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Emporia Middle School

Summary:

Emporia Middle School is a public middle school in Emporia, Kansas, serving around 900 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Emporia School District, which is ranked 223 out of 266 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Emporia Middle School consistently underperforms the state average in academic proficiency across all grades and subjects, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (20.91%), Mathematics (16.46%), and Science (21.2%) significantly lower than the state averages. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom half of Kansas middle schools for Hispanic, Multi-racial, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Over the past decade, the school's statewide ranking has steadily declined, from 167th out of 350 Kansas middle schools in 2017-2018 to 272nd out of 362 in 2023-2024, with a consistent 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's consistently low academic performance and declining rankings, there is no clear evidence of significant improvement efforts or strategies being implemented to address these issues. The school's high poverty rates, ranging from 58.1% to 62.19% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggest the need for more targeted interventions and support. Without data on nearby middle schools, it is difficult to make meaningful comparisons, but the Emporia Middle School's persistent underperformance and lack of improvement indicate the need for a comprehensive review of the school's strategies, resource allocation, and support systems.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2300 Graphic Arts Road
       Emporia, KS  66801

(620) 341-2335

District: Emporia

SchoolDigger Rank:
272nd of 362 Kansas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,367 Help


Students who attend Emporia Middle School usually attend:

High:    Emporia High

Feeder schools for Emporia Middle School:

Elementary:    Logan Ave Elementary
    Riverside Elementary
    Timmerman Elementary
    Village Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  13.1 Help
Number of students:  852

Racial breakdown:

White:
48.4%
Hispanic:
44.0%
Two or more races:
5.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  62.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Emporia Middle School ranks worse than 75.1% of middle schools in Kansas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.22. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (48.4%), Hispanic (44%), two or more races (5.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 62.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Emporia Middle School is 13.1. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Emporia Middle School is $8,367.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Emporia Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Emporia Middle School 272nd of 362 Kansas public middle schools. (See Emporia Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Emporia:

SchoolDigger ranks Emporia 223rd of 266 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Emporia Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Emporia Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 24.36 227th 277 18.1%
2007 26.34 231st 286 19.2%
2008 44.17 193rd 296 34.8%
2009 37.85 239th 307 22.1%
2010 43.90 215th 316 32.0%
2011 21.26 282nd 320 11.9%
2012 31.08 294th 342 14.0%
2013 29.39 290th 355 18.3%
2015 43.53 211th 368 42.7%
2016 43.72 194th 343 43.4%
2017 45.66 183rd 358 48.9%
2018 48.31 167th 350 52.3%
2019 35.08 239th 368 35.1%
2021 26.15 289th 367 21.3%
2022 27.70 279th 368 24.2%
2023 29.64 267th 362 26.2%
2024 29.22 272nd 362 24.9%
See the entire list of Kansas Middle School Rankings!

