Enrollment
158
Middle
DISTRICT 183 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOISINGTON·NCES 200732001046
Hoisington Middle
360 W 11th St., Hoisington, KS 67544 · (620) 653-4951 · Barton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL158 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Kansas public middle schools
- C-Test 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
10.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
92 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 6 | 56 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 35% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Hoisington Middle→Hoisington High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hoisington. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
34.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
29.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 | 34.0% | 29.5% |
| 2023-24 | 24.1% | 17.2% |
% 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
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Hoisington Middle
Hoisington Middle's state test result (23.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoisington Middle this school | 158 | 58.2% | 23.9% |
| Riverside Middle School Wathena | 143 | 58.0% | 27.4% |
| Concordia Middle Concordia | 177 | 58.8% | 46.9% |
| Oakley Middle School Oakley | 135 | 57.8% | 31.4% |
| West Franklin Middle School Pomona | 149 | 54.4% | 24.4% |
| Humboldt Middle School Humboldt | 144 | 52.1% | 26.2% |
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 Hoisington Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #146 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #129 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #128 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 158 | #178 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.2% | #78 of 195 |
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
158
-13 (-8%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 208
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 158 | 15.8 | 10.0:1 | 58% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 168 | 14.7 | 11.4:1 | 49% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 197 | 14.7 | 13.4:1 | 52% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 171 | 13 | 13.2:1 | 56% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 156 | 11.9 | 13.1:1 | 62% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 216 | 17 | 12.7:1 | 56% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 208 | 15 | 13.9:1 | 50% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 166 | 12 | 13.8:1 | 46% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 208 | 12 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hoisington Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (156 to 158); teachers up 33% (11.9 to 15.8).
About Hoisington Middle
Hoisington Middle is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Hoisington, Kansas. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 158 students. Middle schools in Kansas average about 402 students, which makes this school 61% below average.
Hoisington has 731 students spread across 4 schools.
Roughly 83% of students at Hoisington Middle are White. The remaining students are 9% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Barton County residents are about 81% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hoisington Middle scores 30%.
Teacher count: 15.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 10.0:1. The average for middle schools in Kansas, 12.7:1, is higher. Roughly 58% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Hoisington Middle lands at C-, ahead of 19% of Kansas public middle schools.
Hoisington Middle scores 23.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 34.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for Barton County show that median household income comes to about $58,851, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Barton County counts 15 public schools with about 4,179 students.
Hoisington Middle is about 0.3 miles from Hoisington High, its nearest public school. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Hoisington Middle at 6th of 8.
Hoisington Middle falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 158, compared with 171 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 13.2:1 to 10.0:1.
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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 Hoisington
- Hoisington HighHigh · 225 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 193 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 155 students
Other schools in Hoisington
- Hoisington HighHigh · 225 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 193 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 155 students
Nearby schools
- Hoisington High0.3 mi · 225
- Roosevelt Elementary0.5 mi · 155
- Lincoln Elementary0.6 mi · 193
- Jefferson Elem10.1 mi · 297
- Great Bend Middle School10.5 mi · 438
- Great Bend High School10.5 mi · 923
Frequently asked questions
About Hoisington MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Hoisington Middle?
Hoisington Middle enrolls approximately 158 students in grades 06-08.
Is Hoisington Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hoisington Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Hoisington Middle?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at Hoisington Middle.
How diverse is Hoisington Middle?
Hoisington Middle reports a student body of 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Hoisington Middle?
Hoisington Middle is overseen by Hoisington in Barton County.
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