Enrollment
76
Middle
DISTRICT 109 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONAGA-HAVENSVILLE-WHEATON·NCES 201017002180
Onaga Middle School
500 High St, Onaga, KS 66521 · (785) 889-4251 · Pottawatomie County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL76 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
35 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Onaga Middle School→Onaga Senior High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
48.6%
KS avg 44.5% . +14.8pp since 2023
Math
59.7%
KS avg 38.8% . +38.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 49 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. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 39 points.
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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
About Onaga Middle School
Onaga Middle School is a 6-8 campus of very small scale in Onaga, Kansas, part of Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton, hosting 76 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 81% leaner than the state mean of about 402.
Onaga Middle School is one of 3 schools operated by Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton, a district that enrolls 326 students overall.
Demographically, Onaga Middle School records that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 3% multiracial.
On the resource side, Onaga Middle School shows 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Pottawatomie County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Onaga Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.1%; this one delivers 40.2%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Pottawatomie County shows median household earnings sit near $92,325, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Pottawatomie County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,283 students), Onaga Middle School is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Onaga Senior High, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Onaga Middle School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 49.3%.
Onaga Middle School operates from a rural location.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Pottawatomie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,204
Census ACS
Median income
$92,325
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,283 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton
- Onaga ElemElementary · 164 students
- Onaga Senior HighHigh · 86 students
Other schools in Onaga
- Onaga ElemElementary · 164 students
- Onaga Senior HighHigh · 86 students
Nearby schools
- Onaga Senior High0.0 mi · 86
- Onaga Elem0.1 mi · 164
- Westmoreland Elem14.9 mi · 126
- Centralia High16.2 mi · 145
- Centralia Elem16.2 mi · 197
- Rock Creek Middle School19.6 mi · 415
Frequently asked questions
About Onaga Middle SchoolHow many students attend Onaga Middle School?
Onaga Middle School enrolls approximately 76 students in grades 06-08.
Is Onaga Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Onaga Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Onaga Middle School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Onaga Middle School.
How diverse is Onaga Middle School?
Onaga Middle School reports a student body of 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Onaga Middle School?
Onaga Middle School is overseen by Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton in Pottawatomie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.