Atchison Middle School

Atchison Middle School, a cozy middle-grades school in Atchison, Kansas, part of Atchison Public Schools, caters to 287 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 29% leaner than the state mean of about 402.

Atchison Public Schools runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,450 students. Atchison Middle School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Atchison Middle School reports that 64% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 16% multiracial, 9% Black, 9% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Atchison Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 64% of students at Atchison Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Atchison Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.7%; this one delivers 19.5%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Atchison County put median household income runs about $61,112, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Atchison County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,948 students), Atchison Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Central School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Atchison Middle School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 33.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Atchison Middle School's enrollment has declined 28% since 2018, when it stood at 399 (now 287). White enrollment moved from 78% to 64% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

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