Halstead Middle School

Summary:

Halstead Middle School is a public middle school located in Halstead, Kansas, serving grades 4-8 with a total enrollment of 376 students. The school is part of the Halstead District, which is ranked 87 out of 266 districts in Kansas and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Halstead Middle School's academic performance has been mixed compared to the state average. While the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (32.22%) and Mathematics (33%) were slightly below the state averages, its performance in Science (39.53% proficient) was higher. The school's ranking has fluctuated between 118 and 253 out of 350-368 Kansas middle schools in the past decade. Female students and white students have generally performed better than male students and students with low socioeconomic status, while the school's special education students have struggled, ranking in the bottom 10% of Kansas middle schools in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Maize South Middle School, Hesston Middle, and Valley Center Middle School, Halstead Middle School's performance is generally lower, with these nearby schools having higher proficiency rates and state rankings. This could be due in part to Halstead Middle School's relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 43.18% to 44.65% in recent years, which can impact academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public 4-8

 221 West 6th Street
       Halstead, KS  67056


(316) 835-2694

District: Halstead

SchoolDigger Rank:
151st of 362 Kansas Middle Schools


Students who attend Halstead Middle School usually attend:

High:    Halstead High

Feeder schools for Halstead Middle School:

Elementary:    Bentley Primary School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.3 Help
Number of students:  376

Racial breakdown:

White:
83.5%
Hispanic:
10.1%
Two or more races:
4.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  43.4% Help


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Compare Details Halstead Middle School ranks better than 58.5% of elementary schools in Kansas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.81. (See more...)
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Compare Details Halstead Middle School ranks better than 58.3% of middle schools in Kansas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.82. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Halstead Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Halstead Middle School 271st of 653 Kansas public elementary schools. (See Halstead Middle School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


Special Education students:
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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Halstead Middle School 151st of 362 Kansas public middle schools. (See Halstead Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Halstead:

SchoolDigger ranks Halstead 87th of 266 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Halstead Middle School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Halstead Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 78.47 81st 585 86.2%
2007 78.45 78th 600 87.0%
2008 74.16 131st 614 78.7%
2009 74.45 114th 621 81.6%
2010 81.03 45th 630 92.9%
2011 72.13 151st 631 76.1%
2012 62.65 302nd 660 54.2%
2013 57.30 366th 668 45.2%
2015 47.36 379th 678 44.1%
2016 64.28 207th 656 68.4%
2017 72.41 137th 659 79.2%
2018 72.07 148th 656 77.4%
2019 78.54 101st 667 84.9%
2021 43.92 387th 670 42.2%
2022 57.52 259th 668 61.2%
2023 58.36 247th 660 62.6%
2024 56.81 271st 653 58.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Halstead Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 50.27 95th 214 55.6%
2022 45.47 155th 305 49.2%
2023 45.13 162nd 296 45.3%
2024 36.24 186th 306 39.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Halstead Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.02 54th 512 89.5%
2019 76.37 47th 509 90.8%
2021 38.08 344th 494 30.4%
2022 60.82 150th 512 70.7%
2023 58.39 197th 541 63.6%
2024 48.24 272nd 546 50.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Halstead Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.44 135th 574 76.5%
2019 82.29 73rd 591 87.6%
2021 45.95 331st 591 44.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Halstead Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 50.27 95th 214 55.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Halstead Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.29 135th 575 76.5%
2019 70.63 130th 586 77.8%
2021 42.00 364th 605 39.8%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Halstead Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.65 164th 574 71.4%
2019 75.98 101st 592 82.9%
2021 39.13 384th 587 34.6%
2022 49.77 303rd 596 49.2%
2023 50.78 279th 584 52.2%
2024 47.82 304th 579 47.5%
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Data source: test scores: Kansas State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Halstead Middle School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Halstead Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 70.18 62nd 277 77.6%
2007 76.40 35th 286 87.8%
2008 69.16 75th 296 74.7%
2009 72.22 56th 307 81.8%
2010 69.40 75th 316 76.3%
2011 68.85 84th 320 73.8%
2012 66.69 109th 342 68.1%
2013 61.55 163rd 355 54.1%
2015 47.25 187th 368 49.2%
2016 49.21 154th 343 55.1%
2017 51.34 147th 358 58.9%
2018 57.55 118th 350 66.3%
2019 54.90 137th 368 62.8%
2021 35.14 253rd 367 31.1%
2022 34.00 245th 368 33.4%
2023 49.53 150th 362 58.6%
2024 49.82 151st 362 58.3%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Halstead Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 30.07 129th 171 24.6%
2023 64.54 36th 178 79.8%
2024 20.65 150th 164 8.5%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Halstead Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.78 55th 255 78.4%
2019 66.19 55th 270 79.6%
2021 28.09 220th 275 20.0%
2022 26.99 223rd 270 17.4%
2023 58.36 79th 300 73.7%
2024 48.56 129th 296 56.4%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Halstead Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.74 89th 275 67.6%
2019 63.39 83rd 294 71.8%
2021 44.44 164th 313 47.6%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Halstead Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.42 110th 280 60.7%
2019 44.48 160th 301 46.8%
2021 28.84 238th 308 22.7%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Halstead Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.61 116th 333 65.2%
2019 44.57 180th 344 47.7%
2021 31.87 252nd 349 27.8%
2022 29.59 258th 349 26.1%
2023 45.51 169th 349 51.6%
2024 45.34 171st 347 50.7%
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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.

