Best Middle Schools in Kansas (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

198

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

How Kansas's middle schools compare

A: 1B: 26C: 53D: 91F: 27

14% of the 198 ranked middle schools in Kansas earn an A or B (1 A grades, 26 B, 53 C, 91 D, 27 F), against 47% of middle schools nationwide. 93 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (47% here, 71% nationally), and 18 exceed it. On average 25% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 29% (national averages: 39% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Wabaunsee Junior High (43% against 29%, B), Marion Middle (42% against 29%, B-), Patton JR High (53% against 42%, A-), Robinson Middle School (37% against 26%, C+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 50): Blue Valley (9), Olathe (6), De Soto (3), Andover (2).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Wichita (14, 0 at A or B), Olathe (11, 5 at A or B), Kansas City (9, 0 at A or B), Topeka (8, 0 at A or B), Overland Park (7, 3 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Truesdell Middle School (981 students, F, #188), Washburn Rural Middle School (943 students, C-, #73), Junction City Middle School (938 students, D, #137).

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.

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

Closed schools (4)

NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.

F Hadley Middle School, Wichita
F Jardine Technology Middle Magnet, Wichita
D- Raymond JR High, Chase
D- 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?

Patton JR High in Fort Leavenworth ranks first among the 198 ranked middle schools in Kansas with a SchoolGrade of A-, 53% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 42%.

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 206 public middle schools in Kansas; 198 are ranked here and 8 are listed as not ranked.