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)
201200001686	21	Overland Trail Middle	Public	6-8	6201 W. 133rd St.	Overland Park	66209	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 239-5400	547	43	12.8	21.8%	285 (52.1%)	47 (8.6%)	55 (10.1%)	122 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.9%)	$10,702			$391			$10,311	89.3	81.8	40	19
200897001638	22	Louisburg Middle	Public	6-8	505 E. Amity	Louisburg	66053	Miami County	Louisburg	No	No	No	No	(913) 837-1800	376	26	14.6	18.9%	334 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	$9,643			$313			$9,330	89.3	86.3	27	5
201182000837	23	Spearville Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	305 E. Ave. B	Spearville	67876	Ford County	Spearville	No	No	No	No	(620) 385-2631	168	16	10.5	26.8%	144 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	$12,598			$358			$12,240	89.2	75	52	29
200035302048	24	Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	110 N. 11th	Seneca	66538	Nemaha County	Nemaha Central	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 336-2173	553	37	15.1	32.5%	511 (92.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	$10,552			$783			$9,769	87.6	91.5	16	8
201014001019	25	California Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	13775 W 133 Street	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7220	592	46	12.8	14.9%	392 (66.2%)	57 (9.6%)	42 (7.1%)	59 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.9%)	$11,739			$458			$11,282	87.3	86.9	23	2
200717001193	26	Hesston Middle	Public	5-8	100 N Ridge Road	Hesston	67062	Harvey County	Hesston	No	No	No	No	(620) 327-7111	294	14	20.4	26.5%	252 (85.7%)	5 (1.7%)	24 (8.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	$8,605			$270			$8,336	87.3	84.9	31	5
200477001907	27	St. Paul Middle School	Public	6-8	118 First Street	Saint Paul	66771	Neosho County	Chetopa-St. Paul	No	No	No	No	(620) 449-2245	46	3	13.5	52.2%	38 (82.6%)	1 (2.2%)	6 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,784			$1,305			$10,478	87.1	73.3	57	30
201128002033	28	Pawnee Heights	Public, Alternative	3-12	100 West Grand	Rozel	67574	Pawnee County	Pawnee Heights	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 527-4211	131	17	7.7	43.5%	116 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$16,746			$804			$15,942	86.4	75.8	50	22
201278001383	29	Valley Heights Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	2274 6th Road	Blue Rapids	66411	Marshall County	Valley Heights	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 363-2508	180	18	10.2	48.9%	169 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$13,153			$1,067			$12,086	85.6	72.4	59	30
200693000219	30	Olpe Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	220 W Listerscheid St	Olpe	66865	Lyon County	Southern Lyon County	No	No	No	No	(620) 475-3223	147	13	11.5	23.8%	131 (89.1%)	2 (1.4%)	12 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$12,689			$00			$12,689	85.4	91.1	17	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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.