Summary:
ZIP code 66002 has one listed middle school, Atchison Middle School, serving grades 6–8 and 287 students. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were below Kansas averages in all three subjects: 27% in English language arts (ELA) versus 46% statewide, 27% in math versus 41%, and 26% in science versus 38%. Science had the smallest state gap at 12 points, while ELA had the largest at 18 points. The most important finding for families is that the school remains well below state proficiency rates across every reported subject.
There is no school-to-school “top” or “bottom” in this ZIP code because Atchison Middle School is the only listed option. Within its results, sixth-grade math stands out as comparatively stronger: 35% of students were proficient, 7 points below the same-grade state rate. Seventh-grade math is the clearest grade-level concern, at 20% versus 38% statewide, an 18-point gap; eighth-grade math was 26%, 14 points below the state. SchoolDigger ranks the school 318th of 368, in the 14th percentile, with one star. It ranks Atchison Public Schools 255th of 268, in the 5th percentile, with zero stars.
Results moved in different directions over the year: math proficiency rose by 9 points, narrowing the school’s gap with Kansas by 7 points, while science fell by 8 points and its gap widened by 5. ELA slipped slightly as the state improved, leaving its gap 2 points wider. SchoolDigger’s percentile rose from 10 in 2023–24 to 14 in 2024–25 and stayed at 14 in 2025–26, a modest improvement in relative standing. The school’s student-teacher ratio is 11.2, and 64% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch; chronic absenteeism is 23%, compared with 18% statewide and 24% districtwide. These figures offer context, but one school’s data cannot show how such measures relate to results across schools.
Thank you for your feedback!