Augusta Middle School

Augusta Middle School is a moderately sized junior high in Augusta, Kansas, operated by Augusta. The school works with 445 students in grades 6 through 8.

Across the 5 schools in Augusta (1,905 students total), Augusta Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Augusta Middle School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). Beyond that, the school lists 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Augusta Middle School lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Augusta Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.8%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Butler County indicate median household earnings sit near $81,610, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Butler County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,052 students), of which Augusta Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Garfield Elem, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Augusta Middle School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 42.1%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Augusta Middle School's enrollment has fell 15% since 2018, when it stood at 523 (now 445). White enrollment moved from 88% to 81% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Augusta Middle School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.