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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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% . +14.2pp since 2023
Math
44.8%
KS avg 38.8% . +11.8pp since 2023
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. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
346
+38 (+12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.9:1
% White
82%
was 81%
% Hispanic
11%
was 12%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Halstead Middle School
Halstead Middle School is a middle school of moderately sized scale in Halstead, Kansas, run under Halstead, works with 346 students in grades 4 through 8.
Halstead comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 786 students; Halstead Middle School is among them.
In terms of who attends, Halstead Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). The remainder consists of 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, Halstead Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.5%; this one delivers 41.5%.
In the broader community, census data for Harvey County shows median household income runs about $74,368, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Halstead Middle School is one of 18 public schools in Harvey County (combined enrollment of about 5,012 students).
The closest other public school is Halstead High, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Halstead Middle School comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 29.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Halstead Middle School has edged up 12%, going from 308 students in 2018 to 346 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.