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Kanopolis Middle

Public Grades 4-6
Summary

Kanopolis Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 4-6 in Kanopolis, Kansas, with a total enrollment of 144 students. This school is part of the Ellsworth school district.

Kanopolis Middle School has consistently outperformed the Ellsworth district and the state of Kansas in academic assessments, with a higher percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, 45.32% of Kanopolis Middle students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 43.4% for Ellsworth and 44.47% for Kansas. In Mathematics, 54.66% of Kanopolis Middle students were proficient or better, compared to 52.69% for Ellsworth and 38.73% for Kansas. This trend of academic excellence has been consistent across multiple years.

However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has fluctuated, ranging from 2.0% in the 2024-2025 school year to 19.7% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is an area of concern. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Kanopolis Middle has increased from 29.91% in 2021-2022 to 35.42% in 2023-2024, indicating that the school serves a population with a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students. On a positive note, the school's student-teacher ratio has decreased from 17.1 in 2021-2022 to 13 in 2023-2024, which could contribute to more personalized attention and support for students.

141
Students ?
12.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,975
Per pupil spending ?
43.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 210 Iowa
       Kanopolis, KS  67454

(785) 472-4477

District: Ellsworth


Students who attend Kanopolis Middle usually attend:

High:    Ellsworth High

Feeder schools for Kanopolis Middle:

Elementary:    Ellsworth Elementary
Racial breakdown:

White:
87.9%
Hispanic:
7.1%
Two or more races:
5.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2023 → 60th in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Kansas average (50% vs 42% meeting standards)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2023
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school50%
District avg46%
Kansas avg42%
264th of 656
Kansas public elementary schools ?
Top 40%▼ down 8 pts since 2023
From top 32% (2023) to top 40% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Kansas Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202559.0264 of 65659.8%★★★☆☆
202468.0181 of 65372.3%★★★★☆
202362.2211 of 66068.0%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202550.1260 of 53351.2%★★★☆☆
202469.1106 of 54680.6%★★★★☆
202356.5211 of 54161.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202574.249 of 31384.3%★★★★☆
202476.143 of 30685.9%★★★★☆
202346.4156 of 29647.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202548.6304 of 57647.2%★★☆☆☆
202458.9218 of 57962.3%★★★☆☆
202353.9258 of 58455.8%★★★☆☆
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)
Special Education (2025)84th percentile+25 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile-9 vs school
White (2025)47th percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics55%+16 vs state
Science51%+10 vs state
English Language Arts45%~ state avg

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Students who attend Kanopolis Middle usually go on to attend Ellsworth High

Students at Kanopolis Middle are 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 141 students attended Kanopolis Middle.


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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.

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