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
251	Jackson Heights High School and Middle School	Public	7-12	12719 266th Road	Holton	66436	Jackson County	North Jackson	No	No	No	No	(785) 364-2195	229	22	10.6	45.9%	208 (90.8%)	3 (1.3%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$14,590			$1,016			$13,573	33.4	41.9	195	56		200483001936
252	Hill City Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	1 Ringneck Drive	Hill City	67642	Graham County	Graham County	No	No	No	No	(785) 421-2117	171	19	8.9	45.0%	151 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.8%)	$15,720			$185			$15,535	33.3	28.7	273	21		200726001954
253	West Elk Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1199 State Highway 99	Howard	67349	Elk County	West Elk	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 374-2147	371	34	10.8	67.9%	295 (79.5%)	3 (0.8%)	46 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$17,619			$4,628			$12,991	33.2	38	218	35		200750002013
254	Rose Hill Middle	Public	6-8	212 Rocket Drive	Rose Hill	67133	Butler County	Rose Hill Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(316) 776-3320	328	29	11.1	36.3%	285 (86.9%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	$12,573			$1,931			$10,642	33.1	38.5	214	40		201125001592
255	Indian Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	1440 E 151st St	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7230	582	50	11.6	49.0%	289 (49.7%)	41 (7.0%)	195 (33.5%)	21 (3.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.5%)	$16,826			$795			$16,031	33.1	38.9	211	44		201014001601
256	Insight School of Kansas	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	101 E South St	Spring Hill	66083	Miami County	Spring Hill	Yes	No	Yes	No	(913) 592-4600	1,159	34	33.6		737 (63.6%)	96 (8.3%)	173 (14.9%)	7 (0.6%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	137 (11.8%)	$5,515			$00			$5,515	33.1	25.7	291	35		201185001918
257	Galesburg Middle School	Public	5-8	6955 Kingman Rd	Galesburg	66740	Neosho County	Erie-Galesburg	No	No	No	No	(620) 763-2470	112	10	11.2	66.1%	97 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	$15,476			$2,871			$12,605	33.1	41.8	197	60		200600001932
258	Wakefield Elementary	Public	K-8	502 Third	Wakefield	67487	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	No	(785) 461-5437	129	14	9.4	51.9%	114 (88.4%)	2 (1.6%)	11 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$13,005			$1,483			$11,522	33	16.3	326	68		200489000828
259	Augusta Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 State St	Augusta	67010	Butler County	Augusta	No	No	No	No	(316) 775-6383	445	38	11.7	44.3%	361 (81.1%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	$11,488			$1,259			$10,228	32.6	33.5	244	15		200363000918
260	Sylvan-Lucas Unified Junior Senior	Public	7-12	504 West 4th	Sylvan Grove	67481	Lincoln County	Sylvan Grove	No	No	No	No	(785) 526-7175	144	14	10.4	45.1%	129 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	$14,562			$1,884			$12,678	32.6	30.9	266	6		201212001976

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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.

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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.