Enrollment
278
Middle
DISTRICT 293 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIAWATHA·NCES 200000601728
Hiawatha Middle School
307 South Morrill Ave, Hiawatha, KS 66434 · (785) 742-4172 · Brown County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Kansas public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
11.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
150 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 66 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 76 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 72 | 26% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hiawatha. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
45.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
39.3%
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 39 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 | 45.8% | 39.3% |
| 2023-24 | 31.6% | 28.5% |
% 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Hiawatha Middle School
Hiawatha Middle School's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiawatha Middle School this school | 278 | 54.0% | 39.0% |
| Liberty Middle School Pratt | 282 | 53.2% | 42.6% |
| Abilene Middle School Abilene | 319 | 56.4% | 35.3% |
| Holcomb Middle Holcomb | 227 | 53.7% | 23.9% |
| Fort Scott Middle School Fort Scott | 372 | 58.3% | 31.9% |
| Royster Middle School Chanute | 389 | 58.9% | 30.3% |
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 Hiawatha Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #61 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #80 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #67 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #144 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #14 of 161 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.6% | #95 of 161 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.0% | #86 of 195 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #87 of 98 |
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
278
-24 (-8%) vs 2020
-17% since 2000-01, when it was 333
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 278 | 25 | 11.1:1 | 54% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 20 | 13.5:1 | 50% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 276 | 21 | 13.2:1 | 51% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 302 | 23 | 13.1:1 | 52% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 286 | 22.6 | 12.7:1 | 56% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 267 | 23 | 11.6:1 | 52% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 247 | 24 | 10.3:1 | 49% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 333 | 26 | 12.8:1 | 41% (136) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hiawatha Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (286 to 278); teachers up 10% (22.6 to 25).
About Hiawatha Middle School
Hiawatha Middle School is a public middle school run by Hiawatha in Hiawatha, Kansas. The school's 278 students are in grades 5 through 8. Enrollment is 31% lower than the average for middle schools in Kansas, which is about 402.
Hiawatha runs Hiawatha Middle School along with 2 other schools, enrolling 879 students in total.
White students are the majority at Hiawatha Middle School, with 74% of enrollment. Other groups include 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 7% Native American. The county population is about 83% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 25 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.1:1. That is lower than the 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 54%.
Measured against Kansas public middle schools, Hiawatha Middle School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Hiawatha Middle School is 2.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 39.0%. Predicted: 36.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Brown County, the median household income is $62,233, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Brown County is home to 7 public schools and about 1,474 public school students.
Nearby, Hiawatha Sr High is about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Hiawatha Middle School, there are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Hiawatha Middle School is 3rd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 278, an 8% decrease from 302 in 2020-21. The ratio was 13.1:1 in 2020-21 and 11.1:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Brown County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,343
Census ACS
Median income
$62,233
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,474 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hiawatha
- Hiawatha ElemElementary · 337 students
- Hiawatha Sr HighHigh · 264 students
Other schools in Hiawatha
- Hiawatha ElemElementary · 337 students
- Hiawatha Sr HighHigh · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Hiawatha Sr High0.1 mi · 264
- Hiawatha Elem0.8 mi · 337
- Kickapoo Nation School8.7 mi · 71
- Horton Elem12.5 mi · 226
- Horton High12.9 mi · 147
- Everest Middle13.2 mi · 151
Frequently asked questions
About Hiawatha Middle SchoolHow large is Hiawatha Middle School?
Hiawatha Middle School enrolls approximately 278 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Hiawatha Middle School serve?
Hiawatha Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Hiawatha Middle School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Hiawatha Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Hiawatha Middle School?
Student demographics at Hiawatha Middle School are roughly 74% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Hiawatha Middle School in?
Hiawatha Middle School is part of Hiawatha.
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