Best Middle Schools in Kansas (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

199

Listed, not ranked

Every ranked middle school in Kansas, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

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Kansas middle schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Aubry Bend Middle School	Overland Park	Blue Valley	76%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	819
#2	A+	Prairie Star Middle	Leawood	Blue Valley	72%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	443
#3	A+	Leawood Middle	Leawood	Blue Valley	71%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	459
#4	A+	Cheney Middle School 6 8	Cheney	Cheney	70%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	176
#5	A+	Lakewood Middle	Overland Park	Blue Valley	70%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	585
#6	A+	Indian Hills Middle	Shawnee Mission	Shawnee Mission Pub Sch	69%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	850
#7	A+	Pleasant Ridge Middle	Overland Park	Blue Valley	68%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	608
#8	A+	Lexington Trails Middle School	De Soto	De Soto	67%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	376
#9	A+	Louisburg Middle	Louisburg	Louisburg	67%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	376
#10	A+	Oxford Middle	Overland Park	Blue Valley	67%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	614
#11	A+	Prairie Trail Middle School	Olathe	Olathe	67%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	754
#12	A+	Harmony Middle	Overland Park	Blue Valley	66%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	521
#13	A+	Patton JR High	Fort Leavenworth	Fort Leavenworth	65%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	439
#14	A+	Woodland Spring Middle School	Olathe	Spring Hill	65%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	371
#15	A+	Andover Middle School	Andover	Andover	64%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	726
#16	A+	Andover Central Middle School	Andover	Andover	63%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	601
#17	A+	Hesston Middle	Hesston	Hesston	63%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	294
#18	A	Blue Valley Middle	Overland Park	Blue Valley	62%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	562
#19	A	Overland Trail Middle	Overland Park	Blue Valley	62%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	547
#20	A	Randolph Middle	Randolph	Blue Valley	62%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	72
#21	A	Little River Junior High	Little River	Little River	61%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	40
#22	A	Pike Valley JR High	Scandia	Pike Valley	60%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	30
#23	A	Indian Woods Middle	Shawnee Mission	Shawnee Mission Pub Sch	58%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	756
#24	A	Mission Trail Middle School	Olathe	Olathe	58%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	666
#25	A	Monticello Trails Middle School	Shawnee	De Soto	58%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	699
#26	A	Basehor Linwood Middle School	Basehor	Basehor-Linwood	57%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	660
#27	A	California Trail Middle School	Olathe	Olathe	57%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	592
#28	A	Chisholm Trail Middle School	Olathe	Olathe	57%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	607
#29	A	Frontier Trail Middle School	Olathe	Olathe	57%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	676
#30	A	Rock Creek Middle School	St George	Rock Creek	56%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	424
#31	A	Lawrence Southwest Middle School	Lawrence	Lawrence	55%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	641
#32	A	St Paul Middle School	St Paul	Chetopa-St. Paul	54%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	46
#33	A	Fort Riley Middle School	Fort Riley	Geary County Schools	53%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	543
#34	A-	Wabaunsee Junior High	Paxico	Wabaunsee	53%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	69
#35	A-	Maize South Middle School	Wichita	Maize	52%	46%	Meets Expectations	549
#36	A-	Jefferson West Middle	Meriden	Jefferson West	51%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	262
#37	A-	Remington Middle School	Whitewater	Remington-Whitewater	51%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	142
#38	A-	Summit Trail Middle School	Olathe	Olathe	51%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	591
#39	A-	Wamego Middle School	Wamego	Wamego	51%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	360
#40	A-	Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School	Goddard	Goddard	50%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	614
#41	A-	Smoky Valley Middle School	Lindsborg	Smoky Valley	50%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	246
#42	A-	Trailridge Middle	Shawnee Mission	Shawnee Mission Pub Sch	50%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	701
#43	A-	Frontenac JR High	Frontenac	Frontenac Public Schools	49%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	219
#44	A-	Pioneer Ridge Middle School	Gardner	Gardner Edgerton	49%	45%	Meets Expectations	558
