Enrollment
220
Middle
DISTRICT 267 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLTON·NCES 200738000656
Holton Middle
900 Iowa Street, Holton, KS 66436 · (785) 364-2441 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL220 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
99 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Holton Middle→Holton High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Holton. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
33.5%
KS avg 44.5% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
29.2%
KS avg 38.8% . +9.4pp since 2023
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 29 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 9 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
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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
220
-39 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.0:1
% White
78%
was 82%
% Hispanic
12%
was 6%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Holton Middle
Holton Middle, a close-knit 6-8 campus in Holton, Kansas, one of the schools within Holton, instructs 220 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 402 students each, so Holton Middle sits 45% leaner than that benchmark.
Within Holton, which oversees 4 schools and 1,067 students, Holton Middle is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Holton Middle shows that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Holton Middle has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Holton Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Holton Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.6%; this one delivers 26.4%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Jackson County put median household earnings sit near $75,215, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Jackson County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,426 students), of which Holton Middle is one.
Nearest neighbor: Holton High, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Holton Middle comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 36.5%.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 15%: 259 students in 2018 compared to 220 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 6% to 12%.
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Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,341
Census ACS
Median income
$75,215
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,426 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Holton
- Holton Elementary SchoolElementary · 511 students
- Holton HighHigh · 335 students
- Fresh Start (Virtual)High · 1 students
Other schools in Holton
- Holton Elementary SchoolElementary · 511 students
- Holton HighHigh · 335 students
- Jackson Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
- Jackson Heights High School and Middle SchoolHigh · 229 students
- Fresh Start (Virtual)High · 1 students
Nearby schools
- Holton High0.1 mi · 335
- Holton Elementary School0.5 mi · 511
- Fresh Start (Virtual)0.6 mi · 1
- Jackson Heights Elementary School3.8 mi · 268
- Jackson Heights High School and Middle School3.8 mi · 229
- Royal Valley Middle School9.4 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Holton MiddleHow many students attend Holton Middle?
Holton Middle enrolls approximately 220 students in grades 06-08.
Is Holton Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Holton Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Holton Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Holton Middle is approximately 11.9:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Holton Middle?
At Holton Middle, the student body is approximately 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Holton Middle in?
Holton Middle is part of Holton.
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