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Maize Schools
Maize is a public school district in Kansas, based in Sedgwick County (Maize). SchoolGrade grades 12 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Maize on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Maize
10 of 12 schools in Maize carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 6C: 3
Best schools in Maize
Statewide rankings: all 328 high schools in Kansas · all 198 middle schools in Kansas · all 680 elementary schools in Kansas
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Maize Virtual Preparatory School (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Maize Central Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Maize Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Maize South Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Pray Woodman Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Maize South High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Vermillion Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Maize South Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Maize SR High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Maize Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Maize
High schools (2)
- B- Maize South High School, Wichita
- C Maize SR High, Maize
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- Maize Intermediate School, Maize
- C Maize Middle School, Maize
- Maize South Intermediate School, Wichita
- C Maize South Middle School, Wichita
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- B+ Maize Central Elementary, Maize
- B+ Maize Elementary, Maize
- B Maize South Elementary, Wichita
- B Pray Woodman Elementary, Maize
- B- Vermillion Elementary School, Maize
Other schools and academies (1)
- A+ Maize Virtual Preparatory School, Maize
Where Maize schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kansas
- County: Sedgwick County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 8,160 students with 622 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,294 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2009140
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Valley Center Pub Sch (7 schools, 9 mi)
- Wichita (88 schools, 9 mi)
- Goddard (12 schools, 9 mi)
- Renwick (6 schools, 10 mi)
- Haysville (9 schools, 13 mi)
- Halstead (3 schools, 15 mi)
- Derby (13 schools, 17 mi)
- Clearwater (3 schools, 17 mi)
Questions about Maize
How many schools are in Maize?
SchoolGrade grades 12 public schools in Maize, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Maize serve?
The largest by graded schools: Maize, Wichita.
How good are the schools in Maize?
Across the 10 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 45.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 42.7%. 70% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Maize?
8,160 students were enrolled in Maize in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Maize?
Maize is in Kansas, based in Sedgwick County, with its district office in Maize. Its boundary covers about 43.0 sq mi.