Ottawa Middle School

As an average-sized middle school in Ottawa, Kansas, Ottawa Middle School enrolls 456 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Ottawa.

Within Ottawa, which oversees 6 schools and 2,150 students, Ottawa Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Ottawa Middle School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%); the rest looks like 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.

On the resource side, The school lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. The state averages about 12.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ottawa Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.5%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Franklin County put median household income runs about $77,207, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Franklin County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,187 students), Ottawa Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Ottawa Sr High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ottawa Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 36.7%.

Ottawa Middle School operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Ottawa Middle School's enrollment has edged down 24% since 2018, when it stood at 598 (now 456). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

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