Enrollment
79
High
DISTRICT 76 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALTOONA-MIDWAY·NCES 200417001872
Altoona-Midway Middle/High School
20704 US 75 Hwy, Buffalo, KS 66717 · (620) 537-7711 · Wilson County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL79 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Kansas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.1:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
51 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 9 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 10 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 8 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 15 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 11 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 10 | 13% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Altoona-Midway. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
21.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
10.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.6% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 12.2% | 7.3% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
15.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 31% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Altoona-Midway Middle/High School
Altoona-Midway Middle/High School's state test result (15.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altoona-Midway Middle/High School this school | 79 | 64.6% | 15.9% |
| Elk Valley High School Longton | 55 | 65.5% | 29.5% |
| South Barber 7-12 Kiowa | 87 | 63.2% | 29.0% |
| Marais Des Cygnes Valley High Melvern | 53 | 60.4% | 33.1% |
| Marmaton Valley High Moran | 135 | 62.2% | 23.9% |
| Southeast High Cherokee | 152 | 63.2% | 18.9% |
Matched among Kansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Altoona-Midway Middle/High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 79 | #281 of 332 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
79
-23 (-23%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 93
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79 | 10.2 | 7.7:1 | 65% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 81 | 9.7 | 8.3:1 | 65% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 79 | 8.8 | 9.0:1 | 70% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 102 | 7 | 14.6:1 | 64% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 102 | 11.9 | 8.6:1 | 62% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 101 | 12 | 8.4:1 | 61% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 93 | 16 | 5.8:1 | 62% (58) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Altoona-Midway Middle/High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (102 to 79); teachers down 14% (11.9 to 10.2).
About Altoona-Midway Middle/High School
Altoona-Midway Middle/High School is classified as a high school. It is located in Buffalo, Kansas. It has an enrollment of 79 students in grades 6 through 12. On average, high schools in Kansas enroll around 410, and this school is 81% below that mark.
The district, Altoona-Midway, has 151 students enrolled across 2 schools.
Of every 100 students at Altoona-Midway Middle/High School, about 90 are White. Other students are 8% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put Wilson County at about 93% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.
A staff of 10.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 7.7:1. The average for high schools in Kansas, 11.9:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 65%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Wilson County is 54%.
Altoona-Midway Middle/High School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 15% of Kansas public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Altoona-Midway Middle/High School posts 15.9% against a 31.3% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Kansas.
American Community Survey estimates for Wilson County show that the median household earns about $60,677 a year, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Wilson County has 9 public schools with about 1,546 students, including Altoona-Midway Middle/High School.
Chanute Elementary School, about 9.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within ten miles. Altoona-Midway Middle/High School places 8th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The NCES locale for Altoona-Midway Middle/High School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count fell 23% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 7.7:1, from 14.6:1.
The discussion board for Altoona-Midway Middle/High School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Wilson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,505
Census ACS
Median income
$60,677
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,546 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Chanute Elementary School9.6 mi · 652
- Chanute High10.0 mi · 528
- Altoona-Midway Elementary10.1 mi · 72
- Royster Middle School10.6 mi · 389
- Lincoln Elementary13.1 mi · 242
- Fredonia Early Learning Center13.5 mi · 92
Frequently asked questions
About Altoona-Midway Middle/High SchoolHow large is Altoona-Midway Middle/High School?
Altoona-Midway Middle/High School enrolls approximately 79 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Altoona-Midway Middle/High School serve?
Altoona-Midway Middle/High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Altoona-Midway Middle/High School?
Approximately 7.7:1 students per teacher at Altoona-Midway Middle/High School.
How diverse is Altoona-Midway Middle/High School?
Altoona-Midway Middle/High School reports a student body of 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Altoona-Midway Middle/High School?
Altoona-Midway Middle/High School is overseen by Altoona-Midway in Wilson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.