Middle Schools in Humboldt

There is only one middle school located in Humboldt, Kansas - Humboldt Middle School. The school serves grades 6-8 and has a relatively small student population of 135 students. While the school has a low dropout rate, it faces significant challenges, including consistently ranking in the bottom half of Kansas middle schools and struggling to meet state proficiency standards in core academic subjects.

Humboldt Middle School has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and its academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, is below the state averages across all grades and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 31.9%, compared to the state average of 44.47%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 39.28%, compared to the state average of 38.73%. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5%, significantly higher than the state average.

The school's challenges may be related to the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 50.37% in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's spending per student was also below the state average, which may be a contributing factor to its academic underperformance. Addressing the root causes of the school's struggles, such as chronic absenteeism and funding constraints, could be crucial for improving the quality of education provided to its students.