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)
201014001601	211	Indian Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	1440 E 151st St	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7230	609	52	11.7	52.7%	308 (50.6%)	34 (5.6%)	209 (34.3%)	16 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	33 (5.4%)	$12,437			$586			$11,851	38.9	36.2	229	18
200618000148	212	Fort Scott Middle School	Public	6-8	1105 E 12th St	Fort Scott	66701	Bourbon County	Fort Scott	No	No	No	No	(620) 223-3262	430	38	11.3	61.4%	374 (87.0%)	9 (2.1%)	19 (4.4%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	$10,414			$762			$9,652	38.8	43.9	187	25
201035001491	213	Oswego Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	1501 Tomahawk Trail	Oswego	67356	Labette County	Oswego	No	No	No	No	(620) 795-2125	191	18	10.3	63.4%	165 (86.4%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	$18,677			$292			$18,384	38.8	22	305	92
201125001592	214	Rose Hill Middle	Public	6-8	212 Rocket Drive	Rose Hill	67133	Butler County	Rose Hill Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(316) 776-3320	378	24	15.8	37.8%	336 (88.9%)	3 (0.8%)	23 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$10,204			$422			$9,782	38.5	42.6	197	17
200035101983	215	Riverside Middle School	Public	6-8	710 Harding Avenue	Wathena	66090	Doniphan County	Riverside	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 989-4425	152	10	14.6	52.0%	117 (77.0%)	4 (2.6%)	14 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.5%)	$11,072			$648			$10,424	38.5	48.7	157	58
200510000644	216	Concordia Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	436 W 10th	Concordia	66901	Cloud County	Concordia	No	No	No	No	(785) 243-2452	485	40	12	46.2%	443 (91.3%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$13,974			$746			$13,228	38.5	28.1	278	62
201209001687	217	Sublette Middle	Public	7-8	601 Ellis St	Sublette	67877	Haskell County	Sublette	No	No	No	No	(620) 675-8504	58	4	14.8	56.9%	40 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,377			$2,127			$9,250	38.1	52.4	130	87
200750002013	218	West Elk Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1199 State Highway 99	Howard	67349	Elk County	West Elk	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 374-2147	378	34	11.1	55.6%	331 (87.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$13,861			$1,788			$12,073	38	19.3	318	100
200582000732	219	Ellinwood Middle School	Public	7-8	210 E. 2nd St.	Ellinwood	67526	Barton County	Ellinwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(620) 564-3136	76	5	16.8	31.6%	70 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$12,669			$746			$11,923	37.9	61.2	101	118
200426001161	220	Burlingame Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	417 North Dacotah	Burlingame	66413	Osage County	Burlingame Public School	No	No	No	No	(785) 654-3315	157	10	15.3	51.0%	144 (91.7%)	4 (2.5%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	$12,569			$316			$12,253	37.5	22.4	303	83

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.