#45	A-	South Central Middle School	Protection	Comanche County	49%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	96
#46	A-	Susan B Anthony Middle School	Manhattan	Manhattan-Ogden	49%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	747
#47	A-	Udall Middle School	Udall	Udall	49%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	87
#48	B+	Mill Creek Middle School	Lenexa	De Soto	49%	44%	Meets Expectations	629
#49	B+	Flinthills Middle School	Rosalia	Flinthills	48%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	64
#50	B+	Lawrence West Middle School	Lawrence	Lawrence	48%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	609
#51	B+	Pleasant Ridge Middle	Easton	Easton	48%	41%	Meets Expectations	137
#52	B+	Conway Springs Middle School	Conway Springs	Conway Springs	47%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	92
#53	B+	Eudora Middle School	Eudora	Eudora	47%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	401
#54	B+	Allison Traditional Magnet Middle (Magnet)	Wichita	Wichita	46%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	557
#55	B+	Chapman Middle School	Chapman	Chapman	46%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	278
#56	B+	Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School	Manhattan	Manhattan-Ogden	46%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	740
#57	B+	Marion Middle	Marion	Marion-Florence	46%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	127
#58	B+	Osage City Middle School	Osage City	Osage City	46%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	147
#59	B+	Paola Middle	Paola	Paola	46%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	430
#60	B+	Spring Hill Middle School	Spring Hill	Spring Hill	46%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	471
#61	B+	Burlington Middle School 5 8	Burlington	Burlington	45%	41%	Meets Expectations	247
#62	B	Baldwin Junior High School	Baldwin City	Baldwin City	45%	37%	Meets Expectations	312
#63	B	Lansing Middle 6 8	Lansing	Lansing	45%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	635
#64	B	Liberty Middle School	Pratt	Pratt	45%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	329
#65	B	Robinson Middle School	Wichita	Wichita	45%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	739
#66	B	Sabetha Middle School	Sabetha	Prairie Hills	45%	38%	Meets Expectations	166
#67	B	Phillipsburg Middle	Phillipsburg	Phillipsburg	44%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	178
#68	B	Shawnee Heights Middle	Tecumseh	Shawnee Heights	44%	40%	Meets Expectations	538
#69	B	Derby North Middle School	Derby	Derby	43%	39%	Meets Expectations	828
#70	B	Hays Middle School	Hays	Hays	43%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	739
#71	B	Wellsville Middle School	Wellsville	Wellsville	43%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	186
#72	B	Wheatridge Middle School	Gardner	Gardner Edgerton	43%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	541
#73	B	Abilene Middle School	Abilene	Abilene	42%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	338
#74	B	Galena Middle School	Galena	Galena	42%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	164
#75	B	Prairie View Middle	Lacygne	Prairie View	42%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	198
#76	B	Washburn Rural Middle School	Topeka	Auburn-Washburn	42%	38%	Meets Expectations	943
#77	B-	Fort Scott Middle School	Fort Scott	Fort Scott	42%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	430
#78	B-	Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle	Melvern	Marais Des Cygnes Valley	42%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	38
#79	B-	Piper Middle	Kansas City	Piper-Kansas City	42%	38%	Meets Expectations	708
#80	B-	Hiawatha Middle School	Hiawatha	Hiawatha	41%	35%	Meets Expectations	276
#81	B-	Hocker Grove Middle	Shawnee Mission	Shawnee Mission Pub Sch	41%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	747
#82	B-	Mulvane Middle School	Mulvane	Mulvane	41%	36%	Meets Expectations	440
#83	B-	Norwich Middle School	Norwich	Kingman - Norwich	41%	34%	Meets Expectations	46
#84	B-	Trail Ridge Middle School	Gardner	Gardner Edgerton	41%	35%	Meets Expectations	693
#85	B-	Circle Middle School	Benton	Circle	40%	37%	Meets Expectations	303
#86	B-	Girard Middle	Girard	Girard	40%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	230
#87	B-	Kingman Middle School	Kingman	Kingman - Norwich	40%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	94
#88	B-	Maize Middle School	Maize	Maize	40%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	734
#89	B-	Prairie Hills Middle	Hutchinson	Buhler	40%	36%	Meets Expectations	550
#90	B-	Seaman Middle School	Topeka	Seaman	40%	50%	Underperforms Expectations	585
#91	B-	Valley Center Middle School Valley Center	Valley Center	Valley Center Pub Sch	40%	32%	Meets Expectations	761
#92	C+	Ashland Junior High School	Ashland	Ashland	39%	30%	Meets Expectations	53
#93	C+	Clay Center Community Middle Clay Center	Clay Center	Clay County	38%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	246
#94	C+	Elkhart Middle School	Elkhart	Elkhart	38%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	120
#95	C+	Lakin Middle	Lakin	Lakin	38%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	199
