Enrollment
118
Middle
DISTRICT 196 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLASS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 200561000725
Marvin Sisk Middle School
910 E First, Douglass, KS 67039 · (316) 747-3340 · Butler County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL118 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Kansas public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
8.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
58 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 32 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 42% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Marvin Sisk Middle School→Douglass High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Douglass Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
37.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
33.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 | 37.8% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 27.6% | 26.0% |
% 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
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 Marvin Sisk Middle School
Marvin Sisk Middle School's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Sisk Middle School this school | 118 | 49.2% | 34.0% |
| Osage City Middle School Osage City | 134 | 46.3% | 39.6% |
| Humboldt Middle School Humboldt | 144 | 52.1% | 26.2% |
| Reno Valley Middle School Hutchinson | 137 | 53.3% | 30.1% |
| Remington Middle School Whitewater | 151 | 47.7% | 46.4% |
| Belle Plaine Middle Belle Plaine | 162 | 50.0% | 22.0% |
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 Marvin Sisk Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #88 of 192 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #111 of 192 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #112 of 192 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 118 | #191 of 225 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.2% | #102 of 195 | #2 of 8 |
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
118
-37 (-24%) vs 2020
-20% since 2000-01, when it was 148
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 118 | 14.2 | 8.3:1 | 49% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 133 | 10.6 | 12.6:1 | 49% (65) |
| 2022-23 | 145 | 11.7 | 12.4:1 | 50% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 155 | 12 | 12.9:1 | 41% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 155 | 12.6 | 12.3:1 | 47% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 135 | 14 | 9.6:1 | 44% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 173 | 13 | 13.3:1 | 31% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 148 | 9 | 16.4:1 | 16% (23) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marvin Sisk Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (155 to 118); teachers up 12% (12.6 to 14.2).
About Marvin Sisk Middle School
Marvin Sisk Middle School is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in Douglass, Kansas. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 118 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in Kansas) has about 402 students.
The district, Douglass Public Schools, operates 3 schools serving 587 students.
White students make up a majority at Marvin Sisk Middle School, at 79%. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Native American. Census figures show Butler County is about 87% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 37% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 14.2 full-time equivalents, or about 8.3 students per teacher. On average, middle schools in Kansas have 12.7:1, compared with 8.3:1 here. About 49% of students, or 58, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Butler County report 37%.
allk12 grades Marvin Sisk Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Marvin Sisk Middle School are 4.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (34.0% actual, 38.7% predicted).
Across Butler County, the median household income is $81,610, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. In all, Butler County has 42 public schools and roughly 18,052 students.
The nearest public school is Douglass High, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The school's 34.0% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
Marvin Sisk Middle School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 37 fewer students in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 12.9:1 to 8.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Marvin Sisk Middle School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,287
Census ACS
Median income
$81,610
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
18,052 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Douglass Public Schools
- Leonard C Seal ElemElementary · 263 students
- Douglass HighHigh · 206 students
Other schools in Douglass
- Leonard C Seal ElemElementary · 263 students
- Douglass HighHigh · 206 students
Nearby schools
- Douglass High0.1 mi · 206
- Leonard C Seal Elem0.5 mi · 263
- Rose Hill Primary7.2 mi · 451
- Rose Hill Intermediate7.3 mi · 328
- Rose Hill High7.4 mi · 608
- Rose Hill Middle7.5 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Marvin Sisk Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Marvin Sisk Middle School?
Marvin Sisk Middle School enrolls approximately 118 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Marvin Sisk Middle School serve?
Marvin Sisk Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Marvin Sisk Middle School have?
Marvin Sisk Middle School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marvin Sisk Middle School?
At Marvin Sisk Middle School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Marvin Sisk Middle School?
Marvin Sisk Middle School is overseen by Douglass Public Schools in Butler County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.