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)
200456000833	41	Frankfort High	Public	7-12	604 N Kansas	Frankfort	66427	Marshall County	Vermillion	No	No	No	No	(785) 292-4486	121	13	9.5	28.1%	116 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$11,598			$378			$11,220	81.3	72.1	60	19
200918001049	42	Susan B Anthony Middle School	Public	6-8	2501 Browning	Manhattan	66502	Riley County	Manhattan-Ogden	No	No	No	No	(785) 587-2890	762	55	13.7	32.9%	497 (65.2%)	39 (5.1%)	121 (15.9%)	36 (4.7%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	60 (7.9%)	$11,953			$419			$11,534	81	77.2	47	5
201014001676	43	Frontier Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	15300 W 143rd Street	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7210	666	50	13.4	26.4%	478 (71.8%)	38 (5.7%)	91 (13.7%)	17 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.0%)	$10,216			$259			$9,956	81	73.1	58	15
201108000389	44	Garden Plain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	700 Section Line	Garden Plain	67050	Sedgwick County	Renwick	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 531-2261	448	23	19.4	16.7%	409 (91.3%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$9,039			$713			$8,326	80.9	79.2	44
200000402114	45	Rock Creek Middle School	Public	5-8	9357 Flush Rd	Saint George	66535	Pottawatomie County	Rock Creek	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 494-8591	427	29	14.8	25.3%	393 (92.0%)	5 (1.2%)	22 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)								80.8	73.3	56	11
200768001273	46	Ingalls High School/Junior High	Public	6-12	100 Bulldog Drive	Ingalls	67853	Gray County	Ingalls	No	No	No	No	(620) 335-5135	120	10	11.7	36.7%	93 (77.5%)	3 (2.5%)	22 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$13,945			$740			$13,205	79.9	76.3	49	3
201108002034	47	St. Marks School	Public	PK, KG-8	19001 West 29th N.	Colwich	67030	Sedgwick County	Renwick	No	No	No	No	(316) 796-1466	323	21	15	12.7%	276 (85.4%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	$7,873			$630			$7,242	79.6	92	15	32
200960000082	48	Minneola Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	111 East Locust	Minneola	67865	Clark County	Minneola	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 885-4571	172	14	12.2	58.7%	127 (73.8%)	1 (0.6%)	29 (16.9%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.4%)	$14,337			$05			$14,333	78.9	86.4	25	23
200001200096	49	Linn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Parkview	Linn	66953	Washington County	Barnes	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 348-5531	176	13	13.7	40.3%	134 (76.1%)	1 (0.6%)	40 (22.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,588			$387			$13,200	78.8			(n/a)
200780000108	50	Hodgeman County High	Public	7-12	510 Niederacher	Jetmore	67854	Hodgeman County	Hodgeman County	No	No	No	No	(620) 357-8378	108	13	8.1	27.8%	95 (88.0%)	2 (1.9%)	7 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	$13,752			$1,398			$12,354	78.1	65	87	37

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.