Enrollment
227
Middle
DISTRICT 181 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLCOMB·NCES 200735000798
Holcomb Middle
500 N Henderson, Holcomb, KS 67851 · (620) 277-2699 · Finney County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL227 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% 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.
- DBeats 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
12.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
122 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 75 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 74 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 34% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Holcomb Middle→Holcomb High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Holcomb. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
27.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
32.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 | 27.0% | 32.4% |
| 2023-24 | 15.3% | 18.2% |
% 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
36.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% 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 Holcomb Middle
Holcomb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holcomb Middle this school | 227 | 53.7% | 23.9% |
| Liberty Middle School Pratt | 282 | 53.2% | 42.6% |
| Girard Middle Girard | 201 | 50.2% | 34.9% |
| Abilene Middle School Abilene | 319 | 56.4% | 35.3% |
| Phillipsburg Middle Phillipsburg | 179 | 53.1% | 32.4% |
| Prairie View Middle LaCygne | 195 | 48.2% | 34.9% |
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 Holcomb Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #145 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #114 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #162 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 227 | #157 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #49 of 161 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.7% | #142 of 161 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.7% | #87 of 195 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #47 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
227
-9 (-4%) vs 2020
+6% since 2000-01, when it was 215
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
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 | 227 | 18.4 | 12.3:1 | 54% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 221 | 16.6 | 13.3:1 | 61% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 219 | 17.3 | 12.7:1 | 61% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 236 | 18 | 13.1:1 | 58% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 256 | 17.9 | 14.3:1 | 52% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 223 | 18 | 12.4:1 | 53% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 241 | 16 | 15.1:1 | 54% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 215 | 12 | 17.9:1 | 38% (82) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holcomb Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (256 to 227); teachers up 3% (17.9 to 18.4).
About Holcomb Middle
Holcomb Middle sits in Holcomb, Kansas, and is classified as a middle school. Enrolled students number 227 students, in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 44% lower than the average for middle schools in Kansas, which is about 402.
Holcomb enrolls 907 students, and its 5 schools include Holcomb Middle.
About 85% of the student body at Holcomb Middle is White. Other students are 8% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Finney County residents are about 50% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 27% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Holcomb Middle's 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.3:1. That is close to the 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 54%. Compared with the 73% average for public schools in Finney County, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 Grade for Holcomb Middle is D. Compared with Kansas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 12% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Holcomb Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 23.9% and a predicted 36.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Finney County, the median household income is $73,009, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Holcomb Middle is one of 23 public schools in the county.
USD 363 Virtual Academy is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 4. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Holcomb Middle ranks 5th on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 9 fewer students in 2024-25.
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Finney County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,084
Census ACS
Median income
$73,009
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,939 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Holcomb
- Holcomb HighHigh · 265 students
- Wiley ElemElementary · 218 students
- Holcomb Elem 3-5Elementary · 187 students
- USD 363 Virtual AcademyHigh · 10 students
Other schools in Holcomb
- Holcomb HighHigh · 265 students
- Wiley ElemElementary · 218 students
- Holcomb Elem 3-5Elementary · 187 students
- USD 363 Virtual AcademyHigh · 10 students
Nearby schools
- USD 363 Virtual Academy0.2 mi · 10
- Holcomb High0.2 mi · 265
- Wiley Elem0.3 mi · 218
- Holcomb Elem 3-50.4 mi · 187
- Edith Scheuerman Elem5.4 mi · 204
- Buffalo Jones Elem5.9 mi · 221
Frequently asked questions
About Holcomb MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Holcomb Middle?
Holcomb Middle enrolls approximately 227 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Holcomb Middle serve?
Holcomb Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Holcomb Middle?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Holcomb Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Holcomb Middle?
At Holcomb Middle, the student body is approximately 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Holcomb Middle?
Holcomb Middle is overseen by Holcomb in Finney County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.