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Richard Warren Middle School

Public Grades 7-8
331st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 363 Kansas Middle Schools
Better than 9% of Kansas middle schools
Summary

Richard Warren Middle School is a public middle school located in Leavenworth, Kansas, serving grades 7-8 with a student population of around 450. The school is part of the Leavenworth school district, which is ranked 248 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Richard Warren Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom third of Kansas middle schools, with a ranking between 310-334 out of 362-368 schools over the past several years. Its performance on state assessments (KAP) is significantly below the state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 25.06% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 28.99% in the Leavenworth district and 44.47% statewide. In mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 13.16%, compared to 17.65% in Leavenworth and 38.73% statewide. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.5% to 43% in recent years, and relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 1.1% to 3.8%.

When comparing Richard Warren Middle School to other nearby middle schools, such as Basehor-Linwood Middle School, which is about 13 miles away and consistently ranks in the top 15% of Kansas middle schools, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance and other key metrics. Addressing the challenges faced by Richard Warren Middle School will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that involves the school, district, and state working together to identify and address the root causes of the school's struggles.

427
Students ?
13.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,001
Per pupil spending ?
67%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3501 New Lawrence Road
       Leavenworth, KS  66048

(913) 684-1530

District: Leavenworth


Students who attend Richard Warren Middle School usually attend:

High:    Leavenworth Senior High

Feeder schools for Richard Warren Middle School:

Elementary:    Anthony Elementary
    David Brewer Elementary
    Henry Leavenworth
    Leavenworth Virtual School
Racial breakdown:

White:
51.8%
African American:
17.6%
Two or more races:
15.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Kansas average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 20% Kansas)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school21%
District avg25%
Kansas avg42%
331st of 363
Kansas public middle schools ?
Bottom 9%▼ down 2 pts since 2015
See the entire ranking list of Kansas Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
248th of 264Leavenworth 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
202515.0331 of 3638.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.5334 of 3627.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.5315 of 36213.0%★☆☆☆☆
202220.1325 of 36811.7%★☆☆☆☆
202121.3310 of 36715.5%★☆☆☆☆
201918.4322 of 36812.5%★☆☆☆☆
201818.7306 of 35012.6%★☆☆☆☆
201713.5332 of 3587.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201615.1309 of 3439.9%★☆☆☆☆
201518.7330 of 36810.3%★☆☆☆☆
201325.2303 of 35514.6%★☆☆☆☆
201221.2310 of 3429.4%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202529.246 of 6832.4%★★☆☆☆
202417.771 of 732.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202329.952 of 7328.8%★★☆☆☆
202232.847 of 7234.7%★★☆☆☆
202133.643 of 6533.8%★★☆☆☆
201926.355 of 6920.3%★☆☆☆☆
201840.733 of 5742.1%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202138.4101 of 16036.9%★★☆☆☆
201930.6124 of 15721.0%★☆☆☆☆
201836.684 of 13236.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202123.5254 of 31318.8%★☆☆☆☆
201917.0262 of 29410.9%★☆☆☆☆
201817.9248 of 2759.8%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202118.937 of 395.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.339 of 427.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202520.0118 of 13512.6%★☆☆☆☆
202416.1138 of 1444.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202336.783 of 14040.7%★★☆☆☆
202235.085 of 13838.4%★★☆☆☆
202157.744 of 13567.4%★★★☆☆
201928.6100 of 12821.9%★☆☆☆☆
201827.988 of 11422.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202521.9247 of 28513.3%★☆☆☆☆
202415.9276 of 2966.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202322.7270 of 30010.0%★☆☆☆☆
202223.3238 of 27011.9%★☆☆☆☆
202126.0226 of 27517.8%★☆☆☆☆
201920.5241 of 27010.7%★☆☆☆☆
201819.3233 of 2558.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202121.8263 of 30814.6%★☆☆☆☆
201921.2251 of 30116.6%★☆☆☆☆
201821.4235 of 28016.1%★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
20256.115 of 150.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.016 of 160.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202333.315 of 1921.1%★☆☆☆☆
202220.415 of 150.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202120.515 of 150.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
20258.189 of 912.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.486 of 882.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.178 of 9013.3%★☆☆☆☆
202222.274 of 8310.8%★☆☆☆☆
202129.661 of 7922.8%★☆☆☆☆
201923.364 of 708.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201845.231 of 6451.6%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202518.4171 of 1773.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202425.7134 of 16418.3%★☆☆☆☆
202326.0142 of 17820.2%★☆☆☆☆
202219.8161 of 1715.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202138.4101 of 16036.9%★★☆☆☆
201930.6124 of 15721.0%★☆☆☆☆
201836.684 of 13236.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202521.8302 of 34913.5%★☆☆☆☆
202421.8301 of 34713.3%★☆☆☆☆
202321.8302 of 34913.5%★☆☆☆☆
202221.9299 of 34914.3%★☆☆☆☆
202117.9311 of 34910.9%★☆☆☆☆
201919.9298 of 34413.4%★☆☆☆☆
201816.7305 of 3338.4%☆☆☆☆☆
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)37th percentile+21 vs school
African American (2025)32nd percentile+24 vs school
Female (2021)19th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2021)15th percentile~ school
White (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school
Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2021)5th percentile-10 vs school
Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile-7 vs school
Military Connected (2025)<1st percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts25%-19 vs state
Science25%-17 vs state
Mathematics13%-26 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended Richard Warren Middle School.

Richard Warren Middle School ranks in the bottom 8.8% of Kansas middle schools.

Students at Richard Warren Middle School are 52% White, 18% African American, 15% Two or more races, 14% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Students who attend Richard Warren Middle School usually go on to attend Leavenworth Senior High


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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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