#96	C+	Larned Middle School	Larned	Ft Larned	38%	32%	Meets Expectations	198
#97	C+	Mcpherson Middle School (Magnet)	Mcpherson	McPherson	38%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	492
#98	C+	Perry Lecompton Middle	Perry	Perry Public Schools	38%	33%	Meets Expectations	207
#99	C+	Salina South Middle	Salina	Salina	38%	34%	Meets Expectations	811
#100	C+	Santa Fe Trail Middle School	Olathe	Olathe	38%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	635
#101	C+	Sublette Middle	Sublette	Sublette	38%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	58
#102	C+	Westridge Middle	Shawnee Mission	Shawnee Mission Pub Sch	38%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	811
#103	C+	Long Island Middle School	Long Island	Northern Valley	37%	29%	Meets Expectations	36
#104	C+	Pittsburg Middle School	Pittsburg	Pittsburg	37%	31%	Meets Expectations	720
#105	C+	Reno Valley Middle School	Hutchinson	Nickerson	37%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	158
#106	C	Royal Valley Middle School	Mayetta	Royal Valley	37%	33%	Meets Expectations	247
#107	C	Derby Middle Sch	Derby	Derby	36%	27%	Meets Expectations	929
#108	C	Goddard Middle School	Goddard	Goddard	36%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	493
#109	C	Humboldt Middle School	Humboldt	Humboldt	36%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	141
#110	C	Lakewood Middle School	Salina	Salina	36%	28%	Meets Expectations	688
#111	C	Marvin Sisk Middle School	Douglass	Douglass Public Schools	36%	29%	Meets Expectations	145
#112	C	Oregon Trail Middle School	Olathe	Olathe	36%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	657
#113	C	Pioneer Trail Middle School	Olathe	Olathe	36%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	605
#114	C	Riverside Middle School	Elwood	Riverside	36%	29%	Meets Expectations	152
#115	C	Royster Middle School	Chanute	Chanute Public Schools	36%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	390
#116	C	Haven Middle School	Haven	Haven Public Schools	35%	29%	Meets Expectations	91
#117	C	Hugoton Middle	Hugoton	Hugoton Public Schools	35%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	154
#118	C	Tonganoxie Middle School	Tonganoxie	Tonganoxie	35%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	436
#119	C	Independence Middle	Independence	Independence	34%	25%	Meets Expectations	433
#120	C	Junction City Middle School	Junction City	Geary County Schools	34%	25%	Meets Expectations	938
#121	C-	Osawatomie Middle School	Osawatomie	Osawatomie	34%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	226
#122	C-	Ottawa Middle School	Ottawa	Ottawa	34%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	498
#123	C-	Everest Middle	Everest	South Brown County	33%	36%	Underperforms Expectations	174
#124	C-	La Crosse Middle School	La Crosse	LaCrosse	33%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	48
#125	C-	Rose Hill Middle	Rose Hill	Rose Hill Public Schools	33%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	378
#126	C-	Augusta Middle School	Augusta	Augusta	32%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	453
#127	C-	Galesburg Middle School	Galesburg	Erie-Galesburg	32%	26%	Meets Expectations	92
#128	C-	Haysville West Middle School	Haysville	Haysville	32%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	539
#129	C-	Indian Trail Middle School	Olathe	Olathe	32%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	609
#130	C-	Kenneth Henderson Middle	Garden City	Garden City	32%	28%	Meets Expectations	384
#131	C-	Landon Middle School	Topeka	Topeka Public Schools	32%	26%	Meets Expectations	457
#132	C-	Parsons Middle School	Parsons	Parsons	32%	18%	Exceeds Expectations	295
#133	C-	West Franklin Middle School	Pomona	West Franklin	32%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	135
#134	C-	Holton Middle	Holton	Holton	31%	35%	Underperforms Expectations	227
#135	C-	Pretty Prairie Middle	Pretty Prairie	Pretty Prairie	31%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	92
#136	D+	Ellinwood Middle School	Ellinwood	Ellinwood Public Schools	31%	25%	Meets Expectations	76
#137	D+	Holcomb Middle	Holcomb	Holcomb	31%	39%	Underperforms Expectations	219
#138	D+	Oakley Middle School	Oakley	Oakley	31%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	134
#139	D+	Colby Middle School	Colby	Colby Public Schools	30%	45%	Underperforms Expectations	271
#140	D+	Great Bend Middle School	Great Bend	Great Bend	30%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	460
#141	D+	Hutchinson Middle School 7	Hutchinson	Hutchinson Public Schools	30%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	316
#142	D+	Iola Middle School	Iola	Iola	30%	24%	Meets Expectations	246
#143	D+	Marjorie French Middle School	Topeka	Topeka Public Schools	30%	21%	Meets Expectations	436
#144	D+	Arkansas City Middle Sch	Arkansas City	Arkansas City	29%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	685
#145	D+	Robert E Clark Middle	Bonner Springs	Bonner Springs	29%	21%	Meets Expectations	563
#146	D+	Southeast Middle School	Cherokee	Cherokee	29%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	147
#147	D+	Turner Sixth Grade Academy	Kansas City	Turner-Kansas City	29%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	293
#148	D+	Wellington Middle School	Wellington	Wellington	29%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	375
