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
61	Dighton High	Public	7-12	200 S Wichita	Dighton	67839	Lane County	Dighton	No	No	No	No	(620) 397-5333	86	11	7.5	43.0%	79 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,416			$190			$19,226	75.5	73.5	63	2		200555001296
62	Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School	Public	7-8	16152 W Explorer St	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	No	(316) 794-4150	625	34	18.5	22.2%	497 (79.5%)	9 (1.4%)	70 (11.2%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.3%)	$13,173			$707			$12,466	75.3	71.8	66	4		200654001732
63	Summit Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	22201 W 118th St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7200	576	46	12.4	31.3%	344 (59.7%)	74 (12.8%)	109 (18.9%)	18 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	$16,403			$635			$15,767	74.5	73.3	64	1		201014002102
64	Southeast Saline High	Public	7-12	5056 E. K-4 Highway	Gypsum	67448	Saline County	Southeast Of Saline	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 536-4286	323	30	10.8	30.0%	282 (87.3%)	3 (0.9%)	17 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	$14,632			$1,158			$13,475	73.9	52.7	135	71		200000100523
65	St. Paul Middle School	Public	6-8	118 First Street	Saint Paul	66771	Neosho County	Chetopa-St. Paul	No	No	No	No	(620) 449-2245	58	3	16.6	51.7%	45 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.6%)	$13,909			$1,621			$12,289	73.8	87.1	27	38		200477001907
66	Susan B Anthony Middle School	Public	6-8	2501 Browning	Manhattan	66502	Riley County	Manhattan-Ogden	No	No	No	No	(785) 587-2890	775	58	13.4	33.7%	509 (65.7%)	40 (5.2%)	117 (15.1%)	35 (4.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (8.9%)	$12,126			$16			$12,110	73.8	81	42	24		200918001049
67	Colwich Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	401 South Marion	Colwich	67030	Sedgwick County	Renwick	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 796-1331	227	22	10.2	28.2%	196 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	$15,251			$8,267			$6,984	73.5	51.8	144	77		201108000388
68	Logan High	Public	7-12	305 N Sherman	Logan	67646	Phillips County	Logan	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 689-7574	49	9	5.4	44.9%	46 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,217			$2,205			$16,012	73.2			(n/a)		200891000608
69	Manhattan Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2100 Poyntz Avenue	Manhattan	66502	Riley County	Manhattan-Ogden	No	No	Yes	No	(785) 587-2100	153	12	12.5		116 (75.8%)	2 (1.3%)	21 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.2%)	$12,014			$10			$12,004	73.2			(n/a)		200918002150
70	Clearwater Intermediate - Middle School	Public	4-8	140 S 4th	Clearwater	67026	Sedgwick County	Clearwater	No	No	No	No	(620) 584-2036	405	32	12.8	33.6%	351 (86.7%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$13,085			$747			$12,338	72.7	70.9	70			200492000376

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.