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Stafford Middle School/High School

Public Grades 6-12
228th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 332 Kansas High Schools
Better than 31% of Kansas high schools
Summary

Stafford Middle School/High School is a public school serving grades 6-12 in Stafford, Kansas, with a total enrollment of 113 students. The school is part of the Stafford school district, which is ranked 155 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stafford Middle School/High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from a high of 83 out of 313 Kansas high schools in 2015-2016 to a low of 275 out of 320 in 2020-2021. Its current ranking for 2024-2025 is 228 out of 332 Kansas high schools. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also declined, from a high of 4 stars out of 5 in 2015-2016 to just 1 star out of 5 in recent years, before improving to 2 stars in the last two school years. The school's graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from a low of 88.1% in 2022-2023 to a high of 93.8% in 2023-2024, and its dropout rate has varied from a low of 1.3% in 2023-2024 to a high of 2.4% in 2020-2021.

Stafford Middle School/High School's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally below the state averages, with some exceptions in specific grade levels and subject areas. The school's strongest performance is in 8th grade Science, where it has consistently outperformed the state average, with 60% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025. However, the school's weakest performance is in 10th grade Mathematics, where only 18.75% of students were proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 33.59%. The nearest comparable school, St. John High, has a higher statewide ranking and rating than Stafford, as well as higher proficiency rates on state assessments.

116
Students ?
9.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,172
Per pupil spending ?
50%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 430 E Broadway
       Stafford, KS  67578

(620) 234-5248

District: Stafford


Feeder schools for Stafford Middle School/High School:

Elementary:    Stafford Elementary
Racial breakdown:

White:
82.8%
Hispanic:
11.2%
American Indian:
4.3%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025
Strengths
✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Kansas average (90%)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school44%
District avg43%
Kansas avg42%
Middle school
131st of 363
Kansas public middle schools ?
Top 36%▲ up 31 pts since 2015
From bottom 33% (2015) to top 36% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Kansas Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
228th of 332
Kansas public high schools ?
Bottom 31%▲ up 19 pts since 2015
From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Kansas High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
155th of 264Stafford 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202558.0131 of 36363.9%★★★☆☆
202421.7311 of 36214.1%★☆☆☆☆
202341.2202 of 36244.2%★★☆☆☆
202225.4295 of 36819.8%★☆☆☆☆
202110.9344 of 3676.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201932.2252 of 36831.5%★★☆☆☆
201823.3287 of 35018.0%★☆☆☆☆
201732.6253 of 35829.3%★☆☆☆☆
201627.7266 of 34322.4%★☆☆☆☆
201537.7247 of 36832.9%★★☆☆☆
201377.142 of 35588.2%★★★★☆
201259.7162 of 34252.6%★★★☆☆
201129.5265 of 32017.2%★☆☆☆☆
201048.3197 of 31637.7%★★☆☆☆
200959.7128 of 30758.3%★★★☆☆
200835.3224 of 29624.3%★☆☆☆☆
200722.0242 of 28615.4%★☆☆☆☆
200639.4184 of 27733.6%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202416.5274 of 2967.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202330.5236 of 30021.3%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202543.5186 of 34946.7%★★☆☆☆
202420.1313 of 3479.8%★☆☆☆☆
202325.0286 of 34918.1%★☆☆☆☆
202112.0333 of 3494.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201943.3187 of 34445.6%★★☆☆☆
201827.9252 of 33324.3%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202535.0228 of 33231.3%★★☆☆☆
202440.4202 of 31836.5%★★☆☆☆
202334.5235 of 32728.1%★☆☆☆☆
202225.0265 of 32418.2%★☆☆☆☆
202120.9275 of 32014.1%★☆☆☆☆
201955.8132 of 32559.4%★★★☆☆
201845.3170 of 31445.9%★★☆☆☆
201737.1195 of 31638.3%★★☆☆☆
201667.183 of 31373.5%★★★★☆
201526.3287 of 32612.0%★☆☆☆☆
201370.587 of 32373.1%★★★★☆
201212.7299 of 3175.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201068.287 of 30271.2%★★★★☆
200968.987 of 29170.1%★★★★☆
200869.085 of 26768.2%★★★☆☆
200769.683 of 28070.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202255.381 of 22363.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
201858.489 of 24864.1%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202541.7183 of 30640.2%★★☆☆☆
202329.0241 of 30922.0%★☆☆☆☆
202222.4264 of 30714.0%★☆☆☆☆
202128.6245 of 30218.9%★☆☆☆☆
201852.7129 of 29656.4%★★★☆☆
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)
Middle school
White (2025)47th percentile-17 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)7th percentile-7 vs school
High school
Male (2018)64th percentile+18 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2022)64th percentile+45 vs school
White (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school
By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?
Science60%+19 vs state
English Language Arts42%~ state avg
Mathematics30%-8 vs state

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Stafford Middle School/High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Stafford Elementary

Stafford Middle School/High School ranks 228th of 332 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Stafford Middle School/High School are 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 116 students attended Stafford Middle School/High School.


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