Hays Middle School

Located at 201 W. 29th, in Hays, Kansas, Hays Middle School is a sprawling middle school that educates 726 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Hays. Enrollment runs roughly 81% above the state mean of about 402.

Hays comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,434 students; Hays Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Hays Middle School reports that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 40% of students at Hays Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Hays Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.9%; this one delivers 35.1%.

Around the school, Ellis County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,084 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hays Middle School is one of 11 public schools in Ellis County (combined enrollment of about 4,040 students).

Woodrow Wilson Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hays Middle School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.6%.

Hays Middle School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hays Middle School's enrollment has increased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 679 (now 726). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 90% to 81%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Hays Middle School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.