Enrollment
81
Middle
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELKHART·NCES 200579000079
Elkhart Middle School
151 Wildcat Ave, Elkhart, KS 67950 · (620) 697-2197 · Morton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL81 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Kansas public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
47 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 23 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 43% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 28% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 Elkhart. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
46.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
26.6%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 | 46.7% | 26.6% |
| 2023-24 | 27.6% | 12.5% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Elkhart Middle School
Elkhart Middle School's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Middle School this school | 81 | 58.0% | 28.4% |
| Lakin Middle Lakin | 182 | 58.2% | 30.9% |
| Hugoton Middle Hugoton | 161 | 61.5% | 34.1% |
| Lyons Middle School Lyons | 173 | 75.1% | 24.1% |
| South Central Middle School Protection | 113 | 57.5% | 38.6% |
| St. Paul Middle School St. Paul | 58 | 51.7% | 48.9% |
Matched among Kansas middle 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 Elkhart Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 81 | #202 of 225 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
81
-39 (-32%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 172
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 81 | 8 | 10.1:1 | 58% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 87 | 8.2 | 10.6:1 | 59% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 120 | 9.7 | 12.4:1 | 60% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 120 | 10 | 12.0:1 | 58% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 135 | 12.7 | 10.6:1 | 53% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 144 | 12 | 12.0:1 | 53% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 150 | 14 | 10.7:1 | 61% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 161 | 14 | 11.5:1 | 41% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 172 | 15 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elkhart Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (135 to 81); teachers down 37% (12.7 to 8).
About Elkhart Middle School
Elkhart Middle School is a small middle school for students in Elkhart, Kansas. The school reports 81 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 80% smaller than the 402 average for middle schools in Kansas.
A total of 5 schools make up Elkhart, with 1,580 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Elkhart Middle School is White (49%). Other groups include 43% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, and 2% Native American. The county population is about 76% White. By the diversity index, Elkhart Middle School comes in at 57%.
Elkhart Middle School counts 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10.1 students for each one. The 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 58% of students at Elkhart Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Kansas public middle schools, Elkhart Middle School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 34.4% for a school in Kansas with Elkhart Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Elkhart Middle School posts 28.4%.
Morton County has about 2,611 residents, and median household income is about $66,447, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 7 public schools in Morton County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,688.
Point Rock Alternative Learning Center is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Elkhart Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 36.0%, higher than Elkhart Middle School's 28.4%.
Under the NCES locale system, Elkhart Middle School is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment was 120 in 2020-21 and 81 in 2024-25, a decrease of 39 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.1:1) than in 2020-21 (12.0:1).
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Morton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,611
Census ACS
Median income
$66,447
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,688 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elkhart
- Kansas Connections AcademyCombined · 1,200 students
- Elkhart ElemElementary · 171 students
- Elkhart HighHigh · 108 students
- Point Rock Alternative Learning CenterHigh · 20 students
Other schools in Elkhart
- Kansas Connections AcademyCombined · 1,200 students
- Elkhart ElemElementary · 171 students
- Elkhart HighHigh · 108 students
- Point Rock Alternative Learning CenterHigh · 20 students
Other Elkhart Middle schools
One other US public school is named Elkhart Middle. Elkhart Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Elkhart Middle SchoolELKHART, TX · 283 students
Nearby schools
- Point Rock Alternative Learning Center0.0 mi · 20
- Kansas Connections Academy0.1 mi · 1,200
- Elkhart High0.1 mi · 108
- Elkhart Elem0.5 mi · 171
- Yarbrough Elementary School9.3 mi · 83
- Yarbrough High School9.3 mi · 25
Frequently asked questions
About Elkhart Middle SchoolHow many students attend Elkhart Middle School?
Elkhart Middle School enrolls approximately 81 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Elkhart Middle School serve?
Elkhart Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elkhart Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elkhart Middle School is approximately 10.1:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elkhart Middle School?
At Elkhart Middle School, the student body is approximately 49% White, 43% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Elkhart Middle School public or private?
Elkhart Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elkhart.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.