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)
200465000913	281	Chase High	Public	8-12	313 East Avenue C	Chase	67524	Rice County	Chase-Raymond	No	No	No	No	(620) 938-2923	44	6	8	90.9%	41 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,467			$2,105			$13,361	27.4			(n/a)
201092000557	282	Pretty Prairie Middle	Public	5-8	101 N Maple	Pretty Prairie	67570	Reno County	Pretty Prairie	No	No	No	No	(620) 459-6911	92	6	15.1	44.6%	89 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,322			$694			$7,628	27	29.8	263	19
200759000248	283	Humboldt Middle School	Public	6-8	1105 Bridge Street	Humboldt	66748	Allen County	Humboldt	No	No	No	No	(620) 473-3348	141	10	13.6	52.5%	122 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.3%)	$5,114			$00			$5,114	26.8	18.9	323	40
200744001289	284	White City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	414 Goodnow	White City	66872	Morris County	Rural Vista	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 349-2211	126	12	10.9	48.4%	113 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.9%)	$10,861			$1,050			$9,811	26.8	37	225	59
200807001993	285	Kingman Middle School	Public	7-8	260 West Kansas Ave	Kingman	67068	Kingman County	Kingman - Norwich	No	No	No	No	(620) 532-3136	94	5	20.5	54.3%	84 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$16,026			$1,931			$14,095	26.5	14.5	337	52
200474001125	286	Cherryvale Senior / Middle School	Public	7-12	700 S Carson	Cherryvale	67335	Montgomery County	Cherryvale	No	No	No	No	(620) 336-8100	290	30	9.7	61.0%	236 (81.4%)	3 (1.0%)	28 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	$12,623			$789			$11,834	26.4	24.5	295	9
200762001635	287	Hutchinson Middle School 8	Public	7-8	200 W 14	Hutchinson	67501	Reno County	Hutchinson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(620) 615-4800	295	26	11.3	69.5%	188 (63.7%)	8 (2.7%)	72 (24.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.5%)	$12,969			$1,919			$11,050	26.4	22.2	304	17
200906000713	288	Macksville High	Public	7-12	417 N. Gilmore	Macksville	67557	Stafford County	Macksville	No	No	No	No	(620) 348-2475	86	14	6.2	68.6%	44 (51.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,655			$324			$16,331	26	14	340	52
201059000902	289	Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	810 Sycamore Street	Peabody	66866	Marion County	Peabody-Burns	No	No	No	No	(620) 983-2196	111	12	9	51.4%	97 (87.4%)	2 (1.8%)	7 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	$14,816			$977			$13,839	25.9	23.4	298	9
201002000059	290	Norton Junior High	Public	7-8	706 North Jones Street	Norton	67654	Norton County	Norton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 877-5851	93	9	10.8	44.1%	85 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$12,927			$534			$12,393	25.9	28.2	277	13

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.