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Curtis Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

353^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 363 Kansas Middle Schools

Better than 3% of Kansas middle schools

Summary

Curtis Middle School is a public middle school located in Wichita, Kansas, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 774 students. The school is part of the Wichita school district, which is ranked 245 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Curtis Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Kansas middle schools over the past several years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger as well.

Academically, Curtis Middle School significantly underperforms compared to the Wichita district and the state of Kansas. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 14.78% of all students at Curtis Middle School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 28.89% in Wichita and 44.47% statewide. The performance gap is even more pronounced in mathematics, with only 10.36% of students at Curtis Middle School being proficient or better, compared to 18.62% in Wichita and 38.73% statewide. The school also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 10% of Kansas middle schools for several student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, and students with low socioeconomic status.

When comparing Curtis Middle School to other nearby schools in the Wichita district, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance and student outcomes. For example, Robinson Middle School, located just 1.62 miles away, outperforms Curtis Middle School significantly, with 47.89% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 39.99% in Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year. The Wichita district also has several magnet middle schools, such as Allison Traditional Magnet Middle and Jardine Technology Middle Magnet, which consistently outperform Curtis Middle School in academic assessments and other key metrics.

846

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,314

Per pupil spending ?

92.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1031 S Edgemoor
Wichita, KS 67218

(316) 973-7350

District: Wichita

Students who attend Curtis Middle School usually attend:

High:	Chisholm Life Skills Center
	Southeast High
	Sowers Alternative High School
	Wichita Alternative High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.7%

African American:

27.5%

White:

14.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (12% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg24%

Kansas avg42%

353^rd of 363

Kansas public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 13Middle Schools in the Wichita

245^th of 264Wichita 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	5.3	353 of 363	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	352 of 362	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	348 of 362	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	362 of 368	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	360 of 367	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	352 of 368	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	340 of 350	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.0	345 of 358	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.0	320 of 343	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.5	351 of 368	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.3	339 of 355	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.2	331 of 342	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.7	312 of 320	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.4	308 of 316	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.3	304 of 307	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.4	291 of 296	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.5	283 of 286	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.4	270 of 277	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	54 of 68	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	67 of 73	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	61 of 73	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	66 of 72	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	54 of 65	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	63 of 69	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	49 of 57	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	29 of 31	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	28 of 31	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	30 of 31	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	29 of 31	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	28 of 30	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	27 of 30	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	22 of 25	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	28.8	126 of 160	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	134 of 157	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	126 of 132	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	42 of 67	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	17 of 65	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	42.5	29 of 62	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.3	37 of 60	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	16 of 56	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	37.4	38 of 58	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	54 of 60	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	6.9	310 of 313	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	284 of 294	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	272 of 275	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	134 of 135	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	134 of 144	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	132 of 140	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	134 of 138	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	130 of 135	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	105 of 128	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	101 of 114	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.7	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	275 of 285	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	281 of 296	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	284 of 300	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	263 of 270	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	268 of 275	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	246 of 270	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	241 of 255	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	8.9	296 of 308	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	284 of 301	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	268 of 280	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	63 of 91	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.1	81 of 88	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	83 of 90	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	82 of 83	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	73 of 79	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	67 of 70	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	64 of 64	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	161 of 177	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	152 of 164	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	161 of 178	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	152 of 171	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	126 of 160	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	134 of 157	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	126 of 132	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	342 of 349	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	330 of 347	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	309 of 349	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	327 of 349	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	341 of 349	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	316 of 344	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	324 of 333	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)50th percentile+47 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile+35 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2021)21st percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2021)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2021)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts15%-30 vs state

