Enrollment
201
Middle
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GIRARD·NCES 200648000192
Girard Middle
415 North Summit, Girard, KS 66743 · (620) 724-4114 · Crawford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL201 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% 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.
- 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
12.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
101 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 62 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 79 | 39% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Girard Middle→Girard High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Girard. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
38.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
37.9%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 | 38.9% | 37.9% |
| 2023-24 | 28.7% | 26.4% |
% 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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Girard Middle
Girard Middle's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girard Middle this school | 201 | 50.2% | 34.9% |
| Prairie View Middle LaCygne | 195 | 48.2% | 34.9% |
| Phillipsburg Middle Phillipsburg | 179 | 53.1% | 32.4% |
| Clay Center Community Middle Clay Center | 226 | 46.5% | 28.9% |
| Frontenac Jr. High Frontenac | 219 | 45.2% | 40.5% |
| Holcomb Middle Holcomb | 227 | 53.7% | 23.9% |
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 Girard Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #80 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #90 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #102 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 201 | #161 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #60 of 161 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.4% | #154 of 161 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.2% | #98 of 195 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.2% | #10 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
201
-20 (-9%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 243
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 201 | 15.9 | 12.7:1 | 50% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 212 | 14.7 | 14.4:1 | 49% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 230 | 14.7 | 15.7:1 | 47% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 221 | 14 | 15.8:1 | 44% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 265 | 14.1 | 18.8:1 | 41% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 225 | 16 | 14.1:1 | 48% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 232 | 15 | 15.5:1 | 53% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 265 | 13 | 20.4:1 | 26% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 243 | 11 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Girard Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (265 to 201); teachers up 13% (14.1 to 15.9).
About Girard Middle
Girard Middle is a small middle school in Girard, Kansas, one of the schools in Girard. The student body numbers 201 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Kansas) has about 402 students.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in Girard totals 1,012 students.
The student body at Girard Middle is 89% White. Other groups include 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 87% White, within a few points of the school. Girard Middle's diversity index is 20%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 15.9 full-time equivalents, or about 12.7 students per teacher. That matches the 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas fairly closely. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 50%. Among public schools in Crawford County, the average eligibility rate is 62%.
The allk12 Grade for Girard Middle is B. Compared with Kansas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Girard Middle is 38.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 34.9%.
In Crawford County (population about 39,008), the median household income is $52,844, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. There are 17 public schools in Crawford County, enrolling about 6,146 students in all.
Girard High is the public school closest to Girard Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Girard Middle places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The federal government classifies Girard Middle's location as Rural: Distant.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 20 fewer students in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.7:1) than in 2020-21 (15.8:1).
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Girard
- R V Haderlein ElemElementary · 527 students
- Girard HighHigh · 284 students
Other schools in Girard
- R V Haderlein ElemElementary · 527 students
- Girard HighHigh · 284 students
Nearby schools
- Girard High0.0 mi · 284
- R V Haderlein Elem0.5 mi · 527
- Northeast Elem7.8 mi · 338
- Northeast Virtual School8.7 mi · 2
- North East High8.7 mi · 133
- Frontenac Sr. High School9.5 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About Girard MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Girard Middle?
Girard Middle enrolls approximately 201 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Girard Middle serve?
Girard Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Girard Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Girard Middle is approximately 12.7:1 (16 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Girard Middle?
Girard Middle reports a student body of 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Girard Middle public or private?
Girard Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Girard.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.