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
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Kansas public middle schools
- CTest 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 79 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 78 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 29% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
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%
Math
29.2%
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 29 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 | 33.5% | 29.2% |
| 2023-24 | 19.5% | 19.8% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Holton Middle
Holton Middle's state test result (26.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holton Middle this school | 220 | 45.0% | 26.4% |
| Burlington Middle School 5 - 8 Burlington | 242 | 45.0% | 38.2% |
| Prairie View Middle LaCygne | 195 | 48.2% | 34.9% |
| Frontenac Jr. High Frontenac | 219 | 45.2% | 40.5% |
| Larned Middle School Larned | 177 | 49.2% | 30.9% |
| Perry-Lecompton Middle Perry | 234 | 39.7% | 32.5% |
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 Holton Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #133 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #131 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #129 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 220 | #159 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #33 of 161 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.6% | #112 of 161 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.0% | #118 of 195 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #33 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
220
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 243
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 220 | 18.5 | 11.9:1 | 45% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 228 | 21.5 | 10.6:1 | 43% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 227 | 20 | 11.4:1 | 46% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 221 | 22 | 10.1:1 | 36% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 259 | 21.6 | 12.0:1 | 37% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 235 | 21 | 11.2:1 | 42% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 238 | 21 | 11.3:1 | 37% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 236 | 20 | 11.8:1 | 22% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 243 | 17 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holton Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (259 to 220); teachers down 15% (21.6 to 18.5).
About Holton Middle
Holton Middle is a middle school in Holton, Kansas, reachable at (785) 364-2441. School enrollment was 220 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in Kansas is roughly 402 students; this school is 45% smaller than that.
The 4 schools of Holton, including Holton Middle, enroll 1,067 students.
White students are the majority at Holton Middle, with 78% of enrollment. The school is also 12% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 38%, meaning two students picked at random have a 38% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Holton Middle total 18.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.9:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas. The school counts 99 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 45%. For comparison, public schools in Jackson County average 45%.
Measured against Kansas public middle schools, Holton Middle receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Kansas, Holton Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 26.4% actual against a predicted 40.6%.
In Jackson County (population about 13,341), the median household income is $75,215, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. There are 9 public schools in Jackson County, enrolling about 2,426 students in all.
The school nearest to Holton Middle is Holton High, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. By average proficiency, Holton Middle is 7th among 8 schools close by.
Holton Middle is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
In 2020-21, Holton Middle enrolled 221; in 2024-25, 220. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.1:1 in 2020-21, and 11.9:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Other Holton Middle schools
One other US public school is named Holton Middle. Holton Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Holton Middle SchoolHOLTON, MI · 173 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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