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Mead Middle School

Q: Is Mead Middle School a good school?

Mead Middle School ranks in the bottom 3.6% of Kansas middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Mead Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 678 students attended Mead Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Mead Middle School?

Students at Mead Middle School are 47% Hispanic, 24% African American, 16% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Mead Middle School attend?

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

Public Grades 6-8

350^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 363 Kansas Middle Schools

Better than 4% of Kansas middle schools

Summary

Mead Middle School is a public middle school in Wichita, Kansas, serving 500 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Wichita school district, which is ranked 245 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Mead Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Kansas middle schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mead Middle School significantly underperforms compared to the Wichita district and the state of Kansas in academic assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 15% of Mead students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 28.89% in Wichita and 44.47% statewide. In mathematics, only 13.85% of Mead students were proficient or better, compared to 18.62% in Wichita and 38.73% statewide. This trend of low academic achievement has persisted for several years. Mead Middle School also struggles to support the academic success of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20% of Kansas middle schools for Asian, African American, Hispanic, and Multi-racial students in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Additionally, Mead Middle School has extremely high rates of chronic absenteeism, reaching nearly 50% in the 2024-2025 school year, and consistently higher dropout rates compared to the district and state averages. When comparing Mead Middle School to other nearby schools in the Wichita district, such as Robinson Middle School and Allison Traditional Magnet Middle, it becomes clear that Mead is an outlier in terms of academic performance and other key metrics, with proficiency rates that are 2-3 times higher at these nearby schools.

678

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,987

Per pupil spending ?

95.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2601 E Skinner
Wichita, KS 67211

(316) 973-8500

District: Wichita

Students who attend Mead Middle School usually attend:

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

Feeder schools for Mead Middle School:

Elementary:	Anderson Elementary
	Griffith Elementary
	Linwood Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.9%

African American:

24.2%

White:

15.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (14% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg24%

Kansas avg42%

350^th of 363

Kansas public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	7.0	350 of 363	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	353 of 362	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	350 of 362	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	364 of 368	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	352 of 367	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	361 of 368	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	341 of 350	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.9	346 of 358	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.1	332 of 343	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.5	357 of 368	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.7	347 of 355	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.4	330 of 342	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.6	313 of 320	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.2	313 of 316	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.2	305 of 307	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	59 of 68	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	64 of 73	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	70 of 73	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	63 of 72	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	60 of 65	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	68 of 69	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	46 of 57	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	26 of 31	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	20.6	156 of 160	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	153 of 157	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	121 of 132	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	55 of 67	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	51 of 65	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	50 of 62	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	46 of 60	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.8	20 of 56	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.2	32 of 58	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	32 of 60	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	9.4	297 of 313	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	291 of 294	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	265 of 275	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	117 of 135	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	126 of 144	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	120 of 140	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	135 of 138	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	123 of 135	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	127 of 128	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	113 of 114	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	13.8	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	269 of 285	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	279 of 296	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	288 of 300	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	267 of 270	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	255 of 275	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	264 of 270	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	240 of 255	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	9.9	293 of 308	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	294 of 301	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	276 of 280	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	88 of 91	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	83 of 88	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	79 of 79	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	62 of 64	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	143 of 177	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	153 of 164	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	177 of 178	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	156 of 171	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	156 of 160	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	153 of 157	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	121 of 132	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	333 of 349	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	337 of 347	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	345 of 349	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	338 of 349	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	329 of 349	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	333 of 344	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	316 of 333	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)19th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile+14 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2021)5th percentile~ school

Male (2021)5th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)2nd percentile~ school

Homeless (2023)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts15%-29 vs state

Mathematics14%-25 vs state

Science13%-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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	207 S Sheridan	Wichita	67213	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-5800	623	42	14.8	79.0%	249 (40.0%)	63 (10.1%)	254 (40.8%)	9 (1.4%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.6%)	18.2	319^th of 363 public middle schools	12.1%		15.7	329^th of 362 public middle schools	9.1%	10	35.3	27.6	28.2	30.3	18.9	15.8	17.4	17.4	24.9	24.9	$14,628	$2,379	$12,249
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mead Middle School

Is Mead Middle School a good school?

Mead Middle School ranks in the bottom 3.6% of Kansas middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mead Middle School?

Students at Mead Middle School are 47% Hispanic, 24% African American, 16% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

How many students attend Mead Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 678 students attended Mead Middle School.

What district is Mead Middle School in?

Wichita

What high school do graduates of Mead Middle School attend?

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

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