Middle Schools in Holton

Summary:

There is only one middle school located in Holton, Kansas - Holton Middle School. The school serves students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Holton school district.

Holton Middle School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 238th out of 362 Kansas middle schools in 2022-2023 to 271st out of 363 in 2024-2025. The school's overall performance, as measured by the SchoolDigger rating, is 2 out of 5 stars, indicating room for improvement. Proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently below the state averages across all grade levels, with the weakest performance in 8th grade Mathematics.

While Holton Middle School has a relatively low dropout rate of 1.3%, the school's chronic absenteeism rate is high at 19.5% for the 2024-2025 school year. The school serves a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 43.42% for the 2023-2024 school year, and has a lower student-teacher ratio of 10.5 compared to the state average. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $15,778.

District Detail

515 Pennsylvania
Holton, KS 66436

(785) 364-3650

SchoolDigger Rank:
139^th of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,067

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Holton Middle	Public	6-8	900 Iowa Street	Holton	66436	Jackson County	Holton	No	No	No	No	(785) 364-2441	220	18	11.9	45.0%	171 (77.7%)	1 (0.5%)	26 (11.8%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.3%)	30.9	271^st of 363 public middle schools	25.3%		32.3	254^th of 362 public middle schools	29.8%	17	38.8	27.8	33.3	33.5	30.0	30.1	27.0	29.2	31.7	31.7	$10,008	$830	$9,179

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
North Jackson	4.26 mi	2	130^th
Royal Valley	8.86 mi	3	174^th
Valley Falls	16.74 mi	2	224^th
South Brown County	17.67 mi	3	230^th
Atchison County Community Schools	18.45 mi	2	120^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.