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)
200879000487	71	Lincoln Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	701 East North	Lincoln	67455	Lincoln County	Lincoln	No	No	No	No	(785) 524-4193	175	14	12.9	58.9%	151 (86.3%)	2 (1.1%)	16 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	$11,969			$764			$11,205	70.7	69.1	72	1
200035002026	72	Sabetha Middle School	Public	6-8	751 Bluejay Blvd	Sabetha	66534	Nemaha County	Prairie Hills	No	No	No	No	(785) 284-2151	166	13	12.8	31.9%	156 (94.0%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$11,822			$319			$11,502	69.9	75.4	51	21
200381001508	73	Baxter Springs High	Public	7-12	100 N Military	Baxter Springs	66713	Cherokee County	Baxter Springs	No	No	No	No	(620) 856-3366	389	29	13.6	58.4%	303 (77.9%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.3%)	6 (1.5%)	24 (6.2%)	$12,654			$131			$12,523	69.8	67.8	74	1
200034601900	74	Thunder Ridge Middle School	Public	4-8	941 Kansas Avenue	Agra	67621	Phillips County	Thunder Ridge Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 638-2244	64	7	9.2	45.3%	49 (76.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)	$16,600			$1,977			$14,623	69.6	70.7	65	9
200537000635	75	Cunningham High	Public	7-12	104 W 4th	Cunningham	67035	Kingman County	Cunningham	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 298-2473	85	11	7.6	28.2%	82 (96.5%)	2 (2.4%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,673			$444			$17,228	69.4	47.5	163	88
200834001664	76	Lansing Middle 6-8	Public	6-8	220 Lion Lane	Lansing	66043	Leavenworth County	Lansing	No	No	No	No	(913) 727-1197	635	45	14.1	33.1%	451 (71.0%)	43 (6.8%)	72 (11.3%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.7%)	$6,685			$501			$6,184	68.6	71.4	62	14
200000300583	77	Wamego Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 Kaw Valley Road	Wamego	66547	Pottawatomie County	Wamego	No	No	No	No	(785) 456-7682	360	31	11.5	26.9%	308 (85.6%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)	$8,649			$1,319			$7,330	68.4	47.9	159	82
200372000703	78	Baldwin Junior High School	Public	6-8	400 Eisenhower	Baldwin City	66006	Douglas County	Baldwin City	No	No	No	No	(785) 594-2448	312	21	15	28.8%	275 (88.1%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	$9,808			$1,160			$8,647	68.3	63	95	17
200636001511	79	Galena Middle School	Public	6-8	624 East 8th Street	Galena	66739	Cherokee County	Galena	No	No	No	No	(620) 783-4499	164	13	12.8	62.8%	134 (81.7%)	1 (0.6%)	11 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.9%)	$12,723			$4,122			$8,601	68.1	60.8	103	24
200606000626	80	Mission Valley Junior and Senior High School	Public	7-12	12913 Mission Valley Rd. Ste A	Eskridge	66423	Wabaunsee County	Mission Valley	No	No	No	No	(866) 557-6686	218	24	9.1	30.7%	196 (89.9%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$14,221			$100			$14,121	67.8	65.6	83	3

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.