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)
200957000163	271	Minneapolis Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	602 Woodland Ave	Minneapolis	67467	Ottawa County	North Ottawa County	No	No	No	No	(785) 392-2113	302	25	12	45.0%	279 (92.4%)	4 (1.3%)	12 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$13,555			$762			$12,793	29.4	41.5	201	70
200594000225	272	Emporia Middle School	Public	6-8	2300 Graphic Arts Road	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	No	(620) 341-2335	900	65	13.9	61.8%	424 (47.1%)	8 (0.9%)	408 (45.3%)	12 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.0%)	$8,367			$787			$7,580	29.2	29.6	267	5
200726001954	273	Hill City Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	1 Ringneck Drive	Hill City	67642	Graham County	Graham County	No	No	No	No	(785) 421-2117	196	14	14.2	44.4%	177 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)	$12,075			$477			$11,598	28.7	29.8	264	9
201305001826	274	Winfield Middle School	Public	6-8	130 Viking Blvd.	Winfield	67156	Cowley County	Winfield	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 221-5130	499	41	12	54.1%	363 (72.7%)	13 (2.6%)	50 (10.0%)	16 (3.2%)	4 (0.8%)	11 (2.2%)	42 (8.4%)	$10,994			$192			$10,802	28.7	28.6	275	1
201056001486	275	Parsons Middle School	Public	6-8	2719 Main	Parsons	67357	Labette County	Parsons	No	No	No	No	(620) 421-4190	295	26	11.3	84.1%	175 (59.3%)	30 (10.2%)	34 (11.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (17.3%)	$9,850			$2,694			$7,156	28.6	25.5	291	16
201131000944	276	Ruppenthal Middle	Public	6-8	400 N Elm St	Russell	67665	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	No	(785) 483-3174	186	20	9.5	59.1%	158 (84.9%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.1%)	$13,234			$841			$12,393	28.4	18.8	324	48
200405000030	277	Robert E Clark Middle	Public	6-8	420 N Bluegrass	Bonner Springs	66012	Wyandotte County	Bonner Springs	No	No	No	No	(913) 422-5115	563	46	12.1	52.0%	314 (55.8%)	77 (13.7%)	121 (21.5%)	11 (2.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	33 (5.9%)	$10,296			$2,346			$7,951	28.4	35.5	234	43
201226001472	278	Jardine Middle School	Public	6-8	2600 SW 33rd St	Topeka	66611	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 274-6330	542	43	12.5	78.8%	204 (37.6%)	99 (18.3%)	164 (30.3%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (12.2%)	$11,495			$1,202			$10,293	28.2	27.3	287	9
200810001944	279	Kinsley Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	716 N Colony	Kinsley	67547	Edwards County	Kinsley-Offerle	No	No	No	No	(620) 659-2126	157	18	8.5	54.1%	109 (69.4%)	3 (1.9%)	42 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$14,550			$00			$14,550	28.1	30.2	261	18
201299000327	280	Brooks Magnet Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3802 E 27th N	Wichita	67220	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-6450	534	34	15.8	81.8%	137 (25.7%)	236 (44.2%)	108 (20.2%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.9%)	$11,421			$2,988			$8,433	27.8	27.7	281	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.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.