Summary:
Hugoton Public Schools has one listed middle school, Hugoton Middle, serving grades 7–8 and enrolling 161 students. In 2025–26, its science proficiency was above the Kansas result, while ELA and math were close to, but below, the state. The most important finding is that results improved in all three subjects from the prior year, with the largest gain in science.
Because it is the only school in the list, Hugoton Middle is both the area’s sole listed option and its only school to compare—not a meaningful area leader or trailer. Science stands out: 50% of students were proficient, compared with 38% statewide, a 12-point advantage. ELA was 42%, 4 points below the state’s 46%; math was 41%, essentially level with the state’s 41%, but still just below it. Grade-level results show a difference within the school: eighth graders were above state results in ELA, math and science by 3, 3 and 11 points, respectively. Seventh-grade math was 1 point above the state, while seventh-grade ELA was 6 points below.
Performance rose from 2024–25 in every subject: ELA increased by 7 points, math by 8 and science by 12. Over the same period, state results rose slightly in ELA and math and fell in science, so the school’s relative standing improved across all three subjects. SchoolDigger ranked the school 133rd of 368 in 2025–26, at the 64th percentile with 3 stars, up from 195th of 363, the 46th percentile and 2 stars, the year before; its 2023–24 rating was 4 stars at the 73rd percentile. Other context includes a student–teacher ratio of 12.2 and a 61% free/reduced-lunch rate. Chronic absenteeism was 6%, compared with 14% districtwide and 18% statewide.
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