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Data source: Kansas State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Halstead Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 425 4 6 22 1 n/a n/a 0 458
1989 425 3 6 19 2 n/a n/a 0 455
1990 440 5 2 19 6 n/a n/a 0 472
1991 450 5 6 20 0 n/a n/a 0 481
1992 455 4 1 30 4 n/a n/a 0 494
1993 378 3 4 22 0 n/a n/a 0 407
1994 350 4 4 20 4 n/a n/a 0 382
1995 327 2 1 18 0 n/a n/a 0 348
1996 327 2 1 18 0 n/a n/a 0 348
1997 270 2 1 16 0 n/a n/a 0 289
1998 274 1 1 16 0 n/a n/a 0 292
1999 273 1 2 14 0 n/a n/a 0 290
2000 267 2 2 13 0 n/a n/a 0 284
2001 260 2 2 13 1 n/a n/a 0 278
2002 273 5 1 20 1 n/a n/a 0 300
2003 273 5 1 20 1 n/a n/a 0 300
2004 266 5 2 21 2 n/a n/a 2 298
2005 262 4 0 19 1 n/a n/a 3 289
2006 249 7 1 19 0 n/a n/a 0 276
2007 256 7 1 19 1 n/a n/a 1 285
2008 268 7 1 22 3 n/a n/a 1 302
2009 286 3 0 19 0 n/a n/a 5 313
2010 278 5 2 38 1 0 7 0 331
2011 310 4 0 27 0 0 13 0 354
2012 302 1 1 22 2 0 8 0 336
2013 289 0 0 23 4 0 8 0 324
2014 280 9 0 22 3 0 10 0 324
2015 273 2 0 22 3 0 11 0 311
2016 257 2 4 26 3 0 12 0 304
2017 264 1 5 26 2 0 12 0 310
2018 250 2 4 36 1 0 15 0 308
2019 263 6 5 30 2 0 8 0 314
2020 292 5 2 41 2 0 6 0 348
2021 298 5 1 36 1 0 11 0 352
2022 310 5 1 39 2 0 17 0 374
2023 314 4 0 38 2 0 18 0 376

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 Halstead Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 458 25.0 18.3 0
1989 455 25.0 18.2 n/a
1990 472 24.5 19.2 0
1991 481 26.1 18.4 n/a
1992 494 25.1 19.6 27.3
1993 407 24.7 16.5 19.7
1994 382 26.3 14.5 21.2
1995 348 25.3 13.8 31.6
1996 348 25.3 13.8 31.6
1997 289 20.8 13.9 28.7
1998 292 19.2 15.2 32.9
1999 290 21.9 13.2 33.8
2000 284 19.3 14.7 33.1
2001 278 20.2 13.8 34.2
2002 300 21.8 13.8 38.3
2003 300 21.8 13.8 38.3
2004 298 20.8 14.3 39.9
2005 289 20.8 13.9 32.5
2006 276 22.6 12.2 37
2007 285 26.8 10.6 29.9
2008 302 2.5 120.8 25.9
2009 313 25.1 12.5 37.3
2010 331 26.0 12.7 48.9
2011 354 25.5 13.8 46.3
2012 336 30.1 11.1 50.9
2013 324 26.8 12.0 50.6
2014 324 26.4 12.2 49.7
2015 311 28.0 11.1 47.3
2016 304 28.0 10.8 49.7
2017 310 23.1 13.4 46.5
2018 308 22.2 13.8 49.4
2019 314 23.3 13.4 44.6
2020 348 23.1 15.0 49.1
2021 352 23.1 15.2 43.2
2022 374 23.3 16.0 44.7
2023 376 23.0 16.3 43.4

