Middle Schools in Phillipsburg

Phillipsburg has one listed middle school, Phillipsburg Middle, serving grades 5–8 and 179 students. Since it is the only listed school, comparisons here are with Kansas rather than local peers. The most important finding is that in 2025–2026, the school’s all-grade proficiency results were above the state’s in all three subjects: ELA was 49% versus 46% (+3 points), math was 48% versus 41% (+7), and science was 45% versus 38% (+7).

Among the reported grade-level results, grade 6 math stands out most: 58% of students were proficient, 17 points above the state’s 41%; grade 6 ELA was 56%, 13 points above the state’s 42%. Grade 5 was also strong, with ELA 12 points and science 10 points above state results. The clearest shortfall was grade 7 ELA, at 34% versus 44% statewide (10 points below); grade 8 science was 34% versus 39% (5 points below). Math was above the state in every reported grade, while grade 8 ELA was just below: 42.1% versus 42.4% (0.3 points).

Results improved relative to Kansas between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026: the school’s ELA margin moved from 1 point below the state to 3 points above, while its math advantage grew from 4 to 7 points and its science advantage from 5 to 7. SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking also rose from 31 in 2023–2024 to 62 in 2025–2026, and its star rating increased from 2 to 3. As context, the reported student–teacher ratio is 11.7 and the free/reduced-lunch rate is 53% (both 2024–2025); 2025–2026 chronic absenteeism was 10%, compared with 14% in the Phillipsburg district and 18% statewide.