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
101	Council Grove Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	129 Hockaday St.	Council Grove	66846	Morris County	Morris County	No	No	No	No	(620) 767-5149	368	31	11.7	51.1%	323 (87.8%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$15,625			$692			$14,933	64.7	60.7	100	1		200528000988
102	Madison High	Public	7-12	1500 SW Blvd	Madison	66860	Greenwood County	Madison-Virgil	No	No	No	No	(620) 437-2912	106	13	8.1	57.5%	94 (88.7%)	1 (0.9%)	5 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.7%)	$28,172			$4,508			$23,664	64.1	54.1	127	25		200909000862
103	Stockton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	201 N Cypress	Stockton	67669	Rooks County	Stockton	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 425-6120	199	16	12.4	58.8%	181 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	$9,964			$2,192			$7,772	63.7	43.5	180	77		201206000401
104	Paola Middle	Public	6-8	405 Hospital Drive	Paola	66071	Miami County	Paola	No	No	No	No	(913) 294-8030	413	32	13	39.5%	362 (87.7%)	6 (1.5%)	23 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.4%)	$16,218			$3,272			$12,946	63.4	64.6	87	17		201050000776
105	Baldwin Junior High School	Public	6-8	400 Eisenhower	Baldwin City	66006	Douglas County	Baldwin City	No	No	No	No	(785) 594-2448	309	22	14.2	33.0%	269 (87.1%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (4.9%)	$8,918			$1,125			$7,793	63.3	68.3	78	27		200372000703
106	Centre	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2374 310th Street	Lost Springs	66859	Marion County	Centre	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 983-4321	183	24	7.6	56.3%	159 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.9%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$23,365			$2,159			$21,206	63	52.2	140	34		200894002012
107	Ellis Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	1706 S Monroe	Ellis	67637	Ellis County	Ellis	No	No	No	No	(785) 726-3151	161	17	9.4	36.0%	152 (94.4%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$16,054			$3,664			$12,391	62.6	67.2	83	24		200585000868
108	Galena Middle School	Public	6-8	624 East 8th Street	Galena	66739	Cherokee County	Galena	No	No	No	No	(620) 783-4499	174	13	13	66.1%	134 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	1 (0.6%)	22 (12.6%)	$11,565			$1,937			$9,627	62.6	68.1	79	29		200636001511
109	Lansing Middle 6-8	Public	6-8	220 Lion Lane	Lansing	66043	Leavenworth County	Lansing	No	No	No	No	(913) 727-1197	580	43	13.3	35.9%	405 (69.8%)	35 (6.0%)	75 (12.9%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (9.1%)	$12,577			$1,267			$11,310	62.4	68.6	76	33		200834001664
110	Conway Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	112 N. Cranmer	Conway Springs	67031	Sumner County	Conway Springs	No	No	No	No	(620) 456-2965	89	7	13.4	39.3%	83 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	$14,402			$772			$13,630	62.2	59.4	104	6		200513001701

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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:

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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.