Enrollment
174
Middle
DISTRICT 165 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALENA·NCES 200636001511
Galena Middle School
624 East 8th Street, Galena, KS 66739 · (620) 783-4499 · Cherokee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL174 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of Kansas public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
115 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 59 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 74 | 43% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 24% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Galena Middle School→Galena High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Galena. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
48.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
47.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 | 48.3% | 47.5% |
| 2023-24 | 36.1% | 42.0% |
% 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
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Galena Middle School
Galena Middle School's state test result (37.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galena Middle School this school | 174 | 66.1% | 37.1% |
| Everest Middle Everest | 151 | 64.2% | 27.4% |
| Osawatomie Middle School Osawatomie | 195 | 68.7% | 29.7% |
| Iola Middle School Iola | 238 | 61.8% | 23.1% |
| Southeast Middle School Cherokee | 128 | 70.3% | 24.2% |
| 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 Galena Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #70 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #44 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #53 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 174 | #170 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.1% | #54 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
174
-23 (-12%) vs 2020
-13% since 2000-01, when it was 200
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 174 | 13.3 | 13.1:1 | 66% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 174 | 13 | 13.4:1 | 62% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 164 | 12.8 | 12.8:1 | 63% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 197 | 11 | 17.9:1 | 64% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 180 | 12.2 | 14.8:1 | 72% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 209 | 13 | 16.1:1 | 75% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 181 | 13 | 13.9:1 | 72% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 200 | 15 | 13.3:1 | 53% (106) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Galena Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (180 to 174); teachers up 9% (12.2 to 13.3).
About Galena Middle School
Galena Middle School is a small middle-grades school for students in Galena, Kansas. Federal data show 174 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in Kansas average about 402 students, which makes this school 57% below average.
Galena Middle School is among 5 schools run by Galena, which serves 825 students.
The largest group at Galena Middle School is White students, at 77%. The remaining students are 13% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Native American. Among people living in Cherokee County, the White share is about 87%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Galena Middle School scores 39%.
Its ratio of 13.1:1 is based on 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 66%.
On the allk12 Grade, Galena Middle School lands at A-, ahead of 80% of Kansas public middle schools.
In Kansas, Galena Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 37.1% actual against a predicted 30.6%.
Looking at the county, Cherokee County, the median household earns about $57,668 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Galena Middle School, Cherokee County has 17 public schools.
Galena Virtual School is less than a tenth of a mile from Galena Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Galena Middle School holds 7 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 35.6%, lower than Galena Middle School's 37.1%.
For locale, NCES codes Galena Middle School as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was 174 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 197. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.9:1 to 13.1:1 over the same years.
On allk12, people connected to Galena Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,151
Census ACS
Median income
$57,668
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
3,647 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Galena
- Galena HighHigh · 236 students
- Spring Grove Primary CenterElementary · 229 students
- Liberty ElemElementary · 167 students
- Galena Virtual SchoolHigh · 19 students
Other schools in Galena
- Galena HighHigh · 236 students
- Spring Grove Primary CenterElementary · 229 students
- Liberty ElemElementary · 167 students
- Galena Virtual SchoolHigh · 19 students
Nearby schools
- Galena Virtual School0.0 mi · 19
- Liberty Elem0.0 mi · 167
- Galena High0.0 mi · 236
- Spring Grove Primary Center0.8 mi · 229
- Riverton High4.0 mi · 218
- Riverton Elem4.0 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About Galena Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Galena Middle School?
Galena Middle School enrolls approximately 174 students in grades 06-08.
Is Galena Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Galena Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Galena Middle School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Galena Middle School.
How diverse is Galena Middle School?
Galena Middle School reports a student body of 77% White, 6% Hispanic, 13% Two or more.
What district is Galena Middle School in?
Galena Middle School is part of Galena.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.