Enrollment
219
Middle
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRONTENAC PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 200630001915
Frontenac Jr. High
208 S. Cayuga, Frontenac, KS 66763 · (620) 232-6370 · Crawford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL219 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Kansas public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
12.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
99 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 74 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 80 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 30% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Frontenac Jr. High→Frontenac Sr. High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Frontenac Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
52.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
41.9%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 | 52.8% | 41.9% |
| 2023-24 | 39.6% | 36.4% |
% 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Frontenac Jr. High
Frontenac Jr. High's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontenac Jr. High this school | 219 | 45.2% | 40.5% |
| Clay Center Community Middle Clay Center | 226 | 46.5% | 28.9% |
| Burlington Middle School 5 - 8 Burlington | 242 | 45.0% | 38.2% |
| Prairie View Middle LaCygne | 195 | 48.2% | 34.9% |
| Girard Middle Girard | 201 | 50.2% | 34.9% |
| Perry-Lecompton Middle Perry | 234 | 39.7% | 32.5% |
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 Frontenac Jr. High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #52 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #62 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #36 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 219 | #160 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #59 of 161 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.4% | #155 of 161 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.2% | #116 of 195 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #75 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
219
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 221
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 219 | 17.4 | 12.6:1 | 45% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 223 | 17.2 | 13.0:1 | 38% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 219 | 15.7 | 13.9:1 | 34% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 220 | 15 | 14.7:1 | 38% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 230 | 14.1 | 16.3:1 | 45% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 220 | 16 | 13.8:1 | 47% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 221 | 14 | 15.8:1 | 45% (100) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frontenac Jr. High.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (230 to 219); teachers up 24% (14.1 to 17.4).
About Frontenac Jr. High
Located in Frontenac, Kansas, Frontenac Jr. High is a low-enrollment middle school. It enrolls 219 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. The school is 46% below the average for middle schools in Kansas.
The Frontenac Public Schools system has 3 schools and 1,006 students.
Frontenac Jr. High is 89% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is in line with Crawford County, where about 87% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 20%.
Frontenac Jr. High has 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.6:1. It is about the same as the 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 45%. That rate is below the 62% average among public schools in Crawford County.
On the allk12 Grade, Frontenac Jr. High lands at A-, ahead of 79% of Kansas public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 40.6% at Frontenac Jr. High; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.5%.
The county, Crawford County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $52,844 a year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Frontenac Jr. High, Crawford County has 17 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Frank Layden Elem, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Frontenac Jr. High places 4th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (220) to 2024-25 (219). The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 14.7:1 in 2020-21 to 12.6:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Frontenac Jr. High. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,008
Census ACS
Median income
$52,844
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,146 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frontenac Public Schools
- Frank Layden ElemElementary · 489 students
- Frontenac Sr. High SchoolHigh · 298 students
Other schools in Frontenac
- Frank Layden ElemElementary · 489 students
- Frontenac Sr. High SchoolHigh · 298 students
Nearby schools
- Frank Layden Elem0.0 mi · 489
- Frontenac Sr. High School0.1 mi · 298
- Meadowlark Elementary2.1 mi · 403
- Pittsburg Middle School2.5 mi · 692
- Westside Elem3.1 mi · 498
- Pittsburg High3.1 mi · 1,033
Frequently asked questions
About Frontenac Jr. HighHow large is Frontenac Jr. High?
Frontenac Jr. High enrolls approximately 219 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Frontenac Jr. High serve?
Frontenac Jr. High serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Frontenac Jr. High?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Frontenac Jr. High.
What is the student diversity at Frontenac Jr. High?
Student demographics at Frontenac Jr. High are roughly 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Frontenac Jr. High?
Frontenac Jr. High is overseen by Frontenac Public Schools in Crawford County.
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