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Atchison Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

312^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 363 Kansas Middle Schools

Better than 14% of Kansas middle schools

Summary

Atchison Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Atchison, Kansas, part of the Atchison Public Schools district. With 295 students and a student-teacher ratio of around 10-11, the school faces significant challenges in academic performance, student engagement, and supporting certain student subgroups.

Atchison Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the state average on standardized tests, with only 27.92% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 18.1% in math, far below the state averages of 44.47% and 38.73%, respectively. The school also struggles to support certain student subgroups, with white students ranking in the bottom 10% of Kansas middle schools and special education students and those of low socioeconomic status performing poorly compared to their peers statewide. Additionally, Atchison Middle School has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 19.5% to 28.6% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

In comparison, the nearby Patton Junior High School, part of the Fort Leavenworth district, consistently ranks in the top 10 middle schools in Kansas and has much higher academic proficiency rates across all subjects and grade levels. This suggests that addressing the root causes of Atchison Middle School's struggles, such as student attendance, teacher quality, and resource allocation, will be crucial for improving outcomes at the school.

287

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,856

Per pupil spending ?

63.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 N 5th
Atchison, KS 66002

(913) 367-5363

District: Atchison Public Schools

Students who attend Atchison Middle School usually attend:

High:

Atchison High School

Feeder schools for Atchison Middle School:

Elementary:

Atchison Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.5%

Two or more races:

16.4%

African American:

9.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Kansas average (0% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg28%

Kansas avg42%

312^th of 363

Kansas public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

236^th of 264Atchison Public Schools 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	312 of 363	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	324 of 362	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	253 of 362	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	292 of 368	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	271 of 367	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	184 of 368	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.7	217 of 350	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.5	290 of 358	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.8	230 of 343	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.5	251 of 368	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.4	272 of 355	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	63.4	138 of 342	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.6	162 of 320	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.6	227 of 316	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.1	206 of 307	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.7	206 of 296	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.2	186 of 286	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.7	101 of 277	63.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	27 of 68	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.1	47 of 73	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	46 of 73	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	54 of 72	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	40 of 65	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	43 of 69	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	40 of 57	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	43.4	82 of 160	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	63 of 157	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	48 of 132	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	34.5	212 of 313	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	162 of 294	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	170 of 275	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	228 of 285	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	255 of 296	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	213 of 300	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	204 of 270	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	209 of 275	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.4	94 of 270	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.1	131 of 255	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	31.5	231 of 308	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	149 of 301	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	170 of 280	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	73 of 91	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	84 of 88	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	57 of 90	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	61 of 83	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	62 of 79	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	47 of 70	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	40 of 64	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	172 of 177	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	148 of 164	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	103 of 178	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	75 of 171	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	82 of 160	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	63 of 157	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	48 of 132	63.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	318 of 349	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	316 of 347	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	244 of 349	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	284 of 349	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	263 of 349	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	172 of 344	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	222 of 333	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)60th percentile+46 vs school

Disabled (2021)49th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2021)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2021)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science34%-7 vs state

English Language Arts28%-17 vs state

Mathematics18%-21 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 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 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
Atchison Middle School	Public	6-8	301 N 5th	Atchison	66002	Atchison County	Atchison Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(913) 367-5363	287	26	11.2	63.8%	185 (64.5%)	27 (9.4%)	26 (9.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (16.4%)	20.1	312^th of 363 public middle schools	14.0%		17.3	324^th of 362 public middle schools	10.5%	12		33.3	20.0	30.1	27.9		26.4	15.3	12.9	18.1		34.4	34.4	$18,856	$2,352	$16,504
Pleasant Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	32504 Easton Rd	Easton	66020	Leavenworth County	Easton	No	No	No	No	(913) 651-5522	173	12	14.6	19.7%	157 (90.8%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.9%)	66.7	94^th of 363 public middle schools	74.1%		52.8	134^th of 362 public middle schools	63.0%	40		43.9	48.5	47.8	46.8		40.3	47.1	50.0	45.6		52.2	52.2	$12,272	$1,392	$10,881
Riverside Middle School	Public	6-8	710 Harding Avenue	Wathena	66090	Doniphan County	Riverside	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 989-4425	143	11	12.9	58.0%	111 (77.6%)	3 (2.1%)	10 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.6%)	42.8	199^th of 363 public middle schools	45.2%		38.5	215^th of 362 public middle schools	40.6%	16		42.0	28.3	44.9	38.6		54.0	28.9	28.6	37.5		30.6	30.6	$15,908	$322	$15,586
Everest Middle	Public	5-8	221 South 7th	Everest	66424	Brown County	South Brown County	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 548-7536	151	14	10.7	64.2%	111 (73.5%)	2 (1.3%)	14 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	29.2	279^th of 363 public middle schools	23.1%		22.5	308^th of 362 public middle schools	14.9%	29	41.0	41.7	17.0	23.7	29.0	48.7	50.0	17.0	21.1	31.8	41.0	34.2	37.7	$16,806	$1,360	$15,446
Patton Junior High	Public	6-9	1 Patton Loop Bldg 326	Fort Leavenworth	66027	Leavenworth County	Fort Leavenworth	No	No	No	No	(913) 651-7371	389	38	10.1	12.3%	247 (63.5%)	33 (8.5%)	52 (13.4%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	40 (10.3%)	94.3	10^th of 363 public middle schools	97.2%		97.3	2^nd of 362 public middle schools	99.4%	8		64.4	70.5	65.2	67.1		73.2	65.7	65.6	68.1		60.6	60.6	$17,776	$11,221	$6,556

Frequently Asked Questions about Atchison Middle School

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Atchison Public Schools

How many students attend Atchison Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 287 students attended Atchison Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Atchison Middle School?

Students at Atchison Middle School are 64% White, 16% Two or more races, 9% African American, 9% Hispanic.

Is Atchison Middle School a good school?

Atchison Middle School ranks in the bottom 14.0% of Kansas middle schools.

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Students who attend Atchison Middle School usually go on to attend Atchison High School

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