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)
200657000964	61	Goessel High	Public	6-12	100 E Main	Goessel	67053	Marion County	Goessel	No	No	No	No	(620) 367-2242	160	14	11.6	26.9%	142 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	$11,586			$669			$10,917	74.3	84.8	32	29
201299000340	62	Robinson Middle School	Public	6-8	328 N Oliver	Wichita	67208	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-8600	739	59	12.5	61.0%	266 (36.0%)	156 (21.1%)	134 (18.1%)	102 (13.8%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (9.9%)	$10,106			$2,994			$7,112	74.1	64	92	30
200555001296	63	Dighton High	Public	7-12	200 S Wichita	Dighton	67839	Lane County	Dighton	No	No	No	No	(620) 397-5333	95	11	9	42.1%	81 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,124			$82			$17,042	73.5	52.2	133	70
201014002102	64	Summit Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	22201 W 118th St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7200	591	51	11.7	31.6%	361 (61.1%)	62 (10.5%)	110 (18.6%)	17 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (6.1%)	$13,789			$431			$13,358	73.3	70.2	67	3
200456000831	65	Centralia High	Public	7-12	507 John Riggins Ave	Centralia	66415	Nemaha County	Vermillion	No	No	No	No	(785) 857-3324	128	13	10.1	26.6%	121 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$11,727			$520			$11,207	71.9	74.9	53	12
200654001732	66	Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School	Public	6-8	16152 W Explorer St	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	No	(316) 794-4150	614	32	19	15.6%	529 (86.2%)	6 (1.0%)	42 (6.8%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	$8,759			$364			$8,395	71.8	86.3	26	40
201164001573	67	Trailridge Middle	Public	7-8	7500 Quivira Rd	Shawnee	66216	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-1000	701	47	14.9	43.4%	405 (57.8%)	69 (9.8%)	157 (22.4%)	18 (2.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.8%)	$9,671			$958			$8,713	71.4	65.7	82	15
200441001065	68	Caney Valley High	Public	7-12	601 E. Bullpup Blvd	Caney	67333	Montgomery County	Caney Valley	No	No	No	No	(620) 879-9220	327	29	11.3	43.1%	248 (75.8%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.7%)	3 (0.9%)	27 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.6%)	$11,219			$805			$10,414	71.3	43.8	189	121
200531001586	69	Pike Valley Junior High	Public	7-8	100 School Street	Scandia	66966	Republic County	Pike Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 335-2294	30	4	8.3	50.0%	30 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,407			$167			$15,240	71	52.1	134	65
200492000376	70	Clearwater Intermediate - Middle School	Public	4-8	140 S 4th	Clearwater	67026	Sedgwick County	Clearwater	No	No	No	No	(620) 584-2036	412	27	15.3	37.1%	361 (87.6%)	3 (0.7%)	35 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$9,298			$401			$8,896	70.9	62.6	97	27

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.