Best Public Schools in Kanopolis, KS

Summary:

The city of Kanopolis, Kansas, is home to a single public middle school, Kanopolis Middle, which serves grades 4-6 and has a total enrollment of 144 students. Kanopolis Middle is part of the Ellsworth school district.

Kanopolis Middle School is a relatively high-performing school within its district and the state of Kansas. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science exceed the district and state averages across all grades. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Kanopolis Middle had a 54.66% proficiency rate in Mathematics, compared to 52.69% for the Ellsworth district and 38.73% for the state of Kansas. The school's academic performance suggests it is providing a quality education to its students.

However, the school does face some challenges, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% in the 2024-2025 school year, which is relatively high. Additionally, 35.42% of Kanopolis Middle's students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant proportion of students come from low-income families. Despite these socioeconomic factors, the school's academic performance remains strong, potentially due to the district's investment of $10,868 per student and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13:1.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				KAP English Language Arts (2025)				KAP Mathematics (2025)				KAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kanopolis Middle	Public	4-6	210 Iowa	Kanopolis	67454	Ellsworth County	Ellsworth	No	No	No	No	(785) 472-4477	141	11	12.9	43.3%	124 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)								(n/a)	40.5	44.2	50.0	45.3	45.2	48.8	66.7	54.7	51.2	51.2	$11,975	$1,235	$10,740

Cities Near Kanopolis

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ellsworth	4.06 mi	2	133^rd
Holyrood	16.23 mi	1	18^th
Brookville	16.66 mi	1	123^rd
Wilson	18.63 mi	1	270^th
Lincoln	22.72 mi	2	65^th

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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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