Best Middle Schools in Kansas

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Kansas test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
201191000711	241	St John High	Public	7-12	505 North Broadway	St John	67576	Stafford County	St John-Hudson	No	No	No	No	(620) 549-3277	135	12	11.4	51.9%	95 (70.4%)	1 (0.7%)	38 (28.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,817			$172			$13,645	34.7	39.4	213	28
200579000079	242	Elkhart Middle School	Public	6-8	151 Wildcat Ave	Elkhart	67950	Morton County	Elkhart	No	No	No	No	(620) 697-2197	87	8	10.5	58.6%	45 (51.7%)	1 (1.1%)	39 (44.8%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,941			$1,283			$10,658	34.2	29.1	271	29
200822000891	243	La Crosse Middle School	Public	7-8	400 Washington	La Crosse	67548	Rush County	LaCrosse	No	No	No	No	(785) 222-3030	45	5	9.1	46.7%	44 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	$12,466			$399			$12,067	33.5	34.2	237	6
200363000918	244	Augusta Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 State St	Augusta	67010	Butler County	Augusta	No	No	No	No	(316) 775-6383	446	34	13.1	47.1%	378 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.4%)	$7,814			$678			$7,136	33.5	40	208	36
200828001637	245	Lakin Middle	Public	5-8	1201 W. Kingman	Lakin	67860	Kearny County	Lakin	No	No	No	No	(620) 355-6973	186	12	15.2	62.9%	93 (50.0%)	1 (0.5%)	84 (45.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	$10,058			$246			$9,812	33.4	49.6	149	96
200732001046	246	Hoisington Middle	Public	6-8	360 W 11th St.	Hoisington	67544	Barton County	Hoisington	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 653-4951	168	15	11.4	49.4%	150 (89.3%)	2 (1.2%)	9 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	$12,819			$4,094			$8,724	33.2	31.2	257	11
200002801828	247	Washington County High School	Public	7-12	115 North D Street	Washington	66968	Washington County	Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 325-2261	166	16	10.5	54.8%	138 (83.1%)	2 (1.2%)	22 (13.3%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$15,037			$459			$14,578	33.1	41.2	204	43
201062000677	248	Perry-Lecompton Middle	Public	5-8	408 Lecompton Rd	Perry	66073	Jefferson County	Perry Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 597-5159	229	16	14.1	42.4%	190 (83.0%)	5 (2.2%)	16 (7.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.4%)	$10,345			$274			$10,071	32.9	28.8	273	25
201065000605	249	Phillipsburg Middle	Public	5-8	647 7th St	Phillipsburg	67661	Phillips County	Phillipsburg	No	No	No	No	(785) 543-5114	177	13	13.3	52.0%	164 (92.7%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$10,155			$1,972			$8,183	32.9	30.1	262	13
200444001002	250	Canton-Galva Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	506 S. Kansas	Canton	67428	McPherson County	Canton-Galva	No	No	No	No	(620) 628-4401	177	12	14.3	32.2%	150 (84.7%)	2 (1.1%)	20 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$14,856			$446			$14,410	32.8	45.6	173	77

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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.

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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.