Golden Plains Middle

Golden Plains Middle is a very small 6-8 campus in Rexford, Kansas, operated by Golden Plains. The school hosts 32 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 402 students each, so Golden Plains Middle sits 92% below that benchmark.

Within Golden Plains, which oversees 3 schools and 158 students, Golden Plains Middle is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Golden Plains Middle records that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 31% Hispanic. By comparison, Thomas County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Golden Plains Middle has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.5:1. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 75% of students at Golden Plains Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Thomas County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Golden Plains Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.0%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Thomas County put median household earnings sit near $71,325, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Golden Plains Middle is one of 7 public schools in Thomas County (combined enrollment of about 1,169 students).

Nearest neighbor: Golden Plains High, around 0.0 miles off. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Golden Plains Middle ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 33.6%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Golden Plains Middle has decreased 32%, going from 47 students in 2018 to 32 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 in 2025.

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