Middle Schools in Elkhart

Summary:

Elkhart, Kansas has only one middle school, Elkhart Middle School, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 87 students. The school's performance has declined in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 185th out of 363 Kansas middle schools in 2024-2025 to 271st out of 362 in 2022-2023, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elkhart Middle School faces several academic challenges. While its English Language Arts performance is on par with or slightly below the state average, its mathematics proficiency rates are significantly lower, with only 26.57% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 38.73%. The school's science performance is also below the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 58.62% in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a high-poverty student population.

Despite its small size, with a student-teacher ratio of 10.5 to 1, Elkhart Middle School's performance suggests areas for improvement. The school's declining statewide ranking and underperformance in key subjects like mathematics indicate that the Elkhart community may need to consider targeted interventions and support to help the school better serve its students and improve academic outcomes.

District Detail

542 Morton St.
Elkhart, KS 67950

(620) 697-2195

SchoolDigger Rank:
211^th of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,580

Primary Schools: 1
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
Elkhart Middle School	Public	6-8	151 Wildcat Ave	Elkhart	67950	Morton County	Elkhart	No	No	No	No	(620) 697-2197	81	8	10.0	58.0%	40 (49.4%)	1 (1.2%)	35 (43.2%)	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	46.6	185^th of 363 public middle schools	49.0%		34.2	242^nd of 362 public middle schools	33.1%	57	45.5	41.9	54.5	46.7	29.2	21.2	31.8	26.6	40.9	40.9	$14,993	$1,120	$13,873

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rolla	17.02 mi	2
Hugoton Public Schools	32.47 mi	4	176^th
Stanton County	39.86 mi	2	222^nd
Moscow Public Schools	44.32 mi	2	128^th
Ulysses	49.6 mi	5	253^rd

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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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