.

Within Maize, which oversees 12 schools and 8,065 students, Vermillion Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Vermillion Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 71%; the rest is composed of 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Vermillion Elementary School reports 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.1:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 29% of students at Vermillion Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Sedgwick County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Vermillion Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.7%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Sedgwick County put the typical household earns roughly $69,365 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Sedgwick County's 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students), Vermillion Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Maize Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Vermillion Elementary School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 44.3%.

Vermillion Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Vermillion Elementary School has showed little movement, going from 884 students in 2018 to 874 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 76% to 71%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 26.6:1 in 2018 to 23.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Vermillion Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.