Enrollment
33
Middle
DISTRICT 97 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITTLE RIVER·NCES 200888001101
Little River Junior High
430 Waverly Street, Little River, KS 67457 · (620) 897-6201 · Rice County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL33 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
9 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 7 | 16 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 52% |
Student demographics
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
Little River Junior High→Little River High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Little River. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
64.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
52.9%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 | 64.7% | 52.9% |
| 2023-24 | 51.2% | 60.5% |
% 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
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
Where Little River Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 33 | #219 of 225 |
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
33
-8 (-20%) vs 2020
-72% since 1990-91, when it was 119
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 33 | 3.8 | 8.6:1 | 27% (9) |
| 2023-24 | 44 | 3.1 | 14.2:1 | 30% (13) |
| 2022-23 | 40 | 1.9 | 21.5:1 | 28% (11) |
| 2020-21 | 41 | 2 | 20.5:1 | 34% (14) |
| 2017-18 | 55 | 3.4 | 16.3:1 | 27% (15) |
| 2015-16 | 89 | 6 | 14.8:1 | 33% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 81 | 3 | 27.0:1 | 41% (33) |
| 2000-01 | 55 | 4 | 13.8:1 | 22% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 119 | 8 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Little River Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (55 to 33); teachers up 14% (3.4 to 3.8).
About Little River Junior High
Little River Junior High is a public middle school run by Little River in Little River, Kansas. The school serves 33 students in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in Kansas is roughly 402 students; this school is 92% smaller than that.
Little River Junior High is in Little River, a district with 291 students across 3 schools.
The student body at Little River Junior High is 97% White. Other reported shares: 3% Hispanic. Rice County's residents are about 79% White, 18 points below the school's share.
Dividing enrollment by its 3.8 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 8.6:1. That is lower than the 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas. Eligible students account for 27% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Rice County is 58%.
Little River Junior High scores 56.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 49.1%.
Across Rice County, the median household income is $63,925, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Rice County is home to 11 public schools and about 1,434 public school students.
Little River High is located less than a tenth of a mile from Little River Junior High. The ten-mile area around Little River Junior High holds 2 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 43.1%, lower than Little River Junior High's 56.7%.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment at Little River Junior High declined 20% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 41 to 33 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.5:1 in 2020-21, and 8.6:1 in 2024-25.
The Little River Junior High community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Rice County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,350
Census ACS
Median income
$63,925
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
1,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Little River
- Windom ElemElementary · 169 students
- Little River HighHigh · 89 students
Nearby schools
- Little River High0.0 mi · 89
- Windom Elem5.8 mi · 169
- Lyons Park Elementary10.6 mi · 166
- Lyons High School10.8 mi · 221
- Lyons Middle School10.9 mi · 173
- Lyons Central Elementary11.1 mi · 132
Frequently asked questions
About Little River Junior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Little River Junior High?
Little River Junior High enrolls approximately 33 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Little River Junior High serve?
Little River Junior High serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Little River Junior High?
Approximately 8.6:1 students per teacher at Little River Junior High.
How diverse is Little River Junior High?
Little River Junior High reports a student body of 97% White, 3% Hispanic.
What district is Little River Junior High in?
Little River Junior High is part of Little River.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.