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Holcomb Middle

Public Grades 6-8

273^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 363 Kansas Middle Schools

Better than 25% of Kansas middle schools

Summary

Holcomb Middle is a public middle school in Holcomb, Kansas, serving 221 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Holcomb School District, which is ranked 213 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Holcomb Middle has consistently underperformed the state average in academic proficiency across all subjects and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (26.97%), Mathematics (32.4%), and Science (33.32%) were all significantly lower than the state averages. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 12.1% to 26.4% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average. Additionally, 60.63% of Holcomb Middle's students come from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Lakin Middle and schools in the Garden City School District, Holcomb Middle's academic performance is significantly lower. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Lakin Middle had proficiency rates of 40.9% in English Language Arts and 39.66% in Mathematics, which are much higher than Holcomb Middle's rates. Holcomb Middle's performance has also been declining over the past few years, with the school's ranking dropping from 239 out of 350 Kansas middle schools in 2017-2018 to 273 out of 363 schools in 2024-2025.

227

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,447

Per pupil spending ?

53.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 N Henderson
Holcomb, KS 67851

(620) 277-2699

District: Holcomb

Students who attend Holcomb Middle usually attend:

High:

Holcomb High

Feeder schools for Holcomb Middle:

Elementary:	Holcomb Elementary 3-5
	Wiley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.0%

Hispanic:

8.4%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg35%

Kansas avg42%

273^rd of 363

Kansas public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

213^th of 264Holcomb 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	30.8	273 of 363	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	304 of 362	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	322 of 362	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	305 of 368	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	309 of 367	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	260 of 368	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	239 of 350	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.5	299 of 358	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.5	249 of 343	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.7	306 of 368	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	73.8	69 of 355	80.6%	★★★★☆
2012	68.8	93 of 342	72.8%	★★★★☆
2011	59.8	143 of 320	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.9	97 of 316	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.2	100 of 307	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.3	82 of 296	72.3%	★★★★☆
2007	66.5	78 of 286	72.7%	★★★★☆
2006	51.6	142 of 277	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	26.4	56 of 58	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	45.1	27 of 60	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	24.0	251 of 313	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	230 of 294	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	191 of 275	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	29.1	113 of 144	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	107 of 140	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.7	69 of 138	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.8	68 of 135	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	77 of 128	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	59 of 114	48.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	195 of 285	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	224 of 296	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	258 of 300	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	171 of 270	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	195 of 275	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	148 of 270	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	161 of 255	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	22.1	261 of 308	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	205 of 301	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	196 of 280	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	138 of 177	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	92 of 164	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	78.3	23 of 178	87.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	282 of 349	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	293 of 347	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	308 of 349	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	305 of 349	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	312 of 349	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	213 of 344	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	203 of 333	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2024)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2021)20th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2021)15th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2019)3rd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science33%-8 vs state

Mathematics32%-6 vs state

English Language Arts27%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Holcomb Middle

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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
Holcomb Middle	Public	6-8	500 N Henderson	Holcomb	67851	Finney County	Holcomb	No	No	No	No	(620) 277-2699	227	18	12.3	53.7%	193 (85.0%)	2 (0.9%)	19 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	30.8	273^rd of 363 public middle schools	24.8%		23.4	304^th of 362 public middle schools	16.0%	31		19.7	27.3	33.3	27.0		18.3	31.3	46.1	32.4		33.3	33.3	$13,447	$1,321	$12,126
Horace J. Good Middle School	Public	7-8	1412 N. Main St.	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	No	(620) 805-8100	583	52	11.2	83.4%	97 (16.6%)	26 (4.5%)	428 (73.4%)	23 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	19.6	314^th of 363 public middle schools	13.5%		19.5	319^th of 362 public middle schools	11.9%	5			31.3	27.9	29.4			20.7	19.7	20.2		22.2	22.2	$13,055	$1,732	$11,323
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center	Public	5-6	3101 N Belmont	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-8200	367	29	12.8	80.4%	59 (16.1%)	32 (8.7%)	260 (70.8%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)								(n/a)	29.6	21.8			26.0	19.7	22.3			20.9	36.8		36.8	$12,822	$2,219	$10,603
Kenneth Henderson Middle	Public	7-8	2406 Fleming	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	No	(620) 805-8500	425	31	13.6	72.0%	72 (16.9%)	12 (2.8%)	315 (74.1%)	23 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	34.5	241^st of 363 public middle schools	33.6%		23.5	301^st of 362 public middle schools	16.9%	60			41.4	33.7	37.5			24.5	27.8	26.2		31.2	31.2	$13,089	$1,782	$11,306
Deerfield Middle School	Public	6-8	803 Beech Street	Deerfield	67838	Kearny County	Deerfield	No	No	No	No	(620) 426-8401	49	5	10.2	75.5%	16 (32.7%)	4 (8.2%)	29 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.1	342^nd of 363 public middle schools	5.8%		19.2	321^st of 362 public middle schools	11.3%	21		10.5	44.4	7.7	22.0		0.0	5.6	0.0	2.0		7.7	7.7	$16,575	$2,709	$13,867
Charles O Stones Intermediate Center	Public	5-8	401 N Jennie Barker Rd	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-8300	377	34	11.0	80.1%	38 (10.1%)	6 (1.6%)	304 (80.6%)	22 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)								(n/a)	32.8	26.9			29.3	29.4	18.7			23.7	29.8		29.5	$13,165	$2,300	$10,865
Lakin Middle	Public	5-8	1201 W. Kingman	Lakin	67860	Kearny County	Lakin	No	No	No	No	(620) 355-6973	182	13	13.6	58.2%	92 (50.5%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (45.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	48.7	175^th of 363 public middle schools	51.8%		33.4	245^th of 362 public middle schools	32.3%	70	43.2	38.2	32.2	52.2	40.9	42.1	58.8	29.5	36.9	39.7	36.8	30.4	33.3	$13,529	$391	$13,138

Frequently Asked Questions about Holcomb Middle

How many students attend Holcomb Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 227 students attended Holcomb Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Holcomb Middle?

Students at Holcomb Middle are 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Holcomb Middle in?

Holcomb

Is Holcomb Middle a good school?

Holcomb Middle ranks in the bottom 24.8% of Kansas middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Holcomb Middle attend?

Students who attend Holcomb Middle usually go on to attend Holcomb High

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