Best Middle Schools in Kansas

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Kansas test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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
91	Jefferson West Middle	Public	5-8	210 N Miller	Meriden	66512	Jefferson County	Jefferson West	No	No	No	No	(785) 484-2900	276	20	13.6	35.9%	240 (87.0%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.6%)	$14,860			$759			$14,100	67.1	63.5	90	1		200951000669
92	South Central Middle School	Public	5-8	302 S Jefferson	Protection	67127	Comanche County	Comanche County	No	No	No	No	(620) 622-4545	113	7	16.6	57.5%	90 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.1%)	$19,713			$526			$19,186	67.1	53.9	128	36		200504000493
93	Ness City High	Public	7-12	200 N 5th	Ness City	67560	Ness County	Ness City	No	No	No	No	(785) 798-3991	122	16	7.8	37.7%	92 (75.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$16,150			$1,117			$15,033	66.8	46.7	167	74		200993000500
94	Pleasant Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	32504 Easton Rd	Easton	66020	Leavenworth County	Easton	No	No	No	No	(913) 651-5522	173	12	14.6	19.7%	157 (90.8%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.9%)	$12,272			$1,392			$10,881	66.7	52.8	134	40		200564001130
95	Central Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	700 Main	Burden	67019	Cowley County	Central	No	No	No	No	(620) 438-2215	139	17	8.2	48.9%	114 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.6%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.2%)	$19,799			$718			$19,082	66.7	36.3	232	137		200423001200
96	Burlington Middle School 5 - 8	Public	5-8	720 Cross St.	Burlington	66839	Coffey County	Burlington	No	No	No	No	(620) 364-2156	242	22	10.7	45.0%	216 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$20,007			$1,429			$18,578	65.8	43.6	177	81		200429001994
97	Marion Middle	Public	6-8	125 South Lincoln	Marion	66861	Marion County	Marion-Florence	No	No	No	No	(620) 382-6070	119	9	13.1	48.7%	108 (90.8%)	1 (0.8%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$19,102			$2,654			$16,448	65.7	61.6	96	1		200924000947
98	South Barber 7-12	Public	7-12	1220 N. 8th Street	Kiowa	67070	Barber County	South Barber	No	No	No	No	(833) 722-7237	87	12	6.9	63.2%	77 (88.5%)	2 (2.3%)	5 (5.7%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	$14,738			$00			$14,738	65.5	40.1	206	108		200813001966
99	Chapman Middle School	Public	6-8	622 N Marshall	Chapman	67431	Dickinson County	Chapman	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 922-6555	250	16	15.5	38.8%	223 (89.2%)	3 (1.2%)	16 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$12,718			$985			$11,732	65.3	58.1	115	16		200462001248
100	Smoky Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	401 N Cedar	Lindsborg	67456	McPherson County	Smoky Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 227-4249	253	18	14	36.4%	222 (87.7%)	3 (1.2%)	20 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$12,515			$957			$11,558	64.9	44.2	175	75		200000201467

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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.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.