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Ruppenthal Middle

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Ruppenthal Middle School is a public middle school in Russell, Kansas, serving 186 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Russell County School District, which is ranked 240 out of 266 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ruppenthal Middle School consistently performs below the state and county averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rate was 22.15%, compared to the state average of 33.55% and the county average of 24.81%. The school's performance is particularly concerning in 7th and 8th grade English Language Arts, where proficiency rates are significantly lower than the state and county averages. Additionally, the school's Mathematics proficiency rates are well below the state and county averages, with the 8th-grade proficiency rate being only 8.76% compared to the state average of 23.93%. The school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 59.14% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may contribute to these academic challenges.

Ruppenthal Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Kansas middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. Despite the school's low ranking and performance, there is no clear evidence of sustained improvement over the years, suggesting that the school may need to implement more comprehensive and long-term strategies to drive meaningful academic progress.

188
Students ?
10.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
52.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 400 N Elm St
       Russell, KS  67665

(785) 483-3174

District: Russell County


Students who attend Ruppenthal Middle usually attend:

High:    Russell Junior-Senior High

Feeder schools for Ruppenthal Middle:

Elementary:    Bickerdyke Elementary
    Simpson Elementary
Racial breakdown:

White:
85.1%
Two or more races:
8.5%
Hispanic:
6.4%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2013 → 24th in 2024
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Kansas average (17% vs 32% meeting standards)
!Science scores 20 pts below the Kansas average
Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?
This school17%
District avg24%
Kansas avg32%
Not ranked this year
Ruppenthal Middle did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
239th of 264Russell County among Kansas districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202428.4276 of 36223.8%★☆☆☆☆
202318.8324 of 36210.5%★☆☆☆☆
202233.5247 of 36832.9%★★☆☆☆
202122.4305 of 36716.9%★☆☆☆☆
201925.3295 of 36819.8%★☆☆☆☆
201826.3269 of 35023.1%★☆☆☆☆
201737.3220 of 35838.5%★★☆☆☆
201630.3255 of 34325.7%★☆☆☆☆
201535.0256 of 36830.4%★★☆☆☆
201339.5262 of 35526.2%★☆☆☆☆
201236.7276 of 34219.3%★☆☆☆☆
201143.7225 of 32029.7%★☆☆☆☆
201051.2180 of 31643.0%★★☆☆☆
200950.8180 of 30741.4%★★☆☆☆
200839.1212 of 29628.4%★☆☆☆☆
200763.6100 of 28665.0%★★★☆☆
200659.1112 of 27759.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202123.3256 of 31318.2%★☆☆☆☆
201931.3214 of 29427.2%★☆☆☆☆
201827.8210 of 27523.6%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202422.9257 of 29613.2%★☆☆☆☆
202322.8269 of 30010.3%★☆☆☆☆
202248.3125 of 27053.7%★★★☆☆
202139.8170 of 27538.2%★★☆☆☆
201925.8222 of 27017.8%★☆☆☆☆
201828.3207 of 25518.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202125.7249 of 30819.2%★☆☆☆☆
201920.4254 of 30115.6%★☆☆☆☆
201825.2225 of 28019.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202435.4107 of 16434.8%★★☆☆☆
202325.9144 of 17819.1%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202426.4281 of 34719.0%★☆☆☆☆
202318.3316 of 3499.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202234.2238 of 34931.8%★★☆☆☆
202118.9305 of 34912.6%★☆☆☆☆
201920.4294 of 34414.5%★☆☆☆☆
201821.7281 of 33315.6%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Special Education (2024)35th percentile+11 vs school
Male (2021)19th percentile~ school
White (2024)19th percentile-5 vs school
Female (2021)18th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)13th percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs Kansas (2023-2024) ?
English Language Arts22%-11 vs state
Mathematics15%-16 vs state
Science12%-20 vs state

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Students at Ruppenthal Middle are 85% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

In the 2023-24 school year, 188 students attended Ruppenthal Middle.


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