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How has Great Bend Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
438
Middle
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREAT BEND·NCES 200666001034
Great Bend Middle School
1919 Harrison, Great Bend, KS 67530 · (620) 793-1510 · Barton County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% 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.
- C+Beats 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
10.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
290 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 7 | 240 | 55% |
| Grade 8 | 198 | 45% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Great Bend Middle School→Great Bend High School
Based on grade levels within Great Bend. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
32.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
31.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 | 32.5% | 31.3% |
| 2023-24 | 24.9% | 16.8% |
% 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
24.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Great Bend Middle School
Great Bend Middle School's state test result (24.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Bend Middle School this school | 438 | 66.2% | 24.8% |
| Santa Fe 5/6 Center Newton | 440 | 64.8% | 26.7% |
| Chisholm Middle School Newton | 422 | 62.8% | 21.3% |
| Arkansas City Middle Sch Arkansas City | 628 | 60.5% | 24.2% |
| Hutchinson Middle School 7 Hutchinson | 284 | 70.1% | 24.5% |
| Lakewood Middle School Salina | 647 | 66.2% | 29.9% |
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 Great Bend Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #136 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #120 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #132 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #99 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #8 of 161 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #63 of 161 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.2% | #52 of 195 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #30 of 54 |
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
438
-62 (-12%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 408
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 438 | 41.4 | 10.6:1 | 66% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 38.6 | 11.0:1 | 69% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 38.9 | 11.8:1 | 68% (313) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 44 | 11.4:1 | 65% (323) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 41.3 | 9.9:1 | 65% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 510 | 41 | 12.4:1 | 61% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 475 | 40 | 11.9:1 | 61% (288) |
| 2000-01 | 492 | 37 | 13.3:1 | 41% (200) |
| 1990-91 | 408 | 29 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Great Bend Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (411 to 438); teachers unchanged (41.3 to 41.4).
About Great Bend Middle School
Located in Great Bend, Kansas, Great Bend Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school. Enrollment stands at 438 students, covering grades 7 through 8.
Great Bend Middle School belongs to Great Bend, a district of 7 schools and 2,876 students.
The student body at Great Bend Middle School is 55% White. The school is also 38% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 81%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
Great Bend Middle School reports a ratio of 10.6 students per teacher, from 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Kansas, the average ratio is 12.7:1. Lunch program data show 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Great Bend Middle School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 31% of Kansas public middle schools.
Schools in Kansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 30.5%. Great Bend Middle School scores 24.8%.
Looking at the county, Barton County, median household income comes to about $58,851, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 15, with about 4,179 students.
Of the public schools around it, Great Bend Middle School is closest to Jefferson Elem, about 0.5 miles away. Great Bend Middle School has 6 other public schools within five miles. Great Bend Middle School ranks 5th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 24.8% against a local average of 34.9%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Remote.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 62 students, from 500 to 438.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Barton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,097
Census ACS
Median income
$58,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,179 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Great Bend
- Great Bend High SchoolHigh · 923 students
- Eisenhower ElemElementary · 343 students
- Park ElemElementary · 304 students
- Jefferson ElemElementary · 297 students
- Riley ElemElementary · 296 students
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 275 students
Other schools in Great Bend
- Great Bend High SchoolHigh · 923 students
- Eisenhower ElemElementary · 343 students
- Park ElemElementary · 304 students
- Jefferson ElemElementary · 297 students
- Riley ElemElementary · 296 students
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 275 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Elem0.5 mi · 297
- Eisenhower Elem0.6 mi · 343
- Great Bend High School0.8 mi · 923
- Park Elem0.9 mi · 304
- Lincoln Elem1.5 mi · 275
- Riley Elem1.6 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About Great Bend Middle SchoolHow large is Great Bend Middle School?
Great Bend Middle School enrolls approximately 438 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Great Bend Middle School serve?
Great Bend Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Great Bend Middle School?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at Great Bend Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Great Bend Middle School?
Student demographics at Great Bend Middle School are roughly 55% White, 38% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Great Bend Middle School?
Great Bend Middle School is overseen by Great Bend in Barton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.