Best Public Schools in Agra, KS

Summary:

The city of Agra, Kansas has only one middle school, Thunder Ridge Middle School, which serves grades 4-8 with a total enrollment of 64 students. While Thunder Ridge Middle School is the sole middle school option in the area, its performance has seen a decline in recent years, dropping from 37th out of 368 Kansas middle schools in 2021-2022 to 74th out of 362 in 2023-2024.

The school's academic performance on state assessments is mixed, with some grades and subjects performing above the state average, while others are below. Notably, the school's 8th-grade proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (35.71%) and Mathematics (35.7%) were significantly higher than the state averages (22.34% and 23.93%, respectively). However, the school's overall proficiency rates in ELA (33.83%) and Math (31.24%) were only slightly above the state averages (33.55% and 31.6%).

Regarding demographic and socioeconomic factors, Thunder Ridge Middle School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (45.31% in 2022-2023) and a lower student-teacher ratio (9.2) compared to the state average. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $16,600, which is higher than the state average. These factors suggest that the school may be serving a population with greater socioeconomic challenges, which could be an important consideration when analyzing the school's performance and identifying areas for improvement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KAP English Language Arts (2024)					KAP Mathematics (2024)					KAP Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Thunder Ridge Middle School	Public	4-8	941 Kansas Avenue	Agra	67621	Phillips County	Thunder Ridge Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 638-2244	64	7	9.2	45.3%	49 (76.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)	69.6	74^th of 362 public middle schools	79.6%		70.7	65^th of 362 public middle schools	82.0%	9	35.3	26.7	40.0	35.7	33.8	23.5	21.4	50.0	35.7	31.2	42.9	39.1	$16,600	$1,977	$14,623

Cities Near Agra

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kensington	9.5 mi	2	269^th
Phillipsburg	12.72 mi	3	259^th
Smith Center	20.16 mi	2	49^th
Long Island	21.63 mi	1
Logan	27.37 mi	2	219^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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