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Louisburg Middle

505 E. Amity, Louisburg, KS 66053 · (913) 837-1800 · Miami County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Kansas public middle schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats 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

Enrollment
378
Middle
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 402
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
80 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 611831%
Grade 712232%
Grade 813837%
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 58% · US 70%
White
33288%
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
246%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 23% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7% · US 15%
Two+
195%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
18549%
Female
19351%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Louisburg Middle→Louisburg High
Feeds from
Broadmoor Elementary03–05
Based on grade levels within Louisburg. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
65.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
60.2%
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 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.

KAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2565.0%60.2%
2023-2449.2%49.2%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Louisburg Middle

Louisburg Middle's state test result (56.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Louisburg Middle this school37821.2%56.3%
Rock Creek Middle School
St. George
41526.5%51.1%
Wamego Middle School
Wamego
38528.8%42.5%
Hesston Middle
Hesston
27325.6%56.9%
Discovery Intermediate School
Goddard
50226.5%50.4%
Cheney Middle School 6-8
Cheney
19322.3%61.5%
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 Louisburg Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Kansas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
56.3%#17 of 192
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
60.2%#23 of 192
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
65.0%#14 of 192
Enrollment
ranked largest first
378#120 of 225
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.0:1#139 of 161
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
22.2%#152 of 161
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
21.2%#175 of 195
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-6.7%#68 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 2024-25
Enrollment
378
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 241
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2537825.215.0:121% (80)
2023-2437024.814.9:120% (75)
2022-2337625.814.6:119% (71)
2020-214002615.4:116% (65)
2017-1840526.915.1:127% (108)
2015-163942515.8:132% (126)
2010-113822217.4:123% (88)
2000-013272115.6:117% (54)
1990-912411417.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Louisburg Middle.

Since 2017-18: students down 7% (405 to 378); teachers down 7% (26.9 to 25.2).

About Louisburg Middle

Louisburg Middle sits in Louisburg, Kansas, and is classified as a middle school. Enrolled students number 378 students, in grades 6 through 8.

Louisburg Middle is among 5 schools run by Louisburg, which serves 1,745 students.

The student body at Louisburg Middle is 88% White. Other reported shares: 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That is close to the 90% White share among all Miami County residents. The school's diversity index is 22%, meaning two students picked at random have a 22% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Louisburg Middle operates with 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.0:1. On average, middle schools in Kansas have 12.7:1, compared with 15.0:1 here. Louisburg Middle reports 21% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 15 points below the 36% average for public schools in Miami County.

Measured against Kansas public middle schools, Louisburg Middle receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Louisburg Middle is 4.2 points above its prediction. Actual: 56.3%. Predicted: 52.1%.

Louisburg Middle is located in Miami County, where the median household income is $89,000, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Besides Louisburg Middle, Miami County has 16 other public schools.

The next-closest public school is Louisburg High, about 0.1 miles away. Louisburg Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 52.3% on proficiency, and Louisburg Middle is above that at 56.3%.

Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

The school enrolled 378 students in 2024-25, 22 fewer than the 400 it had in 2020-21.

Discussions about Louisburg Middle may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Miami County at a glance

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Population
34,938
Census ACS
Median income
$89,000
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,529 students

Quick facts

School name
Louisburg Middle
District
Louisburg
Address
505 E. Amity, Louisburg, KS 66053
Phone
(913) 837-1800
County
Miami County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
378
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
15.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
80 (21%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
200897001638
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Louisburg Middle
How many students attend Louisburg Middle?
Louisburg Middle enrolls approximately 378 students in grades 06-08.
Is Louisburg Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Louisburg Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Louisburg Middle have?
Louisburg Middle employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
How diverse is Louisburg Middle?
Louisburg Middle reports a student body of 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Louisburg Middle public or private?
Louisburg Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Louisburg.
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