Best Middle Schools in Kansas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the KAP test scores by the Kansas State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 362)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
200684001079	151	Halstead Middle School	Public	4-8	221 West 6th Street	Halstead	67056	Harvey County	Halstead	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 835-2694	376	23	16.3	43.4%	314 (83.5%)	4 (1.1%)	38 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	$9,485			$439			$9,046	49.8	49.5	150	1
200035002073	152	Axtell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	504 Pine Street	Axtell	66403	Marshall County	Prairie Hills	No	No	No	No	(785) 736-2237	109	10	10.3	28.4%	107 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$12,178			$319			$11,859	49.7	82.3	38	114
200642001878	153	Wheatridge Middle School	Public	5-8	318 E. Washington Street	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 856-2900	541	42	12.7	44.5%	424 (78.4%)	35 (6.5%)	35 (6.5%)	17 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	$9,429			$431			$8,999	49.6	52.9	125	28
200840001377	154	Lawrence West Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 Harvard Road	Lawrence	66049	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5500	609	43	14.2	43.0%	418 (68.6%)	30 (4.9%)	62 (10.2%)	15 (2.5%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	77 (12.6%)	$10,448			$560			$9,889	49.6	47.8	161	7
200002901837	155	Rock Hills Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	710 E. Madison	Mankato	66956	Jewell County	Rock Hills	No	No	No	No	(785) 378-3126	186	13	13.9	54.3%	164 (88.2%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	$14,555			$814			$13,741	49.3	55.3	122	33
201137000520	156	Salina South Middle	Public	6-8	2015 Simmons	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	No	(785) 309-3900	811	59	13.8	62.3%	429 (52.9%)	18 (2.2%)	267 (32.9%)	24 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (8.9%)	$9,944			$748			$9,195	49.1	50.6	143	13
201164001565	157	Westridge Middle	Public	7-8	9300 Nieman Rd	Overland Park	66214	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-1200	811	59	13.8	58.1%	372 (45.9%)	125 (15.4%)	220 (27.1%)	15 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	75 (9.2%)	$9,624			$748			$8,876	48.8	51.5	138	19
200570001957	158	Atchison County Community Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	908 Tiger Road	Effingham	66023	Atchison County	Atchison County Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(913) 833-2240	264	21	12.5	46.6%	247 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$13,098			$612			$12,487	48.8	45.6	174	16
200587000611	159	Ellsworth High	Public	7-12	211 W 11th	Ellsworth	67439	Ellsworth County	Ellsworth	No	No	No	No	(785) 472-4471	302	24	12.7	34.8%	272 (90.1%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$12,560			$600			$11,960	48.8	45.6	175	16
200474001867	160	Thayer Schools	Public	PK, KG-8	300 W. Wilson	Thayer	66776	Neosho County	Cherryvale	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 522-2109	119	11	10.8	47.9%	106 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	$13,889			$1,316			$12,573	48.7	50.1	146	14

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on KAP English Language Arts, KAP Mathematics, KAP Science test scores released by the Kansas State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 8, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Kansas State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Kansas State Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.