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)
201260001999	221	Victoria Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1107 10th St.	Victoria	67671	Ellis County	Victoria	No	No	No	No	(785) 735-9211	120	15	8.2	25.8%	115 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	$12,540			$1,145			$11,395	37.5	58.8	111	110
200837001354	222	Larned Middle School	Public	6-8	904 Corse	Larned	67550	Pawnee County	Ft Larned	No	No	No	No	(620) 285-8430	198	18	11.3	54.0%	159 (80.3%)	4 (2.0%)	23 (11.6%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	$17,967			$376			$17,591	37.4	47.5	164	58
200804001274	223	Crest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	603 E. Broad	Colony	66015	Anderson County	Crest	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 852-3529	164	13	12.9	59.8%	149 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	$10,763			$1,013			$9,751	37.4	44.8	181	42
200489000823	224	Clay Center Community Middle	Public	6-8	935 Prospect Street	Clay Center	67432	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	No	(785) 632-3232	246	21	11.4	43.5%	216 (87.8%)	3 (1.2%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	$9,343			$787			$8,556	37.2	50.8	141	83
201226001688	225	Landon Middle School	Public	6-8	731 SW Fairlawn Rd	Topeka	66606	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 438-4220	457	36	12.6	68.3%	187 (40.9%)	41 (9.0%)	183 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.8%)	$11,534			$1,213			$10,321	37.1	38.2	217	8
200576000436	226	Elk Valley High School	Public	6-12	701 Delaware	Longton	67352	Elk County	Elk Valley	No	No	No	No	(620) 642-2215	47	5	9.8	80.9%	37 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (12.8%)	$20,129			$2,171			$17,958	37.1			(n/a)
200840001375	227	Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School	Public	6-8	1400 Massachusetts St	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5400	422	32	13.1	66.8%	252 (59.7%)	34 (8.1%)	60 (14.2%)	9 (2.1%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.6%)	$12,239			$682			$11,558	36.8	33.4	242	15
200765001120	228	Independence Middle	Public	6-8	300 W. Locust St.	Independence	67301	Montgomery County	Independence	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 332-1836	433	34	12.8	72.3%	310 (71.6%)	24 (5.5%)	46 (10.6%)	5 (1.2%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (9.2%)	$7,952			$788			$7,163	36.6	43	192	36
200669000014	229	Greeley County Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	400 W Lawrence	Tribune	67879	Greeley County	Greeley County Schools	No	No	No	No	(620) 376-4265	123	13	9.6	48.8%	93 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$13,710			$930			$12,780	36.6	19.5	314	85
200348000183	230	Northeast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	201 North West Street	Arma	66712	Crawford County	Northeast	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 347-8461	341	28	12	78.3%	287 (84.2%)	6 (1.8%)	26 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	$12,281			$1,684			$10,597	36.4	37.6	221	9

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.