Middle Schools in Buhler

Summary:

Buhler, Kansas is home to a single middle school, Prairie Hills Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking and overall performance rating in recent years, though its 8th grade test scores remain stronger than the district and state averages.

Prairie Hills Middle School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (43.04%) and Mathematics (38.4%) for the 2024-2025 school year were slightly below the Buhler district and Kansas state averages. However, the school's 8th grade proficiency rates were higher than the district and state in both subjects. The school's dropout rate is relatively low at 1.3%, but its chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% is higher than the state average.

Demographic and socioeconomic factors may be playing a role in Prairie Hills Middle School's performance challenges. The school has a 39.11% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. The school's student-teacher ratio of 15.2 is also slightly higher than the state average. District and school leaders may need to develop targeted strategies to address these factors and improve the school's overall academic achievement.

District Detail

406 W 7th
Buhler, KS 67522

(620) 543-2258

SchoolDigger Rank:
160^th of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,512

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Prairie Hills Middle	Public	6-8	3200 Lucille Drive	Hutchinson	67502	Reno County	Buhler	No	No	No	No	(620) 662-6027	532	41	12.8	43.2%	452 (85.0%)	13 (2.4%)	52 (9.8%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	52.1	161^st of 363 public middle schools	55.6%		58.4	111^th of 362 public middle schools	69.3%	50	42.0	37.2	50.9	43.0	34.2	32.2	50.3	38.4	38.8	38.8	$11,455	$723	$10,732

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Inman	5.85 mi	2	47^th
Newton	8.73 mi	9	243^rd
Hutchinson Public Schools	9.44 mi	10	249^th
Burrton	10.11 mi	2	259^th
Nickerson	12.31 mi	5	158^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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