Enrollment
177
Middle
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FT LARNED·NCES 200837001354
Larned Middle School
904 Corse, Larned, KS 67550 · (620) 285-8430 · Pawnee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL177 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% 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.
- CBeats 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
10.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
87 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 6 | 52 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 36% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Larned Middle School→Larned Sr High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ft Larned. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
39.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
32.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 | 39.4% | 32.3% |
| 2023-24 | 24.5% | 19.0% |
% 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
38.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Larned Middle School
Larned Middle School's state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larned Middle School this school | 177 | 49.2% | 30.9% |
| Belle Plaine Middle Belle Plaine | 162 | 50.0% | 22.0% |
| Prairie View Middle LaCygne | 195 | 48.2% | 34.9% |
| Remington Middle School Whitewater | 151 | 47.7% | 46.4% |
| Holton Middle Holton | 220 | 45.0% | 26.4% |
| Humboldt Middle School Humboldt | 144 | 52.1% | 26.2% |
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 Larned Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #103 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #115 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #100 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 177 | #169 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.2% | #103 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
177
-18 (-9%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 157
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 177 | 17.8 | 10.0:1 | 49% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 195 | 18.3 | 10.7:1 | 53% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 198 | 17.5 | 11.3:1 | 54% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 195 | 17 | 11.5:1 | 46% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 194 | 21.6 | 9.0:1 | 57% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 270 | 25 | 10.8:1 | 66% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 296 | 24 | 12.3:1 | 54% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 259 | 17 | 15.2:1 | 35% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 157 | 12 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Larned Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (194 to 177); teachers down 18% (21.6 to 17.8).
About Larned Middle School
Larned Middle School is a small middle-grades school with an address in Larned, Kansas. Enrollment totals 177 students across grades 6 through 8. The school is 56% below the average for middle schools in Kansas.
The Ft Larned system has 3 schools and 842 students.
At Larned Middle School, 76% of students are White. It is also 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. For comparison, the population of Pawnee County is roughly 85% White. The diversity index for Larned Middle School is 40%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Larned Middle School, giving a ratio of 10.0:1. Middle schools in Kansas average 12.7:1, 2.7 more students per teacher than here. A total of 87 students, or 49%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Pawnee County is close, at 50%.
Larned Middle School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 43% of Kansas public middle schools.
Compared with Kansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Larned Middle School's results are 7.8 points below predicted: 30.9% against 38.7%.
American Community Survey estimates for Pawnee County show that median household income comes to about $63,517, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 2%. Pawnee County counts 5 public schools with about 979 students.
Larned Sr High, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Larned Middle School is 6th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Remote. That means it sits in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment fell 9% over 4 years, reaching 177 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.5:1 to 10.0:1 over the same years.
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Pawnee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,144
Census ACS
Median income
$63,517
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
979 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ft Larned
- Fort Larned Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Larned Sr HighHigh · 234 students
Other schools in Larned
- Fort Larned Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Larned Sr HighHigh · 234 students
Nearby schools
- Larned Sr High0.1 mi · 234
- Fort Larned Elementary School1.2 mi · 431
- Pawnee Heights Primary School15.8 mi · 28
- Pawnee Heights15.9 mi · 109
- Macksville Elem17.2 mi · 114
- Macksville High17.2 mi · 81
Frequently asked questions
About Larned Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Larned Middle School?
Larned Middle School enrolls approximately 177 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Larned Middle School serve?
Larned Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Larned Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Larned Middle School is approximately 10.0:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Larned Middle School?
Student demographics at Larned Middle School are roughly 76% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Larned Middle School in?
Larned Middle School is part of Ft Larned.
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