Middle Schools in Bonner Springs

Bonner Springs has one listed middle school, Robert E. Clark Middle, serving grades 6–8 and enrolling 599 students. Its most important takeaway is that results improved in all three tested subjects, and the average gap with the state narrowed by 7 points, although the school remained below state results in every subject.

There is no meaningful top-to-bottom comparison among local schools because Robert E. Clark is the only one listed; it is both the highest- and lowest-performing by default. In 2025–26, its proficiency was 37% in ELA, 34% in math and 37% in science, compared with state results of 46%, 41% and 38%, respectively. Science was closest to the state, 2 points behind, while ELA had the largest gap at 9 points. Eighth grade is the clearest concern: ELA proficiency was 32%, 11 points below the state, and math was 30%, 10 points below. By contrast, seventh-grade results were within 1 point of the state in ELA and 2 points in math.

Scores rose from 2024–25 to 2025–26 by 5 points in ELA, 6 in math and 10 in science; the school’s three-subject average increased by 7 points. Science’s gap with the state narrowed by 13 points, reflecting both the school’s gain and a 3-point decline statewide. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking improved from 283rd of 363 schools (22nd percentile, 1 star) to 230th of 368 (38th percentile, 2 stars). Other reported context includes a student–teacher ratio of 11.9 and a free/reduced-lunch rate of 64% in 2024–25, plus chronic absenteeism of 36% in 2025–26, compared with 31% in the Bonner Springs district and 18% statewide. These figures describe the school’s context but do not explain its test results.