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Emporia Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
308th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 368 Kansas Middle Schools
Better than 16% of Kansas middle schools
Summary

Emporia Middle School in Emporia, Kansas, serves 843 students in grades 6–8. No other schools are listed within 20 miles, so nearby-school comparisons are unavailable. The clearest concern is mathematics: 23% of students are proficient, 18 points below the state.

Compared with the Emporia district and Kansas overall, proficiency is lower in all three subjects. Science is closest to both: 29% of students are proficient, compared with 32% districtwide and 38% statewide. ELA is 33%, versus 39% in the district and 46% statewide. Mathematics is weakest, at 23% compared with 30% and 41%, respectively. So ELA has the highest school proficiency rate, while science is strongest relative to its comparisons.

Scores have risen since 2022–23, but progress varies: ELA increased 11 points and mathematics 6, while their state gaps widened; science rose 15 points and its state gap narrowed by 8. Science slipped 2 points in the latest year, while ELA and mathematics rose. SchoolDigger rates the school at the 16th percentile, with 1 star, and ranks it 308th of 368 schools; the district is at the 18th percentile, also with 1 star. The student–teacher ratio was 13.3 in 2024–25, and the free/reduced-lunch rate was 67%—context measures that do not explain test results. Chronic absenteeism has improved, falling from 42% in 2022–23 to 23% in 2025–26, but remains above the state’s 18%. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well the school serves English Language Learner students fell from the 58th percentile in 2023–24 to the 32nd in 2025–26, a 26-point drop. Its ranking for Special Education students was higher than its overall standing: the 49th percentile, versus the 16th.

843
Students ?
13.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,239
Per pupil spending ?
67.0%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 2300 Graphic Arts Road
       Emporia, KS  66801-6621

(620) 341-2335

District: Emporia


Students who attend Emporia Middle School usually attend:

High:    Emporia High

Feeder schools for Emporia Middle School:

Elementary:    Logan Ave Elementary
    Riverside Elementary
    Timmerman Elementary
    Village Elementary
    More...
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
47.0%
White:
45.1%
Two or more races:
5.2%
more
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Kansas average (28% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school28%
District avg34%
Kansas avg42%
308th of 368
Kansas public middle schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 27 pts since 2016
From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Kansas Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
220th of 268Emporia 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202623.2308 of 36816.3%★☆☆☆☆
202523.5302 of 36316.8%★☆☆☆☆
202429.2272 of 36224.9%★☆☆☆☆
202329.6267 of 36226.2%★☆☆☆☆
202227.7279 of 36824.2%★☆☆☆☆
202126.1289 of 36721.3%★☆☆☆☆
201935.1239 of 36835.1%★★☆☆☆
201848.3167 of 35052.3%★★★☆☆
201745.7183 of 35848.9%★★☆☆☆
201643.7194 of 34343.4%★★☆☆☆
201543.5211 of 36842.7%★★☆☆☆
201329.4290 of 35518.3%★☆☆☆☆
201231.1294 of 34214.0%★☆☆☆☆
201121.3282 of 32011.9%★☆☆☆☆
201043.9215 of 31632.0%★★☆☆☆
200937.9239 of 30722.1%★☆☆☆☆
200844.2193 of 29634.8%★★☆☆☆
200726.3231 of 28619.2%★☆☆☆☆
200624.4227 of 27718.1%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202151.763 of 16060.6%★★★☆☆
201939.193 of 15740.8%★★☆☆☆
201845.663 of 13252.3%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202638.546 of 6832.4%★★☆☆☆
202547.029 of 6756.7%★★★☆☆
202443.327 of 6558.5%★★★☆☆
202350.019 of 6269.4%★★★★☆
202246.721 of 6065.0%★★★☆☆
202150.511 of 5680.4%★★★★☆
201948.817 of 5870.7%★★★★☆
201845.525 of 6058.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202625.3247 of 30418.8%★☆☆☆☆
202123.1257 of 31317.9%★☆☆☆☆
201935.5199 of 29432.3%★★☆☆☆
201850.3113 of 27558.9%★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
201946.532 of 4223.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202628.2106 of 13420.9%★☆☆☆☆
202529.099 of 13526.7%★☆☆☆☆
202436.190 of 14437.5%★★☆☆☆
202333.097 of 14030.7%★★☆☆☆
202234.290 of 13834.8%★★☆☆☆
202134.087 of 13535.6%★★☆☆☆
201934.485 of 12833.6%★★☆☆☆
201845.457 of 11450.0%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202628.5238 of 29519.3%★☆☆☆☆
202525.7234 of 28517.9%★☆☆☆☆
202429.5230 of 29622.3%★☆☆☆☆
202330.9234 of 30022.0%★☆☆☆☆
202234.9192 of 27028.9%★☆☆☆☆
202133.6191 of 27530.5%★★☆☆☆
201938.6172 of 27036.3%★★☆☆☆
201855.186 of 25566.3%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202623.3269 of 31715.1%★☆☆☆☆
202132.6226 of 30826.6%★☆☆☆☆
201934.3203 of 30132.6%★★☆☆☆
201845.6134 of 28052.1%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202639.856 of 9239.1%★★☆☆☆
202539.655 of 9139.6%★★☆☆☆
202429.169 of 8821.6%★☆☆☆☆
202331.962 of 9031.1%★★☆☆☆
202241.148 of 8342.2%★★☆☆☆
202137.046 of 7941.8%★★☆☆☆
201967.916 of 7077.1%★★★★☆
201861.420 of 6468.8%★★★★☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
201867.32 of 333.3%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202643.388 of 17148.5%★★☆☆☆
202557.456 of 17768.4%★★★☆☆
202425.9132 of 16419.5%★☆☆☆☆
202338.597 of 17845.5%★★☆☆☆
202242.190 of 17147.4%★★☆☆☆
202151.763 of 16060.6%★★★☆☆
201939.193 of 15740.8%★★☆☆☆
201845.663 of 13252.3%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202632.3245 of 34328.6%★☆☆☆☆
202534.9232 of 34933.5%★★☆☆☆
202436.5212 of 34738.9%★★☆☆☆
202340.6197 of 34943.6%★★☆☆☆
202234.2239 of 34931.5%★★☆☆☆
202134.1238 of 34931.8%★★☆☆☆
201945.1177 of 34448.5%★★☆☆☆
201859.099 of 33370.3%★★★★☆
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)
Disabled (2021)61st percentile+39 vs school
Special Education (2026)49th percentile+32 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)39th percentile+23 vs school
Native American (2018)33rd percentile-19 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)32nd percentile+16 vs school
White (2026)29th percentile+12 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2019)24th percentile-11 vs school
Hispanic (2026)21st percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2026)19th percentile~ school
Male (2026)15th percentile~ school
By subject vs Kansas (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts33%-13 vs state
Science29%-9 vs state
Mathematics23%-18 vs state

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Emporia Middle School ranks in the bottom 16.3% of Kansas middle schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 843 students attended Emporia Middle School.

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

Students at Emporia Middle School are 47% Hispanic, 45% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 13, 2026
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2023–24 school spending dataJan 8, 2026
2024–25 dropout ratesDec 4, 2025


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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