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)
200630001915	81	Frontenac Junior High	Public	6-8	208 S. Cayuga	Frontenac	66763	Crawford County	Frontenac Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(620) 232-6370	219	16	13.9	34.2%	194 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (5.0%)	$9,973			$604			$9,369	67.7	70.7	64	17
201044000739	82	Oxford Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	515 N. Water	Oxford	67119	Sumner County	Oxford	No	No	No	No	(620) 455-2410	212	14	15.2	39.2%	167 (78.8%)	8 (3.8%)	22 (10.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)	$9,069			$522			$8,547	67.6	44.7	183	101
200585000868	83	Ellis Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	1706 S Monroe	Ellis	67637	Ellis County	Ellis	No	No	No	No	(785) 726-3151	169	19	8.8	32.0%	158 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	$10,032			$842			$9,190	67.2	33.2	243	160
200642001824	84	Pioneer Ridge Middle School	Public	5-8	16200 Kill Creek Road	Gardner	66030	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	No	(913) 856-3850	558	41	13.4	31.7%	489 (87.6%)	14 (2.5%)	16 (2.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	$10,153			$278			$9,875	66.6	66.6	79	5
200609000874	85	Eudora Middle School	Public	6-8	2635 Church	Eudora	66025	Douglas County	Eudora	No	No	No	No	(785) 542-4960	401	24	16.5	30.7%	339 (84.5%)	4 (1.0%)	26 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.5%)	$11,130			$167			$10,962	65.5	66.9	76	9
200480000010	86	Cimarron High	Public	7-12	400 N 5th	Cimarron	67835	Gray County	Cimarron-Ensign	No	No	No	No	(620) 855-3323	291	28	10.3	41.6%	192 (66.0%)	5 (1.7%)	85 (29.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$10,188			$669			$9,519	65.4	39.5	212	126
201050000776	87	Paola Middle	Public	6-8	405 Hospital Drive	Paola	66071	Miami County	Paola	No	No	No	No	(913) 294-8030	430	32	13.4	33.0%	376 (87.4%)	3 (0.7%)	28 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	$12,013			$465			$11,547	64.6	52.5	129	42
200932000661	88	Royal Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	204 S 4th	Mayetta	66509	Jackson County	Royal Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 966-2251	247	21	11.5	42.9%	140 (56.7%)	3 (1.2%)	28 (11.3%)	1 (0.4%)	64 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	$11,401			$1,057			$10,344	64.4	46	170	82
200327000063	89	Long Island Middle School	Public	5-8	627 Washington	Long Island	67647	Phillips County	Northern Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 854-7681	36	4	8.1	69.4%	31 (86.1%)	1 (2.8%)	4 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,133			$812			$13,320	63.8			(n/a)
200951000669	90	Jefferson West Middle	Public	5-8	210 N Miller	Meriden	66512	Jefferson County	Jefferson West	No	No	No	No	(785) 484-2900	262	16	16.4	36.3%	231 (88.2%)	6 (2.3%)	15 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	$10,872			$253			$10,619	63.5	48	158	68

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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

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.