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)
200540000004	321	Deerfield Middle School	Public	6-8	803 Beech Street	Deerfield	67838	Kearny County	Deerfield	No	No	No	No	(620) 426-8401	50	3	14.7	68.0%	44 (88.0%)	1 (2.0%)	5 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,059			$2,587			$12,472	19.2	16.3	331	10
200558001743	322	Comanche Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 First Ave.	Dodge City	67801	Ford County	Dodge City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 371-1100	795	46	17.4	80.0%	152 (19.1%)	12 (1.5%)	606 (76.2%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	$10,940			$1,280			$9,660	18.7	22.9	300	22
201242000067	323	Kepley Middle School	Public	6-8	113 N Colorado	Ulysses	67880	Grant County	Ulysses	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 356-3025	336	24	13.8	70.8%	95 (28.3%)	3 (0.9%)	220 (65.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	$10,531			$1,836			$8,695	17.4	16.9	329	6
200354000958	324	Atchison Middle School	Public	6-8	301 N 5th	Atchison	66002	Atchison County	Atchison Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(913) 367-5363	313	30	10.2	64.9%	216 (69.0%)	41 (13.1%)	11 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (13.7%)	$11,526			$75			$11,451	17.3	31.5	253	71
201236001520	325	Turner Middle School	Public	7-8	1312 South 55th	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 288-4000	571	41	13.9	72.9%	166 (29.1%)	75 (13.1%)	283 (49.6%)	15 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.3%)	$9,371			$362			$9,009	16.5	14.3	338	13
200489000828	326	Wakefield Elementary	Public	K-8	502 Third	Wakefield	67487	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	No	(785) 461-5437	151	13	11.3	57.0%	127 (84.1%)	1 (0.7%)	17 (11.3%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$10,781			$809			$9,971	16.3	20.1	310	16
201284000727	327	Wellington Middle School	Public	6-8	605 North A	Wellington	67152	Sumner County	Wellington	No	No	No	No	(620) 326-4320	375	30	12.6	62.7%	294 (78.4%)	12 (3.2%)	47 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.1%)	$10,425			$559			$9,866	16.1	21.4	306	21
200390001584	328	Belle Plaine Middle	Public	5-8	724 N Merchant	Belle Plaine	67013	Sumner County	Belle Plaine	No	No	No	No	(620) 488-2222	174	12	15.1	54.0%	145 (83.3%)	1 (0.6%)	18 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	$12,015			$530			$11,484	15.8	18.2	325	3
201299000337	329	Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	207 S Sheridan	Wichita	67213	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-5800	629	42	14.9	77.1%	238 (37.8%)	63 (10.0%)	270 (42.9%)	11 (1.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.5%)	$9,925			$2,402			$7,523	15.7	21	308	21
201179001510	330	South Haven High	Public	6-12	229 Kickapoo Avenue	South Haven	67140	Sumner County	South Haven	No	No	No	No	(620) 892-5215	116	12	10	34.5%	104 (89.7%)	1 (0.9%)	5 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)	$15,588			$814			$14,774	15.6	28.2	276	54

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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

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.