#149	D+	Wilbur Middle School	Wichita	Wichita	29%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	800
#150	D+	Chisholm Middle School	Newton	Newton	28%	23%	Meets Expectations	489
#151	D+	Hoisington Middle	Hoisington	Hoisington	28%	25%	Meets Expectations	197
#152	D	Billy Mills Middle School	Lawrence	Lawrence	28%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	516
#153	D	Emporia Middle School	Emporia	Emporia	28%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	900
#154	D	Herington Middle Sch	Herington	Herington	28%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	112
#155	D	Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School	Lawrence	Lawrence	28%	23%	Meets Expectations	422
#156	D	Mclouth Middle	Mclouth	McLouth	28%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	92
#157	D	Winfield Middle School	Winfield	Winfield	28%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	499
#158	D	Atchison Middle School	Atchison	Atchison Public Schools	27%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	313
#159	D	Charles O Stones Intermediate Ctr	Garden City	Garden City	27%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	343
#160	D	Haysville Middle School	Haysville	Haysville	27%	20%	Meets Expectations	761
#161	D	Robinson Middle School	Topeka	Topeka Public Schools	27%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	360
#162	D	Roosevelt Middle (Magnet)	Coffeyville	Coffeyville	27%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	235
#163	D	Belle Plaine Middle	Belle Plaine	Belle Plaine	26%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	174
#164	D	Lyons Middle School	Lyons	Lyons	26%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	187
#165	D	El Dorado Middle	El Dorado	El Dorado	24%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	439
#166	D	Golden Plains Middle	Rexford	Golden Plains	24%	30%	Underperforms Expectations	41
#167	D	Mayberry Cultural And Fine Arts Magnet Middle (Magnet)	Wichita	Wichita	24%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	629
#168	D-	Horace J Good Middle School	Garden City	Garden City	24%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	697
#169	D-	Norton JR High	Norton	Norton Community Schools	24%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	93
#170	D-	Riverton Middle	Riverton	Riverton	24%	27%	Underperforms Expectations	170
#171	D-	Jardine Middle School	Topeka	Topeka Public Schools	23%	20%	Meets Expectations	542
#172	D-	Southern Coffey County Middle School	Leroy	LeRoy-Gridley	23%	32%	Underperforms Expectations	40
#173	D-	Turner Middle School	Kansas City	Turner-Kansas City	23%	15%	Meets Expectations	571
#174	D-	Hutchinson Middle School 8	Hutchinson	Hutchinson Public Schools	21%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	295
#175	D-	Kepley Middle School	Ulysses	Ulysses	21%	27%	Underperforms Expectations	336
#176	D-	Pleasant Valley Middle School	Wichita	Wichita	21%	14%	Meets Expectations	595
#177	D-	Richard Warren Middle School	Leavenworth	Leavenworth	21%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	479
#178	D-	Brooks Magnet Middle School (Magnet)	Wichita	Wichita	20%	16%	Meets Expectations	534
#179	D-	Stucky Middle School	Wichita	Wichita	20%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	585
#180	D-	Comanche Middle School	Dodge City	Dodge City	19%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	795
#181	D-	Eisenhower Middle School	Liberal	Liberal	19%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	559
#182	D-	Marshall Middle School	Wichita	Wichita	19%	15%	Meets Expectations	490
#183	D-	Chase Middle School	Topeka	Topeka Public Schools	18%	10%	Meets Expectations	378
#184	F	Dodge City Middle School	Dodge City	Dodge City	18%	23%	Underperforms Expectations	809
#185	F	Coleman Middle School	Wichita	Wichita	16%	27%	Underperforms Expectations	404
#186	F	Mead Middle School	Wichita	Wichita	14%	9%	Meets Expectations	543
#187	F	Arrowhead Middle	Kansas City	Kansas City	13%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	419
#188	F	Carl B Bruce Middle School	Kansas City	Kansas City	12%	8%	Meets Expectations	837
#189	F	Curtis Middle School	Wichita	Wichita	12%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	828
#190	F	Gloria Willis Middle School	Kansas City	Kansas City	12%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	707
#191	F	Seymour Rogers Middle School	Liberal	Liberal	12%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	496
#192	F	Deerfield Middle School	Deerfield	Deerfield	11%	16%	Underperforms Expectations	50
#193	F	Hamilton Middle School	Wichita	Wichita	10%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	566
#194	F	Rosedale Middle	Kansas City	Kansas City	10%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	798
#195	F	Truesdell Middle School	Wichita	Wichita	10%	14%	Underperforms Expectations	981
#196	F	Argentine Middle	Kansas City	Kansas City	8%	12%	Underperforms Expectations	569
#197	F	D D Eisenhower Middle	Kansas City	Kansas City	8%	16%	Underperforms Expectations	590
#198	F	Central Middle	Kansas City	Kansas City	7%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	686
#199	F	Eisenhower Middle School	Topeka	Topeka Public Schools	7%	9%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	486

