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
161	Prairie Hills Middle	Public	6-8	3200 Lucille Drive	Hutchinson	67502	Reno County	Buhler	No	No	No	No	(620) 662-6027	532	41	12.8	43.2%	452 (85.0%)	13 (2.4%)	52 (9.8%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	$11,455			$723			$10,732	52.1	58.4	111	50		200420001585
162	Wellsville Middle School	Public	6-8	602 Walnut Street	Wellsville	66092	Franklin County	Wellsville	No	No	No	No	(785) 883-4350	167	15	11.3	34.1%	155 (92.8%)	2 (1.2%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$15,672			$21			$15,652	51.7	31	263	101		201287001733
163	Royal Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	204 S 4th	Mayetta	66509	Jackson County	Royal Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 966-2251	270	23	11.9	54.1%	142 (52.6%)	2 (0.7%)	30 (11.1%)	1 (0.4%)	74 (27.4%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.4%)	$14,908			$992			$13,915	51.7	64.4	88	75		200932000661
164	Beloit Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	1711 N Walnut	Beloit	67420	Mitchell County	Beloit	No	No	No	No	(785) 738-3593	336	32	10.6	45.8%	301 (89.6%)	7 (2.1%)	17 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$16,287			$1,719			$14,568	51.6	52.1	142	22		200387000410
165	St. Marys Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	601 E Lasley	Saint Marys	66536	Pottawatomie County	Kaw Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 437-6257	246	26	9.4	43.1%	202 (82.1%)	6 (2.4%)	23 (9.3%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	$18,183			$4,973			$13,210	51.3	31.5	261	96		200797000592
166	Thunder Ridge Middle School	Public	4-8	941 Kansas Avenue	Agra	67621	Phillips County	Thunder Ridge Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 638-2244	72	7	9.8	55.6%	64 (88.9%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.3%)	$19,896			$2,502			$17,394	51	69.6	74	92		200034601900
167	Marysville Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	1011 Walnut	Marysville	66508	Marshall County	Marysville	No	No	No	No	(785) 562-5386	364	32	11.4	45.1%	337 (92.6%)	4 (1.1%)	16 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$15,532			$915			$14,617	50.9	44.9	171	4		200001600762
168	Kingman Middle School	Public	7-8	260 West Kansas Ave	Kingman	67068	Kingman County	Kingman - Norwich	No	No	No	No	(620) 532-3136	89	9	10.3	57.3%	76 (85.4%)	1 (1.1%)	10 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$15,338			$1,968			$13,369	50.6	26.5	285	117		200807001993
169	Hiawatha Middle School	Public	5-8	307 South Morrill Ave	Hiawatha	66434	Brown County	Hiawatha	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 742-4172	278	25	11.1	54.0%	205 (73.7%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (7.9%)	5 (1.8%)	19 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.4%)	$13,453			$923			$12,529	50.2	60.9	99	70		200000601728
170	Ellsworth High	Public	7-12	211 W 11th	Ellsworth	67439	Ellsworth County	Ellsworth	No	No	No	No	(785) 472-4471	300	25	11.8	34.3%	268 (89.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$14,996			$966			$14,030	50	48.8	159	11		200587000611

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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.