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Alumni: what's one memory from Ottawa Middle School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
456
Middle
DISTRICT 358 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OTTAWA·NCES 200001500462
Ottawa Middle School
1230 South Ash, Ottawa, KS 66067 · (785) 229-8030 · Franklin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% 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.
- C+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
12.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
266 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 142 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 160 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 154 | 34% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
37.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
33.0%
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 | 37.7% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.4% | 27.4% |
% 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
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Ottawa Middle School
Ottawa Middle School's state test result (28.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Middle School this school | 456 | 58.3% | 28.5% |
| Fort Scott Middle School Fort Scott | 372 | 58.3% | 31.9% |
| Abilene Middle School Abilene | 319 | 56.4% | 35.3% |
| Royster Middle School Chanute | 389 | 58.9% | 30.3% |
| Wellington Middle School Wellington | 349 | 61.3% | 20.3% |
| Winfield Middle School Winfield | 456 | 59.9% | 22.9% |
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 Ottawa Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #118 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #112 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #113 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #93 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #47 of 161 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.4% | #144 of 161 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.3% | #75 of 195 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.7% | #12 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
456
-65 (-12%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 529
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 456 | 37 | 12.3:1 | 58% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 34.7 | 14.0:1 | 54% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 498 | 36 | 13.8:1 | 56% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 521 | 41 | 12.7:1 | 58% (301) |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 39.5 | 15.1:1 | 53% (315) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 39 | 14.5:1 | 57% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 34 | 16.3:1 | 54% (299) |
| 2000-01 | 596 | 41 | 14.5:1 | 32% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 529 | 33 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ottawa Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (598 to 456); teachers down 6% (39.5 to 37).
About Ottawa Middle School
Ottawa Middle School is a medium-sized middle school that serves part of Ottawa, Kansas. It serves 456 students in grades 6 through 8.
Ottawa has 6 schools and 2,150 students, and Ottawa Middle School is one of those schools.
Ottawa Middle School's enrollment is 86% White. The next largest groups are 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 25% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.3:1, with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, middle schools in Kansas average 12.7:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 58%.
Measured against Kansas public middle schools, Ottawa 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.
Ottawa Middle School scores 28.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 34.3%.
In Franklin County (population about 26,106), the median household income is $77,207, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Ottawa Middle School is one of 15 public schools in the county.
Ottawa Sr High is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Ottawa Middle School. Ottawa Middle School places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
2024-25 enrollment was 456, a 12% decrease from 521 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Ottawa Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,106
Census ACS
Median income
$77,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,187 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ottawa
- Ottawa Sr HighHigh · 681 students
- Garfield ElemElementary · 368 students
- Sunflower Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 298 students
- Ottawa Virtual SchoolHigh · 14 students
Other schools in Ottawa
- Ottawa Sr HighHigh · 681 students
- Garfield ElemElementary · 368 students
- Sunflower Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 298 students
- Ottawa Virtual SchoolHigh · 14 students
Nearby schools
- Ottawa Sr High0.2 mi · 681
- Ottawa Virtual School0.7 mi · 14
- Garfield Elem0.8 mi · 368
- Sunflower Elementary School0.9 mi · 333
- Lincoln Elem2.7 mi · 298
- West Franklin Middle School9.1 mi · 149
Frequently asked questions
About Ottawa Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ottawa Middle School?
Ottawa Middle School enrolls approximately 456 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Ottawa Middle School serve?
Ottawa Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ottawa Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ottawa Middle School is approximately 12.3:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ottawa Middle School?
At Ottawa Middle School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Ottawa Middle School in?
Ottawa Middle School is part of Ottawa.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.