Middle Schools in Atchison Public Schools

Atchison Public Schools has only one middle school, Atchison Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. The school is located in Atchison, Kansas and is part of the Atchison Public Schools district.

Atchison Middle School is a low-performing school, ranking 312 out of 363 Kansas middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year and receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is significantly below state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. With a chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5%, the school appears to be struggling to meet the needs of its students. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.6 and higher-than-average spending per student of $11,526, these factors have not translated into improved academic outcomes. The school's graduation rate of 89.5% is relatively high, but this may not be a reliable indicator of overall academic success given the low proficiency rates in core subjects. Overall, the data suggests that Atchison Middle School is a struggling school that needs to address the underlying issues, such as chronic absenteeism and the socioeconomic challenges faced by the student population, in order to improve academic performance.