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
141	Circle Middle School	Public	7-8	14697 SW 20th Street	Benton	67017	Butler County	Circle	No	No	No	No	(316) 778-1470	312	23	13.8	42.0%	242 (77.6%)	22 (7.1%)	27 (8.7%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	$14,603			$876			$13,727	56	56	121	20		201230001738
142	Halstead Middle School	Public	4-8	221 West 6th Street	Halstead	67056	Harvey County	Halstead	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 835-2694	346	26	13.5	45.4%	282 (81.5%)	5 (1.4%)	39 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	$12,099			$956			$11,142	55.7	49.8	151	9		200684001079
143	Prairie View Middle	Public	6-8	13667 KS Hwy 152	LaCygne	66040	Linn County	Prairie View	No	No	No	No	(913) 757-4497	195	16	12.1	48.2%	167 (85.6%)	3 (1.5%)	12 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	$16,623			$575			$16,048	55.5	47.6	163	20		200825000754
144	St Francis High	Public	6-12	100 College Street	Saint Francis	67756	Cheyenne County	St Francis Community School	No	No	No	No	(785) 332-8153	164	14	11.6	53.7%	134 (81.7%)	1 (0.6%)	25 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$21,011			$675			$20,335	54.9	42.6	187	43		201188000484
145	Hocker Grove Middle	Public	7-8	10400 Johnson Dr	Shawnee	66203	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-0200	714	53	13.4	53.6%	372 (52.1%)	64 (9.0%)	225 (31.5%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.7%)	$11,857			$1,010			$10,846	54.8	52.2	141	4		201164001566
146	Skyline Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	20269 W Highway 54	Pratt	67124	Pratt County	Skyline Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 672-5651	218	20	10.8	58.7%	183 (83.9%)	4 (1.8%)	23 (10.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$15,838			$1,832			$14,005	54.7	56.3	120	26		201143001074
147	Maize Middle School	Public	7-8	4600 N Maize Rd	Maize	67101	Sedgwick County	Maize	No	No	No	No	(316) 729-2464	635	53	11.9	33.7%	427 (67.2%)	18 (2.8%)	114 (18.0%)	9 (1.4%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (9.4%)	$12,371			$592			$11,779	54.5	60.3	102	45		200914001105
148	Thayer Schools	Public	PK, KG-8	300 W. Wilson	Thayer	66776	Neosho County	Cherryvale	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 522-2109	137	12	11.6	58.4%	122 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	$15,990			$536			$15,455	54.4	48.7	160	12		200474001867
149	Valley Center Middle School	Public	6-8	800 N. Meridian	Valley Center	67147	Sedgwick County	Valley Center Pub School	No	No	No	No	(316) 755-7060	802	53	15.1	44.3%	591 (73.7%)	19 (2.4%)	131 (16.3%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.4%)	$11,232			$842			$10,391	54.3	51.2	148	1		201251000369
150	Altamont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	705 E 6th Street	Altamont	67330	Labette County	Labette County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 784-5511	208	13	16.3	59.1%	195 (93.8%)	5 (2.4%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$15,817			$3,307			$12,510	54.3	55.9	123	27		200330001494

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.