Summary:
The Leavenworth area is home to two middle schools, Richard Warren Intermediate School and Richard Warren Middle School, both of which are struggling to meet academic standards and performing significantly below the Leavenworth district and Kansas state averages.
Both schools have alarmingly low proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with Richard Warren Intermediate School scoring just 23.36% proficient or better in ELA and 13.34% in Math, compared to the Leavenworth district averages of 28.99% and 17.65%, respectively. Additionally, the schools face high rates of chronic absenteeism, with 19.5% of students at each school classified as chronically absent.
Further challenges faced by these schools include high free/reduced lunch rates, indicating a large population of students from low-income families, as well as relatively high student-teacher ratios. The data also shows a declining performance trend for Richard Warren Middle School, with its statewide ranking dropping from 315 out of 362 Kansas middle schools in 2022-2023 to 331 out of 363 in 2024-2025. Without significant interventions and improvements, these schools may continue to struggle and fall further behind their peers in the state.
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