📍 2601 E Skinner, Wichita, Sedgwick County, 67211
Mead Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Wichita, Sedgwick County. The school has 543 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wichita school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 41.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 4% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mead Middle School enrolls 543 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 41.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 22% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 249 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 120 | 22% |
| White | 117 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 5% |
| Asian | 22 | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
507 of the school's 543 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 468 qualify for free lunch and 39 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mead Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-40, state senate district 25, state house district 86.
Mead Middle School is one of 88 schools in Wichita, based in Wichita, Kansas. The district serves 46,073 students district-wide and employs 4,462 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 543 students, Mead Middle School is close to the district average of about 524 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large