Enrollment
346
Middle
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALSTEAD·NCES 200684001079
Halstead Middle School
221 West 6th Street, Halstead, KS 67056 · (316) 835-2694 · Harvey County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
157 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 61 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 71 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 13% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Halstead Middle School→Halstead High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Halstead. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
46.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
44.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 | 46.4% | 44.8% |
| 2023-24 | 32.2% | 33.0% |
% 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Halstead Middle School
Halstead Middle School's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halstead Middle School this school | 346 | 45.4% | 41.5% |
| Augusta Middle School Augusta | 445 | 44.3% | 26.8% |
| Carbondale Attendance Center Carbondale | 370 | 44.3% | 31.6% |
| Prairie Hills Middle Hutchinson | 532 | 43.2% | 34.9% |
| Burlington Middle School 5 - 8 Burlington | 242 | 45.0% | 38.2% |
| Paola Middle Paola | 413 | 39.5% | 39.7% |
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 Halstead Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #48 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #51 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #62 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #130 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #98 of 161 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #128 of 161 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.4% | #115 of 195 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.3% | #18 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
346
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 481
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 346 | 25.5 | 13.6:1 | 45% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 23.1 | 15.8:1 | 43% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 23.1 | 16.3:1 | 43% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 43% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 308 | 22.2 | 13.9:1 | 49% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 304 | 27 | 11.3:1 | 50% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 354 | 25 | 14.2:1 | 46% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 278 | 20 | 13.9:1 | 34% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 481 | 26 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Halstead Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (308 to 346); teachers up 15% (22.2 to 25.5).
About Halstead Middle School
Halstead Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Halstead, Kansas, (ZIP code 67056). Enrollment in 2024-25 was 346 students in grades 4 through 8.
Federal data list 3 schools in Halstead, with 786 students enrolled.
The large majority of students at Halstead Middle School, 82%, are White. The next largest groups are 11% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. County-wide, about 84% of residents are White. Halstead Middle School has a diversity index of 32%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 25.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.6:1. That ratio is over the 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas. Around 45% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 40.5%.
In Harvey County (population about 33,756), median household income is about $74,368, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 18 public schools operate in Harvey County, serving about 5,012 students.
Halstead High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 29.6% on proficiency, and Halstead Middle School is above that at 41.5%.
Halstead Middle School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment went from 352 in 2020-21 to 346 in 2024-25, a change of 6 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.3:1 in 2020-21 to 13.6:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Halstead Middle School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Harvey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,756
Census ACS
Median income
$74,368
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,012 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Halstead
- Halstead HighHigh · 240 students
- Bentley Primary SchoolElementary · 200 students
Nearby schools
- Halstead High0.2 mi · 240
- R L Wright Elem7.1 mi · 283
- Sedgwick High7.1 mi · 238
- Bentley Primary School7.7 mi · 200
- Sunset Elementary8.6 mi · 199
- Opportunity Academy8.8 mi · 53
Frequently asked questions
About Halstead Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Halstead Middle School?
Halstead Middle School enrolls approximately 346 students in grades 04-08.
What age range does Halstead Middle School serve?
Halstead Middle School serves students from grade 04 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Halstead Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Halstead Middle School is approximately 13.6:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Halstead Middle School?
Student demographics at Halstead Middle School are roughly 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Halstead Middle School in?
Halstead Middle School is part of Halstead.
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