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
291	South Haven High	Public	6-12	229 Kickapoo Avenue	South Haven	67140	Sumner County	South Haven	No	No	No	No	(620) 892-5215	120	12	10.1	38.3%	108 (90.0%)	1 (0.8%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	$19,621			$325			$19,296	25.6	15.6	330	39		201179001510
292	Northeast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	201 North West Street	Arma	66712	Crawford County	Northeast	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 347-8461	338	32	10.6	74.0%	283 (83.7%)	3 (0.9%)	35 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	$14,348			$2,659			$11,688	25.4	36.4	230	62		200348000183
293	Chisholm Middle School	Public	7-8	900 E. First	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(316) 284-6260	422	36	11.6	62.8%	248 (58.8%)	8 (1.9%)	131 (31.0%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.2%)	$12,164			$1,849			$10,315	25.3	20.7	313	20		200996001975
294	Herington Middle School	Public	6-8	1317 N D Street	Herington	67449	Dickinson County	Herington	No	No	No	No	(785) 258-2448	87	7	12.9	69.0%	68 (78.2%)	4 (4.6%)	7 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.9%)	$16,050			$2,280			$13,769	25.2	32.1	257	37		200711001308
295	Valley Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	700 Oak Street	Valley Falls	66088	Jefferson County	Valley Falls	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 945-3221	262	23	11.5	32.8%	232 (88.5%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	$15,475			$1,544			$13,931	25	24.8	295			201254000662
296	Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School	Public	6-8	1400 Massachusetts St	Lawrence	66044	Douglas County	Lawrence	No	No	No	No	(785) 832-5400	386	28	13.9	58.8%	226 (58.5%)	30 (7.8%)	56 (14.5%)	5 (1.3%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (15.8%)	$13,197			$942			$12,255	24.8	36.8	227	69		200840001375
297	Haysville Middle School	Public	6-8	900 W Grand	Haysville	67060	Sedgwick County	Haysville	No	No	No	No	(316) 554-2251	755	53	14.3	62.0%	531 (70.3%)	12 (1.6%)	118 (15.6%)	7 (0.9%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	75 (9.9%)	$12,549			$543			$12,006	24.8	20.2	316	19		200705000363
298	Wellington Middle School	Public	6-8	605 North A	Wellington	67152	Sumner County	Wellington	No	No	No	No	(620) 326-4320	349	29	11.8	61.3%	269 (77.1%)	8 (2.3%)	44 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.2%)	$13,481			$1,082			$12,399	24.5	16.1	327	29		201284000727
299	McLouth Middle	Public	6-8	217 Summit Street	Mc Louth	66054	Jefferson County	McLouth	No	No	No	No	(913) 796-6122	91	9	10	46.2%	81 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	$17,861			$1,421			$16,440	24.3	35	239	60		200936000992
300	Riverton Middle	Public	6-8	7144 SE 70th	Riverton	66770	Cherokee County	Riverton	No	No	No	No	(620) 848-3355	147	14	10.4	51.7%	121 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.5%)	$13,743			$1,643			$12,100	24	23.6	300			201113000872

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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.