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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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% . +20.0pp since 2023
Math
39.7%
KS avg 38.8% . +16.0pp since 2023
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. Reading and writing scores are up about 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
182
-19 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.8:1
% White
51%
was 51%
% Hispanic
45%
was 46%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Lakin Middle
Set in Lakin, Kansas, Lakin Middle is a close-knit 6-8 campus, run under Lakin. It caters to 182 students across grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 402 students each, so Lakin Middle sits 55% below that benchmark.
Within Lakin, which oversees 3 schools and 684 students, Lakin Middle is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, Lakin Middle reports that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 45% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Lakin Middle has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Lakin Middle higher than the state norm the norm. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lakin Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.3%, the actual is 30.9%, a residual of -3.4 points.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Kearny County put median household income runs about $89,135, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Kearny County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 928 students), of which Lakin Middle is one.
The closest other public school is Lakin High, roughly 0.2 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lakin Middle ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 21.4%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lakin Middle has shrank 9%, going from 201 students in 2018 to 182 in 2025.
On this page, members of the Lakin Middle community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Holcomb High15.4 mi · 265
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.