Enrollment
182
Middle
DISTRICT 228 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKIN·NCES 200828001637
Lakin Middle
1201 W. Kingman, Lakin, KS 67860 · (620) 355-6973 · Kearny County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL182 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Kansas public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
106 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 39 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 25% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Lakin Middle→Lakin High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lakin. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
40.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
39.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 | 40.9% | 39.7% |
| 2023-24 | 20.9% | 23.7% |
% 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
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Lakin Middle
Lakin Middle's state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakin Middle this school | 182 | 58.2% | 30.9% |
| Hugoton Middle Hugoton | 161 | 61.5% | 34.1% |
| Elkhart Middle School Elkhart | 81 | 58.0% | 28.4% |
| Great Bend Middle School Great Bend | 438 | 66.2% | 24.8% |
| Scott City Middle Scott City | 409 | 53.3% | 33.0% |
| Chisholm Middle School Newton | 422 | 62.8% | 21.3% |
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 Lakin Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #102 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #77 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #92 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 182 | #166 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.2% | #77 of 195 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #56 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
182
-28 (-13%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 108
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 182 | 13.4 | 13.6:1 | 58% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 186 | 12.2 | 15.3:1 | 63% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 199 | 13.5 | 14.7:1 | 63% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 210 | 15 | 14.0:1 | 57% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 201 | 14.6 | 13.8:1 | 62% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 195 | 14 | 13.9:1 | 64% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 205 | 17 | 12.1:1 | 51% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 259 | 14 | 18.5:1 | 40% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 108 | 7 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakin Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (201 to 182); teachers down 8% (14.6 to 13.4).
About Lakin Middle
Lakin Middle is a middle-grades school in Lakin, Kansas, reachable at (620) 355-6973. A federal count lists 182 students at the school, in grades 5 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Kansas is about 402, so this school runs 55% smaller than that.
Besides Lakin Middle, Lakin runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 684 students.
A majority of students at Lakin Middle, 51%, are White. Other reported shares: 45% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Kearny County's residents are about 66% White, 15 points above the school's share. Lakin Middle has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.6:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Kansas is 12.7:1, lower than at this school. Lakin Middle reports 58% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Lakin Middle is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 54% of Kansas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Kansas, Lakin Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 30.9% actual against a predicted 34.3%.
Across Kearny County, median household income is about $89,135, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The public schools of Kearny County number 6 and enroll about 928.
The shortest distance from Lakin Middle to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Lakin High. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Lakin Middle is 3rd on average proficiency.
Lakin Middle is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 13%, from 210 to 182.
Community posts for Lakin Middle can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Kearny County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,864
Census ACS
Median income
$89,135
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
928 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lakin
- Lakin ElemElementary · 290 students
- Lakin HighHigh · 212 students
Other schools in Lakin
- Lakin ElemElementary · 290 students
- Lakin HighHigh · 212 students
Nearby schools
- Lakin High0.2 mi · 212
- Lakin Elem0.5 mi · 290
- Deerfield Elem7.5 mi · 123
- Deerfield High7.6 mi · 72
- Deerfield Middle School7.6 mi · 49
- USD 363 Virtual Academy15.4 mi · 10
Frequently asked questions
About Lakin MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Lakin Middle?
Lakin Middle enrolls approximately 182 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Lakin Middle serve?
Lakin Middle serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Lakin Middle have?
Lakin Middle employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Lakin Middle?
Student demographics at Lakin Middle are roughly 51% White, 45% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Lakin Middle in?
Lakin Middle is part of Lakin.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.