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)
201226001595	331	Chase Middle School	Public	6-8	2250 NE State St	Topeka	66616	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 295-3840	378	35	10.8	92.6%	102 (27.0%)	51 (13.5%)	174 (46.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.8%)	$12,691			$1,728			$10,963	15.3	15.2	333	2
200417001872	332	Altoona-Midway Middle/High School	Public	6-12	20704 US 75 Hwy	Buffalo	66717	Wilson County	Altoona-Midway	No	No	No	No	(620) 537-7711	79	9	8.9	69.6%	70 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.9%)	$15,908			$2,300			$13,608	14.7	19.4	317	15
200873002080	333	Eisenhower Middle School	Public	6-8	2000 N Western	Liberal	67901	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-1400	559	40	13.8	78.9%	77 (13.8%)	6 (1.1%)	454 (81.2%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	$10,361			$627			$9,734	14.7	14.6	336	3
200843002030	334	Richard Warren Middle School	Public	7-8	3501 New Lawrence Road	Leavenworth	66048	Leavenworth County	Leavenworth	No	No	No	No	(913) 684-1530	479	30	16.1	61.4%	267 (55.7%)	72 (15.0%)	66 (13.8%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (13.6%)	$9,653			$818			$8,835	14.5	19.5	315	19
201152000446	335	Sedan High	Public	6-12	416 E Elm	Sedan	67361	Chautauqua County	Chautauqua County Community	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 725-3186	199	19	10.7	68.8%	157 (78.9%)	4 (2.0%)	11 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.0%)	$13,866			$3,062			$10,804	13.8	24.6	294	41
200558001094	336	Dodge City Middle School	Public	6-8	2000 Sixth Avenue	Dodge City	67801	Ford County	Dodge City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 471-2100	809	48	16.9	81.6%	101 (12.5%)	5 (0.6%)	680 (84.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.2%)	$11,235			$1,385			$9,851	13.7	17.7	327	9
201299001800	337	Jardine Technology Middle Magnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	3550 Ross Parkway	Wichita	67210	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-4300	516	43	12.1	94.0%	90 (17.4%)	98 (19.0%)	252 (48.8%)	41 (7.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	30 (5.8%)	$13,468			$3,586			$9,882	12.8	6.9	361	24
201035001490	338	Service Valley Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	21101 Wallace Road	Parsons	67357	Labette County	Oswego	Yes	No	No	Yes	(620) 421-3449	124	9	14.2	56.5%	97 (78.2%)	4 (3.2%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.1%)	$11,598			$840			$10,758	12.8	33	244	94
200819001300	339	Southwestern Heights Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	17222 Mustang Road	Kismet	67859	Seward County	Kismet-Plains	No	No	No	No	(620) 563-7292	322	28	11.5	70.8%	119 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	202 (62.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,234			$764			$13,471	12.5	10	345	6
201299001904	340	Gordon Parks Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2201 E. 25th St.	Wichita	67219	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-7500	396	36	11	90.2%	58 (14.6%)	195 (49.2%)	92 (23.2%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.6%)	$14,730			$4,301			$10,430	12.2	13.8	341	1

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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.

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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.