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)
201185001918	291	Insight School of Kansas	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	101 E South St	Spring Hill	66083	Johnson County	Spring Hill	Yes	No	Yes	No	(913) 592-4600	1,035	36	28.9	0.3%	654 (63.2%)	100 (9.7%)	175 (16.9%)	8 (0.8%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (8.6%)	$4,611			$00			$4,611	25.7	19.1	321	30
201008000477	292	Decatur Community Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	605 E Commercial	Oberlin	67749	Decatur County	Oberlin	No	No	No	No	(785) 475-2231	136	17	8	44.9%	125 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$15,002			$537			$14,465	25.7	25.6	290	2
200966000238	293	Marmaton Valley High	Public	6-12	140 West Oak Street	Moran	66755	Allen County	Marmaton Valley	No	No	No	No	(620) 237-4251	135	15	9.3	54.8%	117 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.1%)	$12,039			$37			$12,001	25.1	32.9	246	47
200573001332	294	El Dorado Middle	Public	6-8	440 E Wildcat Way	El Dorado	67042	Butler County	El Dorado	No	No	No	No	(316) 322-4820	439	28	15.6	59.7%	347 (79.0%)	2 (0.5%)	56 (12.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.2%)	$12,278			$357			$11,921	25	33.6	240	54
201254000662	295	Valley Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	700 Oak Street	Valley Falls	66088	Jefferson County	Valley Falls	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 945-3221	284	22	12.6	42.6%	256 (90.1%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$12,081			$914			$11,167	24.8	29.8	265	30
201299001908	296	Marshall Middle School	Public	6-8	1510 Payne	Wichita	67203	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-9000	490	40	12.1	90.0%	88 (18.0%)	35 (7.1%)	344 (70.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	$11,483			$3,213			$8,269	24.7	19.8	312	16
200477001493	297	Chetopa High	Public	6-12	430 Elm Street	Chetopa	67336	Labette County	Chetopa-St. Paul	No	No	No	No	(620) 236-7244	67	9	7.6	82.1%	54 (80.6%)	1 (1.5%)	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.5%)	$12,046			$891			$11,154	24.2	19.6	313	16
200001701217	298	Scott City Middle	Public	3-8	809 W Ninth	Scott City	67871	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(620) 872-7640	426	31	13.9	47.9%	311 (73.0%)	1 (0.2%)	78 (18.3%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$8,607			$1,554			$7,053	23.9	33	245	53
200774000243	299	Iola Middle School	Public	6-8	600 East Street	Iola	66749	Allen County	Iola	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 365-4785	246	20	12.5	65.4%	211 (85.8%)	4 (1.6%)	17 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	$9,424			$300			$9,124	23.8	25.1	293	6
201113000872	300	Riverton Middle	Public	6-8	7144 SE 70th	Riverton	66770	Cherokee County	Riverton	No	No	No	No	(620) 848-3355	170	12	13.9	57.1%	138 (81.2%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.5%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	18 (10.6%)	$10,972			$349			$10,623	23.6	27.4	285	15

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.