Rank History for Multi-racial students at Emporia Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.37 20th 64 68.8%
2019 67.86 16th 70 77.1%
2021 37.02 46th 79 41.8%
2022 41.06 48th 83 42.2%
2023 31.94 62nd 90 31.1%
2024 29.13 69th 88 21.6%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Middle Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Emporia Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.53 25th 60 58.3%
2019 48.82 17th 58 70.7%
2021 50.51 11th 56 80.4%
2022 46.69 21st 60 65.0%
2023 49.97 19th 62 69.4%
2024 43.32 27th 65 58.5%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Middle Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Emporia Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.62 63rd 132 52.3%
2019 39.12 93rd 157 40.8%
2021 51.70 63rd 160 60.6%
2022 42.09 90th 171 47.4%
2023 38.52 97th 178 45.5%
2024 25.88 132nd 164 19.5%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Middle Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Emporia Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.07 86th 255 66.3%
2019 38.59 172nd 270 36.3%
2021 33.65 191st 275 30.5%
2022 34.86 192nd 270 28.9%
2023 30.88 234th 300 22.0%
2024 29.53 230th 296 22.3%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Emporia Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.26 113th 275 58.9%
2019 35.45 199th 294 32.3%
2021 23.09 257th 313 17.9%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Middle Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Emporia Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.62 63rd 132 52.3%
2019 39.12 93rd 157 40.8%
2021 51.70 63rd 160 60.6%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Middle Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Emporia Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 46.46 32nd 42 23.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Emporia Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.63 134th 280 52.1%
2019 34.28 203rd 301 32.6%
2021 32.62 226th 308 26.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Emporia Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.38 57th 114 50.0%
2019 34.44 85th 128 33.6%
2021 34.02 87th 135 35.6%
2022 34.16 90th 138 34.8%
2023 32.96 97th 140 30.7%
2024 36.12 90th 144 37.5%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for Native American students at Emporia Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.26 2nd 3 33.3%
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Rank History for White students at Emporia Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.02 99th 333 70.3%
2019 45.11 177th 344 48.5%
2021 34.06 238th 349 31.8%
2022 34.15 239th 349 31.5%
2023 40.56 197th 349 43.6%
2024 36.50 212th 347 38.9%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Middle Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Kansas State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Kansas State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Emporia Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 887 20 32 95 5 n/a n/a 0 1039
1989 581 13 17 66 3 n/a n/a 0 680
1990 939 27 22 96 1 n/a n/a 0 1085
1991 924 30 28 107 1 n/a n/a 0 1090
1992 893 34 28 111 10 n/a n/a 0 1076
1993 940 49 32 131 6 n/a n/a 0 1158
1994 625 26 21 115 1 n/a n/a 0 788
1995 585 30 26 114 1 n/a n/a 0 756
1996 585 30 26 114 1 n/a n/a 0 756
1997 579 39 28 142 1 n/a n/a 0 789
1998 561 36 27 145 6 n/a n/a 0 775
1999 543 37 33 172 5 n/a n/a 0 790
2000 504 37 28 186 7 n/a n/a 0 762
2001 481 34 17 199 9 n/a n/a 0 740
2002 428 30 18 211 3 n/a n/a 0 690
2003 428 30 18 211 3 n/a n/a 0 690
2004 403 34 23 258 5 n/a n/a 3 726
2005 364 29 19 263 4 n/a n/a 44 723
2006 351 32 18 291 2 n/a n/a 0 694
2007 315 24 17 292 2 n/a n/a 3 653
2008 296 32 17 316 3 n/a n/a 0 664
2009 278 24 10 268 3 n/a n/a 0 583
2010 242 13 7 283 4 0 23 0 572
2011 232 15 5 280 6 0 24 0 562
2012 375 30 21 403 16 0 27 0 872
2013 419 23 28 404 12 1 28 0 915
2014 411 20 27 394 10 1 36 0 899
2015 400 19 24 379 5 1 42 0 870
2016 425 21 26 391 4 0 41 0 908
2017 471 18 19 322 31 0 48 0 909
2018 511 21 20 310 42 1 63 0 968
2019 473 17 20 455 7 1 54 0 1027
2020 458 15 21 470 8 1 57 0 1030
2021 414 14 18 471 9 1 49 0 976
2022 435 10 17 419 6 0 51 0 938
2023 424 8 12 408 3 0 45 0 900
2024 412 3 9 375 3 0 50 0 852

