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Scott City Middle

Public Grades 3-8

309^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 363 Kansas Middle Schools

Better than 15% of Kansas middle schools

Summary

Scott City Middle School is a public middle school in Scott City, Kansas, serving grades 3-8 with a total enrollment of 401 students. The school is part of the Scott County School District, which is ranked 194 out of 264 districts in the state.

Academically, Scott City Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency across all grade levels. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 37% in ELA and 36.67% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 44.47% and 38.73%, respectively. The school's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 137 out of 368 Kansas middle schools in 2021-2022 to 309 out of 363 in 2024-2025. The school also experiences high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.2% to 19.8% in recent years, and relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0.7% to 1.7%.

Despite these challenges, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.3 to 13.9 in recent years. Additionally, the school serves a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 42.72% to 54.11% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and White students consistently underperforming compared to their statewide counterparts, while English Language Learner and Special Education students have performed relatively better.

409

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,910

Per pupil spending ?

53.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

809 W Ninth
Scott City, KS 67871

(620) 872-7640

District: Scott County

Students who attend Scott City Middle usually attend:

High:

Scott City High

Feeder schools for Scott City Middle:

Elementary:

Scott City Lower Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.6%

Hispanic:

31.5%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (36% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Kansas avg42%

Elementary school

349^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 6 pts since 2021

From bottom 41% (2021) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

309^th of 363

Kansas public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Kansas Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

194^th of 264Scott County among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	349 of 656	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	365 of 653	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	320 of 660	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	414 of 668	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	396 of 670	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	10 of 129	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	35.5	93 of 124	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	82 of 117	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	61 of 117	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	54 of 108	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.7	10 of 122	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	49.8	47 of 129	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	43.0	356 of 591	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	414 of 591	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	378 of 574	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	101 of 262	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.1	166 of 260	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	202 of 245	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	205 of 254	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	170 of 229	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	124 of 235	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.4	77 of 207	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	307 of 533	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	242 of 546	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	254 of 541	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	269 of 512	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	347 of 494	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	330 of 509	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	377 of 512	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	44.4	345 of 605	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	340 of 586	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	400 of 575	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	314 of 576	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	330 of 579	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	274 of 584	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	401 of 596	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	325 of 587	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	443 of 592	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.5	319 of 574	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	309 of 363	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	298 of 362	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	245 of 362	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	137 of 368	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.1	235 of 367	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	269 of 368	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	222 of 350	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.8	126 of 358	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.3	132 of 343	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.9	189 of 368	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	65.3	128 of 355	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.6	126 of 342	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.6	159 of 320	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.4	81 of 316	74.4%	★★★★☆
2009	70.4	65 of 307	78.8%	★★★★☆
2008	60.3	123 of 296	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.9	70 of 286	75.5%	★★★★☆
2006	73.3	49 of 277	82.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	71.9	18 of 160	88.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	27 of 67	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.0	64 of 65	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.9	15 of 58	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	6 of 60	90.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	38.5	196 of 313	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	216 of 294	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	158 of 275	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	114 of 135	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	131 of 144	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	121 of 140	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.1	45 of 138	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.3	86 of 135	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	79 of 128	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	45 of 114	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	256 of 285	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	220 of 296	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	243 of 300	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.8	79 of 270	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	35.6	186 of 275	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	194 of 270	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	175 of 255	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	40.5	181 of 308	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	221 of 301	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	192 of 280	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	100.0	1 of 178	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	74.8	23 of 171	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.9	18 of 160	88.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	281 of 349	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	288 of 347	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	235 of 349	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.3	135 of 349	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	192 of 349	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	275 of 344	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	195 of 333	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile+45 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile~ school

Male (2021)43rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2021)40th percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2023)99th percentile+67 vs school

Disabled (2021)89th percentile+53 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+45 vs school

Male (2021)41st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2021)37th percentile~ school

White (2025)19th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-7 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science35%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)							KAP Mathematics (2025)							KAP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Scott City Middle	Public	3-8	809 W Ninth	Scott City	67871	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(620) 872-7640	409	32	12.9	53.3%	260 (63.6%)	5 (1.2%)	129 (31.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	20.7	309^th of 363 public middle schools	14.9%		23.9	298^th of 362 public middle schools	17.7%	11	53.4	50.0	51.5	29.5	20.9	25.3	37.0	37.9	45.6	60.6	27.4	24.1	28.4	36.7	45.1	25.7	35.2	$13,910	$512	$13,399

Frequently Asked Questions about Scott City Middle

What district is Scott City Middle in?

Scott County

How many students attend Scott City Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended Scott City Middle.

Is Scott City Middle a good school?

Scott City Middle ranks in the bottom 14.9% of Kansas middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Scott City Middle?

Students at Scott City Middle are 64% White, 32% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Scott City Middle attend?

Students who attend Scott City Middle usually go on to attend Scott City High

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