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
71	Uniontown High School	Public	7-12	601 Fifth Street	Uniontown	66779	Bourbon County	Uniontown	No	No	No	No	(620) 224-2350	178	18	10	57.9%	162 (91.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	$21,372			$1,562			$19,810	72.2	59.4	103	32		201245000150
72	Fort Riley Middle School	Public	6-8	4020 First Division Rd	Fort Riley	66442	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4500	541	48	11.1	40.9%	260 (48.1%)	72 (13.3%)	136 (25.1%)	11 (2.0%)	4 (0.7%)	13 (2.4%)	45 (8.3%)	$13,846			$1,349			$12,498	72.2	77.1	53	19		200789001265
73	Meadowview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1377 21000 Road	Parsons	67357	Labette County	Labette County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 421-1857	367	23	15.9	73.3%	298 (81.2%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (7.4%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.7%)	$15,873			$2,108			$13,765	72.1	61.1	98	25		200330001500
74	Hillsboro Middle/High School	Public	6-12	400 East Grand	Hillsboro	67063	Marion County	Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh	No	No	No	No	(620) 947-3184	310	28	11	35.2%	272 (87.7%)	3 (1.0%)	21 (6.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$15,158			$688			$14,470	71.9	85.2	31	43		200729000961
75	Elk Valley High School	Public	6-12	701 Delaware	Longton	67352	Elk County	Elk Valley	No	No	No	No	(620) 642-2215	55	7	7.8	65.5%	45 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.9%)	$21,616			$1,782			$19,834	71.8	37.1	226	151		200576000436
76	Sumner Academy of Arts & Science	Public, Magnet	8-12	1610 N 8th Street	Kansas City	66101	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	Yes	No	No	(913) 627-7200	1,045	61	17	62.8%	133 (12.7%)	159 (15.2%)	581 (55.6%)	124 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.5%)	$18,498			$4,915			$13,583	71.8	84.6	35	41		200795001419
77	Olpe Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	220 W Listerscheid St	Olpe	66865	Lyon County	Southern Lyon County	No	No	No	No	(620) 475-3223	179	14	13.1	26.8%	160 (89.4%)	2 (1.1%)	15 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$13,286			$1,603			$11,683	71.6	85.4	30	47		200693000219
78	Sharon Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	521 N. Main	Sharon Springs	67758	Wallace County	Wallace County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 728-4573	108	10	10.4	39.8%	96 (88.9%)	2 (1.9%)	7 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	$19,116			$1,980			$17,136	71.6			(n/a)		201161000168
79	Lawrence Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	110 McDonald Drive	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	Yes	No	Yes	No	(785) 832-5620	543	25	21.7		349 (64.3%)	30 (5.5%)	86 (15.8%)	10 (1.8%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (10.7%)	$7,954			$371			$7,582	71.6	63	92	13		200840001776
80	Flinthills Middle School	Public	6-8	806 SE Rosalia RD	Rosalia	67132	Butler County	Flinthills	No	No	No	No	(620) 476-2215	66	4	17.9	54.5%	59 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$16,600			$741			$15,859	70.9	58.6	108	28		201122001951

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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.