Enrollment
276
Middle
DISTRICT 428 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON WEST·NCES 200951000669
Jefferson West Middle
210 N Miller, Meriden, KS 66512 · (785) 484-2900 · Jefferson County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Kansas public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
13.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.0:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
99 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 5 | 63 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 82 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 73 | 26% |
Student demographics
24%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
Jefferson West Middle→Jefferson West High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Jefferson West. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
50.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
51.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 | 50.5% | 51.5% |
| 2023-24 | 31.5% | 36.7% |
% 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Jefferson West Middle
Jefferson West Middle's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson West Middle this school | 276 | 35.9% | 42.8% |
| Smoky Valley Middle School Lindsborg | 253 | 36.4% | 40.8% |
| Rose Hill Middle Rose Hill | 328 | 36.3% | 28.3% |
| Chapman Middle School Chapman | 250 | 38.8% | 39.5% |
| Baldwin Junior High School Baldwin City | 309 | 33.0% | 39.9% |
| Spring Hill Middle School Spring Hill | 288 | 33.3% | 37.6% |
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 Jefferson West Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #42 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #35 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #44 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 276 | #146 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #102 of 161 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.6% | #148 of 161 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.9% | #143 of 195 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #43 of 54 |
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
276
+9 (+3%) vs 2020
+73% since 1990-91, when it was 160
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 276 | 20.3 | 13.6:1 | 36% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 266 | 17.4 | 15.3:1 | 38% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 15.9 | 16.5:1 | 36% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 267 | 16 | 16.7:1 | 29% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 269 | 16.5 | 16.3:1 | 34% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 263 | 19 | 13.8:1 | 31% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 278 | 21 | 13.2:1 | 29% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 243 | 18 | 13.5:1 | 14% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 160 | 10 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson West Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (269 to 276); teachers up 23% (16.5 to 20.3).
About Jefferson West Middle
Jefferson West Middle is a small middle school in Meriden, Kansas, (ZIP code 66512). The school covers grades 5 through 8 and reported 276 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 31% below the 402-student average for middle schools in Kansas.
Jefferson West, which runs Jefferson West Middle, has 4 schools and 1,711 students.
White students are 87% of those enrolled at Jefferson West Middle. Next come 8% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. A diversity index of 24% means there is a 24% chance two randomly chosen students at Jefferson West Middle are from different groups.
Staffing at Jefferson West Middle comes to 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.6:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Kansas is 12.7:1. Jefferson West Middle counts 36% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Kansas public middle schools, Jefferson West Middle outscored 78%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Jefferson West Middle's lunch-eligibility share in Kansas is predicted to score 45.0%. Jefferson West Middle scores 42.8%, 2.3 points below that line.
In Jefferson County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $81,278, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 14 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,123, Jefferson West Middle among them.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Jefferson West Middle from the closest public school, Jefferson West High. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Jefferson West Middle is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 276 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 267. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.7:1 to 13.6:1.
Jefferson West Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,349
Census ACS
Median income
$81,278
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson West
- Rocket Online Schools (ROCS)Combined · 868 students
- Jefferson West Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Jefferson West HighHigh · 247 students
Other schools in Meriden
- Rocket Online Schools (ROCS)Combined · 868 students
- Jefferson West Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Jefferson West HighHigh · 247 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson West High0.1 mi · 247
- Jefferson West Elementary School0.3 mi · 320
- North Fairview6.0 mi · 278
- Northern Hills Elementary6.3 mi · 408
- Seaman Middle School6.4 mi · 560
- Seaman High7.2 mi · 1,190
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson West MiddleHow many students attend Jefferson West Middle?
Jefferson West Middle enrolls approximately 276 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Jefferson West Middle serve?
Jefferson West Middle serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson West Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jefferson West Middle is approximately 13.6:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jefferson West Middle?
At Jefferson West Middle, the student body is approximately 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Jefferson West Middle public or private?
Jefferson West Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson West.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.