Middle Schools in Bonner Springs

There is only one middle school located in Bonner Springs, Kansas - Robert E Clark Middle School. This school serves grades 6-8 and has consistently underperformed compared to the Bonner Springs district and the state of Kansas in academic proficiency across all subjects and grade levels.

Robert E Clark Middle School is ranked 277 out of 362 Kansas middle schools for the 2023-2024 school year, with a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger. The school's performance has been relatively consistent over the past few years, with rankings between 234 and 257 and a 2-star rating in 2022-2023 and 2021-2022. In terms of academic proficiency, the school lags behind the Bonner Springs district and the state of Kansas averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (19.39%) and Mathematics (18.38%) that are significantly lower than the district (26.31% and 24.12%) and the state (33.55% and 31.6%).

The school has a student population of 563 and a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 52.04% in the 2022-2023 school year. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $10,296, and the student-teacher ratio for the 2022-2023 school year was 12.1, which is slightly lower than the national average. These factors suggest that the school may face challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, and there may be opportunities for improvement in areas such as curriculum development, teacher training, and targeted interventions for struggling students.