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
301	Sedan High	Public	6-12	416 E Elm	Sedan	67361	Chautauqua County	Chautauqua County Community	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 725-3186	182	21	8.5	64.3%	143 (78.6%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.2%)	$17,920			$5,533			$12,387	23.7	13.8	335	34		201152000446
302	Emporia Middle School	Public	6-8	2300 Graphic Arts Road	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	No	(620) 341-2335	843	63	13.3	67.0%	380 (45.1%)	5 (0.6%)	396 (47.0%)	15 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.2%)	$13,239			$628			$12,611	23.5	29.2	272	30		200594000225
303	Roosevelt Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	1000 W 8th	Coffeyville	67337	Montgomery County	Coffeyville	No	Yes	No	No	(620) 252-6420	262	17	15.8	74.0%	125 (47.7%)	19 (7.3%)	74 (28.2%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.2%)	$14,841			$2,588			$12,253	23.4	23.2	305	2		200498001597
304	Winfield Middle School	Public	6-8	130 Viking Blvd.	Winfield	67156	Cowley County	Winfield	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 221-5130	456	36	12.5	59.9%	328 (71.9%)	8 (1.8%)	50 (11.0%)	9 (2.0%)	7 (1.5%)	9 (2.0%)	45 (9.9%)	$11,288			$709			$10,579	23.2	28.7	274	30		201305001826
305	Norton Junior High	Public	7-8	706 North Jones Street	Norton	67654	Norton County	Norton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 877-5851	96	8	11.8	47.9%	88 (91.7%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	$13,623			$1,253			$12,370	21.6	25.9	290	15		201002000059
306	Robinson Middle School	Public	6-8	1125 SW 14th St	Topeka	66604	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 295-3770	361	33	11	78.9%	130 (36.0%)	62 (17.2%)	115 (31.9%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (12.7%)	$17,904			$3,138			$14,766	21.4	20.4	314	8		201226001442
307	Southeast Middle School	Public	5-8	206 W Magnolia	Cherokee	66724	Crawford County	Cherokee	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 457-8315	128	13	9.5	70.3%	112 (87.5%)	2 (1.6%)	6 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	$14,600			$2,324			$12,276	21.3	23.4	303	4		200471000185
308	Lyons Middle School	Public	6-8	501 E American Road	Lyons	67554	Rice County	Lyons	No	No	No	No	(620) 257-3961	173	17	10	75.1%	82 (47.4%)	1 (0.6%)	81 (46.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.6%)	$13,782			$769			$13,013	21.2	32.2	255	53		200903000929
309	Scott City Middle	Public	3-8	809 W Ninth	Scott City	67871	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(620) 872-7640	409	32	12.9	53.3%	260 (63.6%)	5 (1.2%)	129 (31.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$13,910			$512			$13,399	20.7	23.9	298	11		200001701217
310	Gordon Parks Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2201 E. 25th St.	Wichita	67219	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-7500	485	37	13.2	90.7%	77 (15.9%)	208 (42.9%)	127 (26.2%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (13.4%)	$16,603			$3,176			$13,427	20.4	12.2	340	30		201299001904

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.