Maize’s public schools outscore 81% of Kansas districts
In Maize, 40% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Kansas average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Maize, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.
From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Maize’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 40% and math 36% in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,583 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Maize’s grade
A−: better than 81% of Kansas school districts, #30 of 151 Kansas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Kansas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Maize, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Maize · depends on your address
Maize Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 651 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Maize South Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 431 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Wichita
6th grade in Maize · depends on your address
Maize Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 651 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Maize South Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 431 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Wichita
7th grade in Maize · depends on your address
Maize Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 635 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Maize South Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 501 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Wichita
8th grade in Maize · depends on your address
Maize Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 635 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Maize South Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 501 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Wichita
9th grade in Maize · depends on your address
Maize Sr High
Grades 9–12 · 1,444 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Maize South High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,107 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Wichita
10th grade in Maize · depends on your address
Maize Sr High
Grades 9–12 · 1,444 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Maize South High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,107 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Wichita
11th grade in Maize · depends on your address
Maize Sr High
Grades 9–12 · 1,444 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Maize South High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,107 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Wichita
12th grade in Maize · depends on your address
Maize Sr High
Grades 9–12 · 1,444 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Maize South High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,107 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Wichita
Maize’s public schools are run by Maize Unified School District 266, which also serves Park and Union. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Maize vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Maize’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Maize | A− | Maize Unified School District 266 |
| Wichita | D | Wichita Unified School District 259 |
| Park | A− | Maize Unified School District 266 PK–12 · Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 262 PK–12 |
| Union | A | Renwick Unified School District 267 PK–12 · Maize Unified School District 266 PK–12 |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Maize Unified School District 266 with Maize, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Maize
9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Maize’s schools
Are Maize’s schools good?
By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Maize children attend outscore 81% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #30 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 82%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Maize in?
Maize Unified School District 266, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 8,065 students in 12 schools (2024–25).
Where do Maize kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Maize Sr High and Maize South High School.
What is Maize’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Maize Unified School District 266 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Maize spend per student?
$14,583 in Maize Unified School District 266 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Maize families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.