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)
201164001566	141	Hocker Grove Middle	Public	7-8	10400 Johnson Dr	Shawnee	66203	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-0200	747	50	15	58.8%	396 (53.0%)	66 (8.8%)	212 (28.4%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.6%)	$9,494			$909			$8,585	52.2	49	155	14
200387000410	142	Beloit Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	1711 N Walnut	Beloit	67420	Mitchell County	Beloit	No	No	No	No	(785) 738-3593	350	35	9.9	45.1%	329 (94.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$17,612			$165			$17,447	52.1	65.1	86	56
201149001921	143	Seaman Middle School	Public	7-8	5530 NW Topeka	Topeka	66617	Shawnee County	Seaman	No	No	No	No	(785) 286-8400	585	46	12.7	37.3%	479 (81.9%)	19 (3.2%)	45 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	$9,780			$434			$9,346	52	39	214	71
201108000388	144	Colwich Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	401 South Marion	Colwich	67030	Sedgwick County	Renwick	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 796-1331	242	15	16.2	31.8%	212 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	$11,714			$1,010			$10,704	51.8	66.8	78	66
201218001136	145	Shawnee Heights Middle	Public	7-8	4335 SE Shawnee Heights Road	Tecumseh	66542	Shawnee County	Shawnee Heights	No	No	No	No	(785) 379-5830	538	42	12.9	35.9%	353 (65.6%)	32 (5.9%)	96 (17.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.5%)	$9,907			$674			$9,233	51.8	58.8	110	35
200001400453	146	Central Heights High	Public	6-12	3521 Ellis Road	Richmond	66080	Franklin County	Central Heights	No	No	No	No	(785) 869-3455	294	23	12.7	48.6%	264 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$11,241			$881			$10,360	51.6	45.5	177	31
200900001007	147	Lyndon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	421 East 6th St	Lyndon	66451	Osage County	Lyndon	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 828-4622	303	24	12.5	40.9%	282 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	$11,857			$415			$11,442	51.5	52.7	127	20
201251000369	148	Valley Center Middle School	Public	6-8	800 N. Meridian	Valley Center	67147	Sedgwick County	Valley Center Pub School	No	No	No	No	(316) 755-7060	761	48	15.7	41.7%	585 (76.9%)	13 (1.7%)	107 (14.1%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.5%)	$8,322			$171			$8,152	51.2	48.8	156	8
201071001591	149	Pittsburg Middle School	Public	6-8	1310 N. Broadway	Pittsburg	66762	Crawford County	Pittsburg	No	No	No	No	(620) 235-3240	720	47	15.2	67.1%	442 (61.4%)	24 (3.3%)	150 (20.8%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.4%)	66 (9.2%)	$8,368			$480			$7,888	51.1	49.3	152	3
200552001245	150	Dexter High	Public	6-12	311 N. Main	Dexter	67038	Cowley County	Dexter	No	No	No	No	(620) 876-5415	153	14	10.7	40.5%	139 (90.8%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.9%)	$13,038			$494			$12,544	50.5	71.8	61	89

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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:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.