Enrollment
151
Middle
DISTRICT 175 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH BROWN COUNTY·NCES 200747001040
Everest Middle
221 South 7th, Everest, KS 66424 · (785) 548-7536 · Brown County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL151 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of Kansas public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
10.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
97 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 5 | 43 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 23% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Everest Middle→Horton High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within South Brown County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
29.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
31.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 | 29.0% | 31.8% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 23.7% |
% 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Everest Middle
Everest Middle's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everest Middle this school | 151 | 64.2% | 27.4% |
| Galena Middle School Galena | 174 | 66.1% | 37.1% |
| Riverside Middle School Wathena | 143 | 58.0% | 27.4% |
| Osawatomie Middle School Osawatomie | 195 | 68.7% | 29.7% |
| Hoisington Middle Hoisington | 158 | 58.2% | 23.9% |
| Galesburg Middle School Galesburg | 112 | 66.1% | 27.8% |
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 Everest Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #125 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #117 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #155 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 151 | #180 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.2% | #60 of 195 |
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
151
+6 (+4%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 213
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 151 | 14 | 10.8:1 | 64% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 139 | 15.1 | 9.2:1 | 60% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 174 | 15.1 | 11.5:1 | 57% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 145 | 15 | 9.7:1 | 58% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 176 | 17.3 | 10.2:1 | 69% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 180 | 20 | 9.0:1 | 75% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 175 | 21 | 8.3:1 | 69% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 216 | 15 | 14.4:1 | 57% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 213 | 16 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Everest Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (176 to 151); teachers down 19% (17.3 to 14).
About Everest Middle
Everest Middle is a small middle school in South Brown County, located in Everest, Kansas. Grades offered run from 5 through 8, with 151 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in Kansas is roughly 402 students; this school is 62% smaller than that.
South Brown County has 524 students in 3 schools, and Everest Middle is one of those schools.
At 74%, White students outnumber all other groups at Everest Middle combined. After that, the student body is 11% Native American, 9% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Brown County, the White share is about 83%. By the diversity index, Everest Middle comes in at 44%.
Staffing totals 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.8:1. That ratio is under the 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Everest Middle is 64%.
allk12 grades Everest Middle a B-. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Kansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 31.4%. Everest Middle scores 27.4%.
Brown County census figures show that median household income is about $62,233, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. A total of 7 public schools operate in Brown County, serving about 1,474 students.
Of nearby public schools, Horton Elem is the closest, at about 5.1 miles. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 39.0% proficiency; Everest Middle posts 27.4%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Everest Middle had 145 students in 2020-21 and 151 in 2024-25, a 4% rise. The ratio was 9.7:1 in 2020-21 and 10.8:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Brown County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,343
Census ACS
Median income
$62,233
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,474 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Brown County
- Horton ElemElementary · 226 students
- Horton HighHigh · 147 students
Nearby schools
- Horton Elem5.1 mi · 226
- Horton High5.2 mi · 147
- Atchison County Community JR/SR High10.4 mi · 254
- Atchison County Community Elementary School10.5 mi · 244
- Doniphan West Elementary School11.0 mi · 211
- Kickapoo Nation School12.5 mi · 71
Frequently asked questions
About Everest MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Everest Middle?
Everest Middle enrolls approximately 151 students in grades 05-08.
Is Everest Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Everest Middle is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Everest Middle?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Everest Middle.
How diverse is Everest Middle?
Everest Middle reports a student body of 74% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Everest Middle in?
Everest Middle is part of South Brown County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.