Enrollment
32
Middle
DISTRICT 53 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOLDEN PLAINS·NCES 201104000574
Golden Plains Middle
335 School Street, Rexford, KS 67753 · (785) 687-3265 · Thomas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL32 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Kansas public middle schools
- CTest 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
9.5:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.8:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
24 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 6 | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 14 | 44% |
Student demographics
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
Golden Plains Middle→Golden Plains High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Golden Plains. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
21.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
30.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 21 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 | 21.2% | 30.3% |
| 2023-24 | 22.5% | 26.8% |
% 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
23.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 →
Where Golden Plains Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 32 | #220 of 225 |
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
32
-5 (-14%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 33
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 32 | 3.4 | 9.5:1 | 75% (24) |
| 2023-24 | 39 | 3.5 | 11.3:1 | 69% (27) |
| 2022-23 | 41 | 4 | 10.4:1 | 68% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 37 | 4 | 9.3:1 | 89% (33) |
| 2017-18 | 47 | 3.8 | 12.4:1 | 79% (37) |
| 2015-16 | 47 | 4 | 11.8:1 | 62% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 42 | 4 | 10.5:1 | 60% (25) |
| 2000-01 | 37 | 3 | 12.3:1 | 49% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 33 | 4 | 8.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Golden Plains Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (47 to 32); teachers down 12% (3.8 to 3.4).
About Golden Plains Middle
Federal records list Golden Plains Middle as a middle school in Rexford, Kansas. It enrolls 32 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 92% below the 402-student average for middle schools in Kansas.
Golden Plains has 158 students spread across 3 schools.
The student body at Golden Plains Middle is 69% White. The rest of enrollment is 31% Hispanic. Among all residents of Thomas County, the White share is about 90%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 9.5:1. The school has 3.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 9.5:1 compares with an average of 12.7:1 for middle schools in Kansas. Federal data show 75% of students (24) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 38 points above the 37% average for public schools in Thomas County.
Golden Plains Middle holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 39% of Kansas public middle schools.
Golden Plains Middle is 3.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (23.0% versus 26.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Kansas.
In Thomas County, median household income comes to about $71,325, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county's public schools total 7, with about 1,169 students.
Among nearby public schools, Golden Plains High is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Nearby schools with test data average 33.6% proficiency; Golden Plains Middle posts 23.0%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 32, from 37 in 2020-21.
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Thomas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,885
Census ACS
Median income
$71,325
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,169 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Golden Plains
- Golden Plains ElemElementary · 71 students
- Golden Plains HighHigh · 55 students
Nearby schools
- Golden Plains High0.0 mi · 55
- Golden Plains Elem10.5 mi · 71
- Colby Elem17.2 mi · 369
- Colby Middle School17.2 mi · 293
- Colby Senior High17.5 mi · 296
- Hoxie Elem17.9 mi · 253
Frequently asked questions
About Golden Plains MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Golden Plains Middle?
Golden Plains Middle enrolls approximately 32 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Golden Plains Middle serve?
Golden Plains Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Golden Plains Middle have?
Golden Plains Middle employs 3 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Golden Plains Middle?
At Golden Plains Middle, the student body is approximately 69% White, 31% Hispanic.
Who oversees Golden Plains Middle?
Golden Plains Middle is overseen by Golden Plains in Thomas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.