Top Rankings
Maize School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 1,748 students in Maize School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle Schools in Maize School District have an average math proficiency score of 29% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public middle school average of 35% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
12 Schools
448 Schools
# Students
7,979 Students
141,425 Students
# Teachers
507 Teachers
10,414 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Maize School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 93% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#42 out of 286 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
36%
Graduation Rate
93%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.44
0.54
# American Indian Students
55 Students
1,159 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
225 Students
3,603 Students
% Asian Students
3%
3%
# Hispanic Students
1,155 Students
28,490 Students
% Hispanic Students
14%
20%
# Black Students
211 Students
8,776 Students
% Black Students
3%
6%
# White Students
5,849 Students
91,425 Students
% White Students
73%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
11 Students
285 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
473 Students
7,687 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
339
1,185
# Students in K Grade:
521
1,652
# Students in 1st Grade:
545
1,876
# Students in 2nd Grade:
500
1,933
# Students in 3rd Grade:
573
2,059
# Students in 4th Grade:
549
2,515
# Students in 5th Grade:
588
4,252
# Students in 6th Grade:
643
26,729
# Students in 7th Grade:
677
36,432
# Students in 8th Grade:
643
37,168
# Students in 9th Grade:
660
6,450
# Students in 10th Grade:
573
6,100
# Students in 11th Grade:
556
6,047
# Students in 12th Grade:
612
6,260
# Ungraded Students:
-
767
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,059 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,220. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,319 is less than the state median of $17,133. The school district spending/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$104 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$98 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,059
$16,220
Spending / Student
$12,319
$17,133
Best Maize School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Maize Virtual Preparatory School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
905 W Academy Ave
Maize, KS 67101
(316) 462-8800
Maize, KS 67101
(316) 462-8800
Grades: K-12
| 506 students
Rank: #22.
Maize South Middle School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
3403 N Tyler Rd
Wichita, KS 67205
(316) 722-0421
Wichita, KS 67205
(316) 722-0421
Grades: 7-8
| 532 students
Rank: #33.
Maize Middle School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
4600 N Maize Rd
Maize, KS 67101
(316) 729-2464
Maize, KS 67101
(316) 729-2464
Grades: 7-8
| 710 students
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