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What's something McPherson Middle School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
474
Middle
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCPHERSON·NCES 200939000998
McPherson Middle School
700 E Elizabeth, McPherson, KS 67460 · (620) 241-9450 · McPherson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Kansas public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
190 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 159 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 159 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 156 | 33% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
McPherson Middle School→McPherson High
Based on grade levels within McPherson. 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
29.4%
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 29 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% | 29.4% |
| 2023-24 | 24.4% | 21.2% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 McPherson Middle School
McPherson Middle School's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McPherson Middle School this school | 474 | 40.1% | 29.7% |
| Goddard Middle School Goddard | 485 | 35.1% | 29.5% |
| Seaman Middle School Topeka | 560 | 40.0% | 33.1% |
| Augusta Middle School Augusta | 445 | 44.3% | 26.8% |
| Prairie Hills Middle Hutchinson | 532 | 43.2% | 34.9% |
| Hays Middle School Hays | 726 | 40.4% | 35.1% |
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 McPherson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #110 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #130 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #101 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #91 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #83 of 161 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.7% | #108 of 161 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.1% | #132 of 195 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #38 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 2024-25Enrollment
474
-72 (-13%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 583
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 474 | 35.6 | 13.3:1 | 40% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 36.1 | 13.0:1 | 44% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 32.8 | 15.0:1 | 42% (206) |
| 2020-21 | 546 | 39 | 14.0:1 | 41% (222) |
| 2017-18 | 554 | 39.9 | 13.9:1 | 42% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 541 | 44 | 12.3:1 | 42% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 516 | 38 | 13.6:1 | 41% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 602 | 41 | 14.7:1 | 17% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 583 | 40 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McPherson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (554 to 474); teachers down 11% (39.9 to 35.6).
About McPherson Middle School
McPherson Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school serving families in McPherson, Kansas. The school counts 474 students across grades 6 through 8.
McPherson enrolls 2,117 students, and its 6 schools include McPherson Middle School.
White students account for 77% of enrollment at McPherson Middle School. Other groups make up 15% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. McPherson County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school's share is lower. McPherson Middle School has a diversity index of 39%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at McPherson Middle School total 35.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.3:1. Across middle schools in Kansas, the average ratio is about 12.7:1. The school counts 190 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 40%. Across public schools in McPherson County, the average is about the same, 40%.
Measured against Kansas public middle schools, McPherson Middle School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, McPherson Middle School is 13.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kansas schools.
Within McPherson County, median household income is about $78,851, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 18 public schools in McPherson County, with a combined enrollment of about 4,829.
Nearby, Washington Elem is about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 5. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 39.0%; McPherson Middle School's is 29.7%, ranking 8th of 9.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Remote.
Enrollment was 546 in 2020-21 and 474 in 2024-25, a decrease of 72 students.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
McPherson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,205
Census ACS
Median income
$78,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,829 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McPherson
- McPherson HighHigh · 658 students
- Roosevelt ElemElementary · 269 students
- Washington ElemElementary · 256 students
- Eisenhower ElementaryElementary · 239 students
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 221 students
Other schools in McPherson
- McPherson HighHigh · 658 students
- Roosevelt ElemElementary · 269 students
- Washington ElemElementary · 256 students
- Eisenhower ElementaryElementary · 239 students
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 221 students
Other McPherson Middle schools
One other US public school is named McPherson Middle. McPherson Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- McPherson Middle SchoolClyde, OH · 449 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Elem0.2 mi · 256
- McPherson High0.8 mi · 658
- Roosevelt Elem0.9 mi · 269
- Lincoln Elem0.9 mi · 221
- Eisenhower Elementary2.0 mi · 239
- Canton-Galva Elementary6.3 mi · 193
Frequently asked questions
About McPherson Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at McPherson Middle School?
McPherson Middle School enrolls approximately 474 students in grades 06-08.
Is McPherson Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
McPherson Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does McPherson Middle School have?
McPherson Middle School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at McPherson Middle School?
At McPherson Middle School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is McPherson Middle School public or private?
McPherson Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by McPherson.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.