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Emporia Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1039 59.0 17.6 0
1989 680 65.0 10.4 n/a
1990 1085 67.7 16.0 0
1991 1090 67.7 16.1 0
1992 1076 66.7 16.1 33.4
1993 1158 69.7 16.6 12.2
1994 788 50.1 15.7 26.8
1995 756 47.0 16.1 41.7
1996 756 47.0 16.1 41.7
1997 789 48.4 16.3 44
1998 775 49.1 15.8 41
1999 790 51.6 15.3 44.7
2000 762 51.1 14.9 45
2001 740 50.6 14.6 47
2002 690 55.3 12.5 49.4
2003 690 55.3 12.5 49.4
2004 726 53.8 13.5 53.9
2005 723 53.8 13.4 61.6
2006 694 54.3 12.8 59.4
2007 653 50.9 12.8 61.5
2008 664 55.8 11.9 63.1
2009 583 55.3 10.5 66.6
2010 572 54.2 10.5 64.2
2011 562 49.7 11.3 67.8
2012 872 85.8 10.1 70.5
2013 915 68.4 13.3 68.9
2014 899 69.9 12.8 71.1
2015 870 69.0 12.6 69
2016 908 70.0 12.9 67.2
2017 909 65.6 13.8 64.1
2018 968 72.2 13.3 61.9
2019 1027 72.9 14.0 62.8
2020 1030 71.5 14.3 61.2
2021 976 72.2 13.5 62.2
2022 938 69.2 13.5 58.1
2023 900 64.5 13.9 61.8
2024 852 64.5 13.1 62.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Emporia Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1039 59.0 17.6 0
1989 680 65.0 10.4 n/a
1990 1085 67.7 16.0 0
1991 1090 67.7 16.1 0
1992 1076 66.7 16.1 33.4
1993 1158 69.7 16.6 12.2
1994 788 50.1 15.7 26.8
1995 756 47.0 16.1 41.7
1996 756 47.0 16.1 41.7
1997 789 48.4 16.3 44
1998 775 49.1 15.8 41
1999 790 51.6 15.3 44.7
2000 762 51.1 14.9 45
2001 740 50.6 14.6 47
2002 690 55.3 12.5 49.4
2003 690 55.3 12.5 49.4
2004 726 53.8 13.5 53.9
2005 723 53.8 13.4 61.6
2006 694 54.3 12.8 59.4
2007 653 50.9 12.8 61.5
2008 664 55.8 11.9 63.1
2009 583 55.3 10.5 66.6
2010 572 54.2 10.5 64.2
2011 562 49.7 11.3 67.8
2012 872 85.8 10.1 70.5
2013 915 68.4 13.3 68.9
2014 899 69.9 12.8 71.1
2015 870 69.0 12.6 69
2016 908 70.0 12.9 67.2
2017 909 65.6 13.8 64.1
2018 968 72.2 13.3 61.9
2019 1027 72.9 14.0 62.8
2020 1030 71.5 14.3 61.2
2021 976 72.2 13.5 62.2
2022 938 69.2 13.5 58.1
2023 900 64.5 13.9 61.8
2024 852 64.5 13.1 62.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Emporia Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $787 (9.4%) $7,580 (90.6%) $8,367

Data source: Kansas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Emporia Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 239th of 368 Middle schoolsRanks 267th of 362 Middle schools
 8.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Emporia Middle School)3025.7
 4.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Emporia)30.125.7
 4.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)38.433.7
 4.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Emporia Middle School)20.619.7
 0.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Emporia)20.419.7
 0.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)31.929.9
 2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Emporia Middle School)22.827.3
 4.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Emporia)22.827.3
 4.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)31.831.7
 0%
7th Grade Mathematics (Emporia Middle School)28.121.8
 6.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Emporia)28.121.8
 6.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)27.927.5
 0.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Emporia Middle School)20.914.8
 6.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Emporia)20.914.8
 6.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)25.220.8
 4.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (Emporia Middle School)22.513.1
 9.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Emporia)22.413.1
 9.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)25.922.8
 3.1%
8th Grade Science (Emporia Middle School)23.214
 9.2%
   8th Grade Science (Emporia)23.114
 9.1%
   8th Grade Science (Kansas)30.722.7
 8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students1027900
 12.4%
African American178
 52.9%
American Indian73
 57.1%
Asian2012
 40%
Hispanic455408
 10.3%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White473424
 10.4%
Two or More Races5445
 16.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients62.8%61.8%
 1%

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Students at Emporia Middle School are 48% White, 44% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 852 students attended Emporia Middle School.

Emporia Middle School ranks in the bottom 24.9% of Kansas middle schools.

Students who attend Emporia Middle School usually go on to attend Emporia High


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