Summary:
The middle-school list for Parsons contains one school, Parsons Middle School, serving grades 6–8 and 273 students. Its 2025–26 proficiency results were below both the Parsons district and Kansas in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. The most important finding is that results were below state figures in every subject, with the largest shortfall in math.
Because it is the only school listed, Parsons Middle School is the area’s reference point, not a local top or bottom performer. In 2025–26, 34% of students were proficient in ELA, 21% in math, and 20% in science, compared with state figures of 46%, 41%, and 38%, respectively. That puts the school about 12 points below the state in ELA, 20 points below in math, and 18 points below in science. Across the three subjects, its average was 25% proficient, versus 42% statewide—a gap of about 17 points. SchoolDigger rated the school 1 star and ranked it 317th of 368 Kansas schools, at the 14th percentile.
Results fell from the prior year, while the overall gap with the state widened. From 2024–25 to 2025–26, the school’s ELA score dropped about 7 points, math about 4, and science about 9; statewide, ELA rose about 1 point, math about 2, and science fell about 3. The average school–state gap widened from about 10 points to about 17. SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking had risen from 24 in 2023–24 to 34 in 2024–25 before falling to 14. Chronic absenteeism was 22%, compared with 20% districtwide and 18% statewide. The school’s student–teacher ratio was 11.9:1 and its free/reduced-lunch rate was 69%; these are context measures, not explanations for test results. With only one school listed, there is no local peer comparison.
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