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)
200438000744	181	Caldwell Secondary School	Public	6-12	31 N. Osage St.	Caldwell	67022	Sumner County	Caldwell	No	No	No	No	(620) 845-2585	107	16	6.5	69.2%	84 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.4%)	$15,241			$626			$14,615	43.3	61.5	99	82
201026000773	182	Osawatomie Middle School	Public	6-8	428 Pacific	Osawatomie	66064	Miami County	Osawatomie	No	No	No	No	(913) 755-4155	209	20	10.7	63.2%	174 (83.3%)	3 (1.4%)	14 (6.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.1%)	$14,059			$1,212			$12,847	43.1	44.6	184	2
201098000856	183	Randolph Middle	Public	5-8	3 Ram Way	Randolph	66554	Riley County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 293-5256	69	5	14	23.2%	65 (94.2%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	$13,989			$103			$13,886	43	50.5	144	39
200396000165	184	Bennington Junior High/High School	Public	7-12	301 N. Putnam	Bennington	67422	Ottawa County	Twin Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 488-3321	214	15	14.5	45.8%	188 (87.9%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	$11,141			$855			$10,286	42.8	31.5	254	70
200654000698	185	Goddard Middle School	Public	7-8	2700 S 199th St W	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	No	(316) 794-4230	476	36	13.3	32.4%	352 (73.9%)	10 (2.1%)	74 (15.5%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.9%)	$8,836			$517			$8,319	42.7	63.9	93	92
201014000136	186	Oregon Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 W Dennis Ave	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7250	638	53	12.1	47.2%	322 (50.5%)	38 (6.0%)	232 (36.4%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.1%)	$12,263			$323			$11,940	42.7	44.8	182	4
201188000484	187	St Francis High	Public	6-12	100 College Street	Saint Francis	67756	Cheyenne County	St Francis Community School	No	No	No	No	(785) 332-8153	165	14	11.4	52.1%	132 (80.0%)	1 (0.6%)	27 (16.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$14,409			$204			$14,205	42.6	52.3	132	55
200797000590	188	Rossville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	800 Main	Rossville	66533	Shawnee County	Kaw Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 584-6193	261	29	9.1	31.0%	209 (80.1%)	6 (2.3%)	18 (6.9%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	$11,247			$855			$10,392	42.2	46.4	168	20
200612000873	189	Eureka Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	815 N. Jefferson	Eureka	67045	Greenwood County	Eureka	No	No	No	No	(620) 583-7428	240	24	10	60.8%	203 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	$13,558			$213			$13,344	42.2	45.8	171	18
201226001474	190	Marjorie French Middle School	Public	6-8	5257 SW 33rd St	Topeka	66614	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 438-4150	462	37	12.5	67.3%	195 (42.2%)	62 (13.4%)	121 (26.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (17.3%)	$11,542			$1,595			$9,947	42.2	46.6	166	24

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.