Enrollment
161
Middle
DISTRICT 255 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUGOTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 200756000056
Hugoton Middle
115 W 11th, Hugoton, KS 67951 · (620) 544-4341 · Stevens County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL161 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Kansas public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
12.3:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
99 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 7 | 79 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 51% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Hugoton Middle→Hugoton High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hugoton Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
35.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
32.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 | 35.1% | 32.7% |
| 2023-24 | 26.2% | 28.6% |
% 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
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Hugoton Middle
Hugoton Middle's state test result (34.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugoton Middle this school | 161 | 61.5% | 34.1% |
| Lakin Middle Lakin | 182 | 58.2% | 30.9% |
| Elkhart Middle School Elkhart | 81 | 58.0% | 28.4% |
| Lyons Middle School Lyons | 173 | 75.1% | 24.1% |
| Great Bend Middle School Great Bend | 438 | 66.2% | 24.8% |
| Kepley Middle School Ulysses | 294 | 76.9% | 16.4% |
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 Hugoton Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #86 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #113 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #124 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 161 | #177 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.5% | #66 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
161
-1 (-1%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 136
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 161 | 13.1 | 12.3:1 | 61% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 150 | 12.2 | 12.3:1 | 57% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 154 | 11 | 14.0:1 | 60% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 162 | 12 | 13.5:1 | 65% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 134 | 12.2 | 11.0:1 | 57% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 155 | 13 | 11.9:1 | 62% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 150 | 13 | 11.5:1 | 59% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 168 | 16 | 10.5:1 | 47% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 136 | 11 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hugoton Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (134 to 161); teachers up 8% (12.2 to 13.1).
About Hugoton Middle
Hugoton Middle is a low-enrollment middle school located in Hugoton, Kansas. The school offers grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 161 students. On average, middle schools in Kansas enroll around 402, and this school is 60% below that mark.
The district for Hugoton Middle is Hugoton Public Schools, with 4 schools and 1,018 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hugoton Middle is 57% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 42% White. The school's Hispanic share is 17 points above the 39% share among Stevens County residents. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at Hugoton Middle are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hugoton Middle is 12.3:1, based on 13.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas is close to this figure. Lunch program data show 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Stevens County is similar, at 58%.
On the allk12 Grade, Hugoton Middle lands at B+, ahead of 69% of Kansas public middle schools.
A school with Hugoton Middle's lunch-eligibility share in Kansas is predicted to score 32.8%. Hugoton Middle scores 34.1%, 1.4 points above that line.
American Community Survey estimates for Stevens County show that the median household earns about $64,178 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Stevens County has 6 public schools with about 1,158 students, including Hugoton Middle.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Hugoton Middle from the closest public school, Hugoton High. The five-mile area around Hugoton Middle holds 3 other public schools. Local comparison: Hugoton Middle ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 34.1% versus a 37.3% average.
Hugoton Middle falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 162 in 2020-21 and 161 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 13.5:1 in 2020-21 to 12.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Stevens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,162
Census ACS
Median income
$64,178
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,158 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hugoton Public Schools
- Hugoton ElemElementary · 511 students
- Hugoton HighHigh · 317 students
- Hugoton Learning AcademyHigh · 29 students
Other schools in Hugoton
- Hugoton ElemElementary · 511 students
- Hugoton HighHigh · 317 students
- Hugoton Learning AcademyHigh · 29 students
Nearby schools
- Hugoton High0.1 mi · 317
- Hugoton Learning Academy0.1 mi · 29
- Hugoton Elem0.7 mi · 511
- Moscow High13.2 mi · 66
- Moscow Elem13.3 mi · 74
- Rolla JH/HS (6-12)15.8 mi · 50
Frequently asked questions
About Hugoton MiddleHow large is Hugoton Middle?
Hugoton Middle enrolls approximately 161 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Hugoton Middle serve?
Hugoton Middle serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Hugoton Middle have?
Hugoton Middle employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Hugoton Middle?
Student demographics at Hugoton Middle are roughly 42% White, 57% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Hugoton Middle?
Hugoton Middle is overseen by Hugoton Public Schools in Stevens County.
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