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Kepley Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
325th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 363 Kansas Middle Schools
Better than 10% of Kansas middle schools
Summary

Kepley Middle School is a public middle school in Ulysses, Kansas, serving 316 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Ulysses School District, which is ranked 253 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kepley Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Kansas middle schools, with its academic performance, as measured by state assessments, significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 24.12% of Kepley Middle School students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 28.1% in the Ulysses district and 44.47% statewide. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students performing relatively better than White, Low Socioeconomic Status (SES), and Disabled students.

Kepley Middle School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.5% to 22% over the past few years, and relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0.4% to 2.7% in recent years. Despite the school's relatively higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratios, the academic outcomes remain poor, raising questions about the effective allocation and utilization of resources to support student learning.

294
Students ?
11.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,770
Per pupil spending ?
76.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 113 N Colorado
       Ulysses, KS  67880

(620) 356-3025

District: Ulysses


Students who attend Kepley Middle School usually attend:

High:    Ulysses High

Feeder schools for Kepley Middle School:

Elementary:    Hickok Elementary
    Sullivan Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
66.7%
White:
24.5%
Two or more races:
5.8%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Kansas average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)
!Science scores 27 pts below the Kansas average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school21%
District avg25%
Kansas avg42%
325th of 363
Kansas public middle schools ?
Bottom 10%▲ up 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Kansas Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
253rd of 264Ulysses 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
202516.8325 of 36310.5%★☆☆☆☆
202417.4323 of 36210.8%★☆☆☆☆
202316.9329 of 3629.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.6341 of 3687.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.6333 of 3679.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.7346 of 3686.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.2330 of 3505.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20177.9347 of 3583.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201611.5319 of 3437.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201513.5344 of 3686.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201335.6274 of 35522.8%★☆☆☆☆
201222.3306 of 34210.5%★☆☆☆☆
201130.3263 of 32017.8%★☆☆☆☆
201026.3268 of 31615.2%★☆☆☆☆
200923.7265 of 30713.7%★☆☆☆☆
200833.0231 of 29622.0%★☆☆☆☆
200724.5238 of 28616.8%★☆☆☆☆
200635.4193 of 27730.3%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202122.5146 of 1608.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201937.8100 of 15736.3%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202549.722 of 6767.2%★★★☆☆
202431.360 of 657.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202338.437 of 6240.3%★★☆☆☆
202232.449 of 6018.3%★☆☆☆☆
202142.527 of 5651.8%★★★☆☆
201832.052 of 6013.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202116.1283 of 3139.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.9273 of 2947.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.8259 of 2755.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202533.092 of 13531.9%★★☆☆☆
202429.1112 of 14422.2%★☆☆☆☆
202324.7114 of 14018.6%★☆☆☆☆
202229.4103 of 13825.4%★☆☆☆☆
202128.3106 of 13521.5%★☆☆☆☆
201918.0122 of 1284.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.7110 of 1143.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202526.0231 of 28518.9%★☆☆☆☆
202422.1261 of 29611.8%★☆☆☆☆
202323.1267 of 30011.0%★☆☆☆☆
202225.2230 of 27014.8%★☆☆☆☆
202124.2234 of 27514.9%★☆☆☆☆
201916.9252 of 2706.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.3238 of 2556.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202116.9271 of 30812.0%★☆☆☆☆
201911.3288 of 3014.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.5261 of 2806.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202564.644 of 17775.1%★★★★☆
202465.038 of 16476.8%★★★★☆
202361.442 of 17876.4%★★★★☆
202244.080 of 17153.2%★★★☆☆
202122.5146 of 1608.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201937.8100 of 15736.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202523.2288 of 34917.5%★☆☆☆☆
202422.5299 of 34713.8%★☆☆☆☆
202333.7236 of 34932.4%★★☆☆☆
202223.2293 of 34916.0%★☆☆☆☆
202131.7255 of 34926.9%★☆☆☆☆
201921.6293 of 34414.8%★☆☆☆☆
201826.0262 of 33321.3%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2025)75th percentile+65 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+57 vs school
Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+21 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+8 vs school
White (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school
Male (2021)12th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2021)10th percentile~ school
Disabled (2021)9th percentile~ school
By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts24%-20 vs state
Mathematics23%-15 vs state
Science14%-27 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Kepley Middle School

Kepley Middle School ranks in the bottom 10.5% of Kansas middle schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 294 students attended Kepley Middle School.

Students at Kepley Middle School are 67% Hispanic, 24% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Students who attend Kepley Middle School usually go on to attend Ulysses High


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