Galena Middle School

Galena Middle School is an intimate 6-8 campus in Galena, Kansas, one of the schools within Galena. The school educates 174 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 57% smaller than the state mean of about 402.

Within Galena, which oversees 5 schools and 825 students, Galena Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Galena Middle School shows that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 13% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 3% Native American. By comparison, Cherokee County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 66% of students at Galena Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Galena Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.6%, the actual is 37.1%, a residual of +6.6 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Cherokee County indicate median household earnings sit near $57,668, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Cherokee County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,647 students), Galena Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Liberty Elem, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Galena Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Galena Middle School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 35.6%.

Galena Middle School operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 3%: 180 students in 2018 compared to 174 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 86% to 77% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.