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
181	Reno Valley Middle School	Public	7-8	1616 N Wilshire	Hutchinson	67501	Reno County	Nickerson	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 662-4573	137	17	7.9	53.3%	118 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.2%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$16,728			$1,577			$15,152	47.4	41.9	196	15		200999000548
182	Victoria Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1107 10th St.	Victoria	67671	Ellis County	Victoria	No	No	No	No	(785) 735-9211	110	15	7.5	23.6%	106 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$17,558			$1,352			$16,206	47.1	37.5	221	39		201260001999
183	Anderson County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1100 W. Highway 31	Garnett	66032	Anderson County	Garnett	No	No	No	No	(785) 448-3115	419	36	11.7	44.2%	395 (94.3%)	3 (0.7%)	16 (3.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$16,436			$5,508			$10,928	47	59.1	105	78		200645000206
184	South Gray Junior High	Public	6-8	105 Thatcher	Copeland	67837	Gray County	Copeland	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 668-5565	21	4	4.8	61.9%	18 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)	$28,239			$39			$28,200	46.8	53.3	132	52		200519001713
185	Elkhart Middle School	Public	6-8	151 Wildcat Ave	Elkhart	67950	Morton County	Elkhart	No	No	No	No	(620) 697-2197	81	8	10	58.0%	40 (49.4%)	1 (1.2%)	35 (43.2%)	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	$14,993			$1,120			$13,873	46.6	34.2	242	57		200579000079
186	Argonia High	Public	6-12	504 N Pine	Argonia	67004	Sumner County	Argonia Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(620) 435-6611	84	9	9.1	36.9%	64 (76.2%)	2 (2.4%)	10 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.3%)	$19,229			$1,992			$17,236	45.9	29.4	270	84		200343000742
187	Pittsburg Middle School	Public	6-8	1310 N. Broadway	Pittsburg	66762	Crawford County	Pittsburg	No	No	No	No	(620) 235-3240	692	57	12	73.8%	415 (60.0%)	23 (3.3%)	149 (21.5%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.7%)	26 (3.8%)	68 (9.8%)	$13,431			$1,387			$12,044	45.7	51.1	149	38		201071001591
188	Santa Fe Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 N Ridgeview Rd	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7290	623	58	10.8	50.9%	272 (43.7%)	56 (9.0%)	230 (36.9%)	19 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	$17,565			$1,090			$16,475	45.5	36.3	233	45		201014000135
189	Central Heights High	Public	6-12	3521 Ellis Road	Richmond	66080	Franklin County	Central Heights	No	No	No	No	(785) 869-3455	300	26	11.4	52.7%	270 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$15,747			$1,132			$14,615	45.4	51.6	146	43		200001400453
190	Haven Middle School	Public	7-8	320 North Emporia	Haven	67543	Reno County	Haven Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(620) 465-2587	118	9	13.1	45.8%	107 (90.7%)	3 (2.5%)	7 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$9,512			$1,572			$7,940	45	32.3	253	63		200696001679

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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

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.