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What's something Emporia Middle School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
843
Middle
DISTRICT 533 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EMPORIA·NCES 200594000225
Emporia Middle School
2300 Graphic Arts Road, Emporia, KS 66801 · (620) 341-2335 · Lyon County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL843 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% 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
13.3:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
565 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 284 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 278 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 281 | 33% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Emporia Middle School→Emporia High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Emporia. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
31.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
20.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 | 31.9% | 20.4% |
| 2023-24 | 20.9% | 16.5% |
% 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
23.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Emporia Middle School
Emporia Middle School's state test result (23.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emporia Middle School this school | 843 | 67.0% | 23.8% |
| Salina South Middle Salina | 782 | 61.4% | 32.1% |
| Arkansas City Middle Sch Arkansas City | 628 | 60.5% | 24.2% |
| Great Bend Middle School Great Bend | 438 | 66.2% | 24.8% |
| Chisholm Middle School Newton | 422 | 62.8% | 21.3% |
| Santa Fe 5/6 Center Newton | 440 | 64.8% | 26.7% |
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 Emporia Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #148 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #164 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #135 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 843 | #7 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #85 of 161 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #53 of 161 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.0% | #49 of 195 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #41 of 98 |
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
843
-133 (-14%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 1,090
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 843 | 63.1 | 13.3:1 | 67% (565) |
| 2023-24 | 852 | 64.6 | 13.2:1 | 62% (531) |
| 2022-23 | 900 | 64.6 | 13.9:1 | 62% (556) |
| 2020-21 | 976 | 72 | 13.6:1 | 62% (607) |
| 2017-18 | 968 | 72.3 | 13.4:1 | 62% (599) |
| 2015-16 | 908 | 70 | 13.0:1 | 67% (610) |
| 2010-11 | 562 | 49 | 11.5:1 | 68% (381) |
| 2000-01 | 740 | 50 | 14.8:1 | 47% (348) |
| 1990-91 | 1,090 | 67 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emporia Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (968 to 843); teachers down 13% (72.3 to 63.1).
About Emporia Middle School
Located in Emporia, Kansas, Emporia Middle School is a large middle-grades school. The school counted 843 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. It has 110% more students than the average for middle schools in Kansas (about 402).
Emporia counts 8 schools and 4,261 students, including Emporia Middle School.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Emporia Middle School is Hispanic, with 47% of students. Enrollment also includes 45% White and 5% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 23 points above the 24% share among Lyon County residents. The diversity index for Emporia Middle School is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 63.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.3 students per teacher. That is in line with the 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas. Of all students at Emporia Middle School, 67% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Emporia Middle School lands at C, ahead of 25% of Kansas public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Emporia Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 23.8%; the prediction is 30.1%.
The school is in Lyon County, where median household income comes to about $59,912, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Lyon County's 14 public schools enroll about 5,122 students and include Emporia Middle School.
Emporia High is about 0.3 miles from Emporia Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Emporia Middle School holds 7 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 33.6%, higher than Emporia Middle School's 23.8%.
The school's locale code, Town: Remote, means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 843 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 976.
This page is set up for the Emporia Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Lyon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,186
Census ACS
Median income
$59,912
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,122 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Emporia
- Emporia HighHigh · 1,494 students
- Village ElemElementary · 401 students
- Riverside ElementaryElementary · 385 students
- Timmerman ElementaryElementary · 370 students
- Walnut ElemElementary · 312 students
- W A White ElemElementary · 248 students
Other schools in Emporia
- Emporia HighHigh · 1,494 students
- Village ElemElementary · 401 students
- Riverside ElementaryElementary · 385 students
- Timmerman ElementaryElementary · 370 students
- Walnut ElemElementary · 312 students
- W A White ElemElementary · 248 students
Nearby schools
- Emporia High0.3 mi · 1,494
- Timmerman Elementary0.5 mi · 370
- Village Elem1.0 mi · 401
- Walnut Elem2.2 mi · 312
- Riverside Elementary2.8 mi · 385
- W A White Elem2.9 mi · 248
Frequently asked questions
About Emporia Middle SchoolHow large is Emporia Middle School?
Emporia Middle School enrolls approximately 843 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Emporia Middle School serve?
Emporia Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Emporia Middle School have?
Emporia Middle School employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Emporia Middle School?
At Emporia Middle School, the student body is approximately 45% White, 47% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Emporia Middle School?
Emporia Middle School is overseen by Emporia in Lyon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.