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)
200580000527	201	Ell-Saline Middle/High School	Public	7-12	414 E Anderson	Brookville	67425	Saline County	Ell-Saline	No	No	No	No	(785) 914-5600	197	15	13.4	41.1%	165 (83.8%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (10.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$11,394			$281			$11,113	40.6	57.9	114	87
200525002024	202	Chase County Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	600 Main Street	Cottonwood Falls	66845	Chase County	Chase County	No	No	No	No	(620) 273-6354	170	15	11.6	35.9%	158 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$14,889			$982			$13,907	40.5	42.2	199	3
200495001612	203	Clifton-Clyde Middle School	Public	4-8	405 W Parallel	Clifton	66937	Washington County	Clifton-Clyde	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 455-3323	115	8	15.1	38.3%	109 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,453			$2,983			$8,470	40.5	52.8	126	77
201014001655	204	Pioneer Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	15100 West 127th St	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7270	582	51	11.3	54.1%	263 (45.2%)	84 (14.4%)	146 (25.1%)	19 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.4%)	60 (10.3%)	$11,639			$520			$11,120	40.2	42.7	196	8
200546001598	205	Derby Middle School	Public	6-8	801 E Madison	Derby	67037	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	No	(316) 788-8580	897	55	16.3	48.2%	595 (66.3%)	33 (3.7%)	162 (18.1%)	20 (2.2%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	80 (8.9%)	$9,780			$610			$9,170	40.1	37.9	219	14
200813001966	206	South Barber 7-12	Public	7-12	1220 N. 8th Street	Kiowa	67070	Barber County	South Barber	No	No	No	No	(833) 722-7237	95	13	7.3	67.4%	80 (84.2%)	4 (4.2%)	6 (6.3%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$15,901			$1,057			$14,844	40.1	26.7	288	82
200459000972	207	Royster Middle School	Public	6-8	400 W Main	Chanute	66720	Neosho County	Chanute Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(620) 432-2520	393	24	16.5	58.0%	306 (77.9%)	6 (1.5%)	51 (13.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.1%)	$10,116			$296			$9,820	40	36	231	24
201104000574	208	Golden Plains Middle	Public	6-8	335 School Street	Rexford	67753	Thomas County	Golden Plains	No	No	No	No	(785) 687-3265	39	3	11.3	69.2%	28 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,257			$00			$19,257	39.8	50.1	145	63
200339000749	209	Chaparral Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	467 Ks-2	Anthony	67003	Harper County	Chaparral Schools	No	No	No	No	(620) 842-5155	360	27	13.2	61.1%	277 (76.9%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (13.9%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	$12,587			$409			$12,178	39.4	32.7	247	38
201032001887	210	Oskaloosa Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	404 Park Street	Oskaloosa	66066	Jefferson County	Oskaloosa Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 863-2281	258	22	11.9	46.9%	236 (91.5%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	$13,237			$685			$12,552	39.2	22.5	302	92

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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

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.