Summary
Everest Middle is a public middle school located in Everest, Kansas, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 139 students. The school is part of the South Brown County school district, which is ranked 230 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Everest Middle has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Kansas middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 237-308 out of 362-368 schools.
Everest Middle consistently underperforms compared to the state and its local district on standardized test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 29.04% of Everest Middle students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.91% in the South Brown County district and 44.47% statewide. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with female students, Native American students, and low-socioeconomic status students lagging behind their peers in the state. Additionally, Everest Middle has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 19.5% to 27.4% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.
Interestingly, the nearby Hiawatha Middle School, which is part of a higher-ranked Hiawatha district, outperforms Everest Middle across various academic metrics, suggesting that students in the Everest area may have access to better educational opportunities if they can attend Hiawatha Middle School. Addressing the challenges faced by Everest Middle, such as improving academic performance, addressing equity issues, and reducing chronic absenteeism, will require a comprehensive and targeted approach from the school and district.
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