How Kansas's middle schools compare

A: 47B: 44C: 44D: 48F: 16

46% of the 199 ranked middle schools in Kansas earn an A or B (47 A grades, 44 B, 44 C, 48 D, 16 F), against 46% of middle schools nationwide. 138 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (69% here, 70% nationally), and 87 exceed it. On average 39% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 30% (national averages: 45% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Cheney Middle School 6 8 (70% against 39%, A+), Aubry Bend Middle School (76% against 46%, A+), Lexington Trails Middle School (67% against 37%, A+), Indian Hills Middle (69% against 42%, A+), Lakewood Middle (70% against 44%, A+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 50): Blue Valley (9), Olathe (6), Shawnee Mission Pub Sch (3), De Soto (3).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Wichita (14, 3 at A or B), Olathe (11, 7 at A or B), Kansas City (10, 1 at A or B), Topeka (8, 2 at A or B), Overland Park (7, 7 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Truesdell Middle School (981 students, F, #195), Washburn Rural Middle School (943 students, B, #76), Junction City Middle School (938 students, C, #120).

Middle schools in Kansas that are not ranked

8 graded middle schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Very small schools (4)

Schools with fewer than 30 students have grades that swing on a handful of test results.

C- Grinnell Middle School, Grinnell
C+ Palco JR High, Palco
C+ South Gray JR High, Copeland
F Wells Alternative Middle School, Wichita

Not yet graded (4)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Hadley Middle School, Wichita
Jardine Technology Middle Magnet, Wichita
Raymond JR High, Chase
Ruppenthal Middle, Russell

About this ranking

Scope: every public middle school in Kansas.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the middle schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about middle schools in Kansas

What is the best middle school in Kansas?

Aubry Bend Middle School in Overland Park ranks first among the 199 ranked middle schools in Kansas with a SchoolGrade of A+, 76% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 46%.

How are middle schools in Kansas ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many middle schools does Kansas have?

SchoolGrade grades 207 public middle schools in Kansas; 199 are ranked here and 8 are listed as not ranked.