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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 18 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 45% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
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%
Math
59.7%
KS avg 38.8%
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.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.6% | 59.7% |
| 2023-24 | 33.8% | 20.8% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Onaga Middle School
Onaga Middle School's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onaga Middle School this school | 76 | 46.1% | 40.2% |
| Pretty Prairie Middle Pretty Prairie | 68 | 47.1% | 27.7% |
| Ellinwood Middle School Ellinwood | 72 | 44.4% | 25.8% |
| Udall Middle School Udall | 66 | 48.5% | 35.8% |
| Norton Jr High Norton | 96 | 47.9% | 20.1% |
| McLouth Middle McLouth | 91 | 46.2% | 24.6% |
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 Onaga Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 76 | #203 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76 | 5.1 | 14.9:1 | 46% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 85 | 4.9 | 17.4:1 | 42% (36) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Onaga Middle School.
About Onaga Middle School
Onaga Middle School runs as a very small middle-grades school in Onaga, Kansas. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 76 students. By comparison, middle schools in Kansas enroll about 402 students on average.
Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton has 326 students in 3 schools, and Onaga Middle School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Onaga Middle School is 95% White. The remaining shares are 3% multiracial. A diversity index of 10% means there is a 10% chance two randomly chosen students at Onaga Middle School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Onaga Middle School totals 5.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. The average for middle schools in Kansas is 12.7:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Onaga Middle School is about 46%. For comparison, public schools in Pottawatomie County average 31%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 40.1% at Onaga Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.2%.
In the wider Pottawatomie County area, median household income comes to about $92,325, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pottawatomie County's 16 public schools enroll about 4,283 students and include Onaga Middle School.
Onaga Middle School's nearest public school is Onaga Senior High (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Onaga Middle School. On state test proficiency, Onaga Middle School ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Onaga Middle School falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
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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.
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