Best Middle Schools in Kansas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the KAP test scores by the Kansas State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 363)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
131	Stafford Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	430 E Broadway	Stafford	67578	Stafford County	Stafford	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 234-5248	116	12	9.6	50.0%	96 (82.8%)	1 (0.9%)	13 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$21,172			$282			$20,891	58	21.7	311	180		201197000708
132	Abilene Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Northwest 14th	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Abilene	No	No	No	No	(785) 263-1471	319	26	12.4	56.4%	269 (84.3%)	3 (0.9%)	29 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	$12,852			$991			$11,860	57.7	53.6	130	2		200318001062
133	Atchison County Community Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	908 Tiger Road	Effingham	66023	Atchison County	Atchison County Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(913) 833-2240	254	26	9.6	41.7%	236 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$14,704			$643			$14,061	57.6	48.8	158	25		200570001957
134	Mission Valley Junior and Senior High School	Public	7-12	12913 Mission Valley Rd. Ste A	Eskridge	66423	Wabaunsee County	Mission Valley	No	No	No	No	(866) 557-6686	216	23	9.5	29.6%	195 (90.3%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$17,076			$519			$16,557	57.3	67.8	80	54		200606000626
135	NLC Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	804 Sixth Street	Americus	66835	Lyon County	North Lyon County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 481-2086	223	19	11.6	47.5%	202 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$16,376			$5,406			$10,970	57.3	62.1	94	41		200321000210
136	Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle	Public	6-8	508 N E Main	Melvern	66510	Osage County	Marais Des Cygnes Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 549-3313	35	4	8.3	74.3%	34 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,210			$1,926			$20,284	56.8	42	192	56		200948001167
137	Derby North Middle School	Public	6-8	3100 N Rock Road	Derby	67037	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	No	(316) 788-8408	832	57	14.5	47.2%	484 (58.2%)	48 (5.8%)	149 (17.9%)	39 (4.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (12.7%)	$11,777			$1,677			$10,100	56.6	53.6	129	8		200546002079
138	Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	300 S Iuka	Pratt	67124	Pratt County	Pratt	No	No	No	No	(620) 672-4530	282	21	13.4	53.2%	225 (79.8%)	1 (0.4%)	39 (13.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	$13,190			$1,978			$11,212	56.4	58.1	114	24		201089000841
139	Ashland Junior High School	Public	6-8	311 J.E. Humphreys St.	Ashland	67831	Clark County	Ashland	No	No	No	No	(620) 635-2220	37	3	14.5	48.6%	28 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.5%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.1%)	$15,934			$13,927			$2,007	56.4	58.3	112	27		200351001650
140	Eureka Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	815 N. Jefferson	Eureka	67045	Greenwood County	Eureka	No	No	No	No	(620) 583-7428	234	23	10.1	64.1%	201 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	$18,249			$1,726			$16,523	56.1	42.2	189	49		200612000873

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on KAP English Language Arts, KAP Mathematics, KAP Science test scores released by the Kansas State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 14, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Kansas State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Kansas State Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.