Flinthills Middle School

Flinthills Middle School operates as a rural-scale middle-grades school in Rosalia, Kansas, run under Flinthills. Current enrollment sits at 66 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 84% smaller than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 402 students.

Across the 4 schools in Flinthills (273 students total), Flinthills Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Flinthills Middle School records that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 9% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Butler County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Flinthills Middle School has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.0:1. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Butler County (around 37%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Flinthills Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.1%; this one delivers 39.4%.

Around the school, Butler County reports that median household earnings sit near $81,610, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Flinthills Middle School is one of 42 public schools in Butler County (combined enrollment of about 18,052 students).

Nearest neighbor: Flinthills High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Flinthills Middle School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Flinthills Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 30.7%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Flinthills Middle School's enrollment has ticked up 50% since 2018, when it stood at 44 (now 66). White enrollment moved from 95% to 89% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.