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 Halstead Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 458 25.0 18.3 0
1989 455 25.0 18.2 n/a
1990 472 24.5 19.2 0
1991 481 26.1 18.4 n/a
1992 494 25.1 19.6 27.3
1993 407 24.7 16.5 19.7
1994 382 26.3 14.5 21.2
1995 348 25.3 13.8 31.6
1996 348 25.3 13.8 31.6
1997 289 20.8 13.9 28.7
1998 292 19.2 15.2 32.9
1999 290 21.9 13.2 33.8
2000 284 19.3 14.7 33.1
2001 278 20.2 13.8 34.2
2002 300 21.8 13.8 38.3
2003 300 21.8 13.8 38.3
2004 298 20.8 14.3 39.9
2005 289 20.8 13.9 32.5
2006 276 22.6 12.2 37
2007 285 26.8 10.6 29.9
2008 302 2.5 120.8 25.9
2009 313 25.1 12.5 37.3
2010 331 26.0 12.7 48.9
2011 354 25.5 13.8 46.3
2012 336 30.1 11.1 50.9
2013 324 26.8 12.0 50.6
2014 324 26.4 12.2 49.7
2015 311 28.0 11.1 47.3
2016 304 28.0 10.8 49.7
2017 310 23.1 13.4 46.5
2018 308 22.2 13.8 49.4
2019 314 23.3 13.4 44.6
2020 348 23.1 15.0 49.1
2021 352 23.1 15.2 43.2
2022 374 23.3 16.0 44.7
2023 376 23.0 16.3 43.4

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Halstead Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $439 (4.6%) $9,046 (95.4%) $9,485

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Halstead Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 101st of 667 Elementary schoolsRanks 247th of 660 Elementary schools
 22.3%
Ranks 137th of 368 Middle schoolsRanks 150th of 362 Middle schools
 4.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
4th Grade English Language Arts (Halstead Middle School)58.530.6
 27.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Halstead)58.530.6
 27.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)47.642.8
 4.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Halstead Middle School)50.822.6
 28.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Halstead)50.822.6
 28.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)36.137.6
 1.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Halstead Middle School)50.947.9
 3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Halstead)50.947.9
 3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)43.539.6
 4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Halstead Middle School)56.439.7
 16.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Halstead)56.439.7
 16.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)31.931.3
 0.6%
5th Grade Science (Halstead Middle School)78.258.9
 19.3%
   5th Grade Science (Halstead)78.258.9
 19.3%
   5th Grade Science (Kansas)43.142.1
 1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Halstead Middle School)51.943.9
 8.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Halstead)51.943.9
 8.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)38.433.7
 4.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Halstead Middle School)39.638.6
 1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Halstead)39.638.6
 1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)31.929.9
 2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Halstead Middle School)31.724.2
 7.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Halstead)31.724.2
 7.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)31.831.7
 0%
7th Grade Mathematics (Halstead Middle School)28.333.9
 5.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Halstead)28.333.9
 5.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)27.927.5
 0.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Halstead Middle School)32.821.9
 10.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Halstead)32.821.9
 10.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)25.220.8
 4.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (Halstead Middle School)2114.1
 6.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Halstead)2114.1
 6.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)25.922.8
 3.1%
8th Grade Science (Halstead Middle School)18.318.7
 0.4%
   8th Grade Science (Halstead)18.318.7
 0.4%
   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 Students314376
 19.7%
African American64
 33.3%
American Indian22
Asian50
 100%
Hispanic3038
 26.7%
Pacific Islander00
White263314
 19.4%
Two or More Races818
 125%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients44.6%43.4%
 1.2%


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

Halstead Middle School ranks 151st of 362 Kansas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Halstead Middle School are 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 376 students attended Halstead Middle School.


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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.

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