Science12%-29 vs state

Mathematics10%-28 vs state

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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 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Curtis Middle School	Public	6-8	1031 S Edgemoor	Wichita	67218	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-7350	846	67	12.6	92.3%	126 (14.9%)	233 (27.5%)	344 (40.7%)	72 (8.5%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.2%)	59 (7.0%)	5.3	353^rd of 363 public middle schools	2.8%		8.6	352^nd of 362 public middle schools	2.8%	1	15.5	12.3	16.7	14.8	9.2	9.7	12.1	10.4	12.3	12.3	$17,314	$3,544	$13,770
Robinson Middle School	Public	6-8	328 N Oliver	Wichita	67208	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-8600	682	56	12.1	65.1%	256 (37.5%)	156 (22.9%)	146 (21.4%)	73 (10.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.7%)	61.1	117^th of 363 public middle schools	67.8%		74.1	62^nd of 362 public middle schools	82.9%	55	46.3	45.5	52.1	47.9	37.7	36.4	45.9	40.0	47.3	47.3	$15,040	$2,340	$12,700
Mead Middle School	Public	6-8	2601 E Skinner	Wichita	67211	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-8500	678	50	13.4	95.6%	108 (15.9%)	164 (24.2%)	318 (46.9%)	38 (5.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.2%)	7	350^th of 363 public middle schools	3.6%		8.5	353^rd of 362 public middle schools	2.5%	3	13.0	17.9	14.3	15.0	10.6	10.1	20.4	13.9	13.3	13.3	$16,987	$2,985	$14,003
Coleman Middle School	Public	6-8	1544 N Governeour	Wichita	67206	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-6600	631	41	15.4	84.3%	158 (25.0%)	219 (34.7%)	153 (24.2%)	58 (9.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.2%)	7.9	349^th of 363 public middle schools	3.9%		11.1	344^th of 362 public middle schools	5.0%	5	20.0	15.9	19.7	18.4	15.4	9.2	15.7	13.2	16.0	16.0	$16,349	$2,363	$13,987
Hamilton Middle School	Public	6-8	1407 S Broadway	Wichita	67211	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-5350	604	41	14.8	95.9%	137 (22.7%)	109 (18.0%)	299 (49.5%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.6%)	3.7	360^th of 363 public middle schools	0.8%		6	361^st of 362 public middle schools	0.3%	1	12.3	13.1	14.4	13.3	5.7	3.3	6.7	5.2	12.5	12.5	$16,136	$2,974	$13,163
Wells Alternative Middle School	Public	6-8	1221 E Galena Suite 373	Wichita	67216	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-7650	36	10	3.6	91.7%	13 (36.1%)	10 (27.8%)	6 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (16.7%)								(n/a)	0.0			0.0				0.0			$102,014	$17,223	$84,791
Allison Traditional Magnet Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	221 S Seneca	Wichita	67213	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	No	(316) 973-4800	536	34	15.9	71.3%	174 (32.5%)	109 (20.3%)	174 (32.5%)	26 (4.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.1%)	59.7	125^th of 363 public middle schools	65.6%		55.4	124^th of 362 public middle schools	65.7%	1	37.4	38.2	50.9	42.1	43.0	39.3	49.1	43.8	51.7	51.7	$14,607	$1,821	$12,786
Brooks Magnet Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3802 E 27th N	Wichita	67220	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-6450	578	37	15.5	85.6%	130 (22.5%)	227 (39.3%)	157 (27.2%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.8%)	13.1	334^th of 363 public middle schools	8.0%		27.8	280^th of 362 public middle schools	22.7%	54	22.2	30.3	22.7	25.0	16.1	14.6	19.8	16.9	17.9	17.9	$15,600	$2,237	$13,363
Truesdell Middle School	Public	6-8	2464 S Glenn	Wichita	67217	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-3900	924	72	12.8	91.8%	337 (36.5%)	174 (18.8%)	306 (33.1%)	21 (2.3%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (8.1%)	3.8	359^th of 363 public middle schools	1.1%		7.2	359^th of 362 public middle schools	0.8%		14.6	15.5	14.1	14.7	7.1	3.5	6.1	5.6	10.1	10.1	$16,165	$2,910	$13,255
Marshall Middle School	Public	6-8	1510 Payne	Wichita	67203	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-9000	596	43	13.8	89.4%	124 (20.8%)	45 (7.6%)	396 (66.4%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.4%)	11.3	339^th of 363 public middle schools	6.6%		24.7	296^th of 362 public middle schools	18.2%	43	14.7	21.2	28.0	21.3	13.6	11.2	19.0	14.6	21.2	21.2	$15,300	$2,863	$12,438

Frequently Asked Questions about Curtis Middle School

How many students attend Curtis Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 846 students attended Curtis Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Curtis Middle School?

Students at Curtis Middle School are 41% Hispanic, 28% African American, 15% White, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Curtis Middle School attend?

Students who attend Curtis Middle School usually go on to attend Chisholm Life Skills Center

Is Curtis Middle School a good school?

Curtis Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.8% of Kansas middle schools.

What district is Curtis Middle School in?

Wichita

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