Enrollment
112
Middle
DISTRICT 146 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ERIE-GALESBURG·NCES 200600001932
Galesburg Middle School
6955 Kingman Rd, Galesburg, KS 66740 · (620) 763-2470 · Neosho County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL112 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of Kansas public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.2:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
74 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 28 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 23% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Galesburg Middle School→Erie High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Erie-Galesburg. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
38.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
30.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 | 38.4% | 30.4% |
| 2023-24 | 24.7% | 27.0% |
% 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
27.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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 Galesburg Middle School
Galesburg Middle School's state test result (27.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galesburg Middle School this school | 112 | 66.1% | 27.8% |
| Southeast Middle School Cherokee | 128 | 70.3% | 24.2% |
| Everest Middle Everest | 151 | 64.2% | 27.4% |
| Galena Middle School Galena | 174 | 66.1% | 37.1% |
| Oakley Middle School Oakley | 135 | 57.8% | 31.4% |
| Herington Middle Sch Herington | 87 | 69.0% | 25.1% |
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 Galesburg Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #122 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #125 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #108 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 112 | #195 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.1% | #55 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
112
+2 (+2%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 121
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 112 | 10 | 11.2:1 | 66% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 89 | 7 | 12.7:1 | 64% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 92 | 6.8 | 13.5:1 | 66% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 110 | 6 | 18.3:1 | 43% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 118 | 8.1 | 14.7:1 | 60% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 115 | 10 | 11.5:1 | 63% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 121 | 8 | 15.1:1 | 68% (82) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Galesburg Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (118 to 112); teachers up 24% (8.1 to 10).
About Galesburg Middle School
Galesburg, Kansas, is home to Galesburg Middle School, a very small middle school. The school serves grades 5 through 8. Enrollment is 112 students. Middle schools in Kansas have about 402 students on average; enrollment here is 72% lower.
Erie-Galesburg includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 438 students.
Of every 100 students at Galesburg Middle School, about 87 are White. It is also 10% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 24, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Galesburg Middle School comes to 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.2:1. Middle schools in Kansas have an average ratio of 12.7:1. On the income side, 66% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Galesburg Middle School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 49% of Kansas public middle schools.
The model predicts 30.6% for a school in Kansas with Galesburg Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Galesburg Middle School posts 27.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Neosho County show that median household income comes to about $56,618, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 10, with about 2,406 students.
Galesburg Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Thayer Schools, about 6.8 miles away. The ten-mile area around Galesburg Middle School holds 6 other public schools. Local comparison: Galesburg Middle School ranks 4th of 7 nearby schools, at 27.8% versus a 31.7% average.
Federal data place Galesburg Middle School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 110 students in 2020-21 and 112 in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 18.3 to 11.2 over 4 years.
People who know Galesburg Middle School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Neosho County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,656
Census ACS
Median income
$56,618
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,406 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Erie-Galesburg
- Erie ElementaryElementary · 182 students
- Erie High SchoolHigh · 144 students
Nearby schools
- Thayer Schools6.8 mi · 137
- Erie Elementary8.7 mi · 182
- St. Hosp. Training Center Parsons9.3 mi · 14
- Parsons Middle School9.8 mi · 273
- Lincoln School9.9 mi · 262
- Erie High School10.0 mi · 144
Frequently asked questions
About Galesburg Middle SchoolHow large is Galesburg Middle School?
Galesburg Middle School enrolls approximately 112 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Galesburg Middle School serve?
Galesburg Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Galesburg Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Galesburg Middle School is approximately 11.2:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Galesburg Middle School?
Student demographics at Galesburg Middle School are roughly 87% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is Galesburg Middle School public or private?
Galesburg Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Erie-Galesburg.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.