Kepley Middle School

Kepley Middle School, a small 6-8 campus in Ulysses, Kansas, part of Ulysses, instructs 294 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 402 students each, so Kepley Middle School sits 27% below that benchmark.

Kepley Middle School is one of 5 schools operated by Ulysses, a district that enrolls 1,517 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Kepley Middle School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 67% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 24% White, 6% multiracial, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 53% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Kepley Middle School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Kepley Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 16.4%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Grant County put median household earnings sit near $66,476, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Grant County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,517 students), of which Kepley Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Ulysses Community Learning Center (UCLC), around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Kepley Middle School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 27.6%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Kepley Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 336 (now 294). The White share of enrollment shrank from 29% to 24% over that span.

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