Enrollment
273
Middle
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARSONS·NCES 201056001486
Parsons Middle School
2719 Main, Parsons, KS 67357 · (620) 421-4190 · Labette County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Kansas public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
11.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
187 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 102 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 87 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 84 | 31% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Parsons Middle School→Parsons Sr High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Parsons. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
40.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
25.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 | 40.8% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 25.3% | 13.8% |
% 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
24.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Parsons Middle School
Parsons Middle School's state test result (24.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parsons Middle School this school | 273 | 68.5% | 24.4% |
| Pauline South Intermediate Wakarusa | 277 | 69.0% | 29.0% |
| Atchison Middle School Atchison | 287 | 63.8% | 19.5% |
| Hutchinson Middle School 7 Hutchinson | 284 | 70.1% | 24.5% |
| Hutchinson Middle School 8 Hutchinson | 264 | 75.8% | 17.9% |
| Roosevelt Middle Coffeyville | 262 | 74.0% | 21.1% |
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 Parsons Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #140 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #140 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #94 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 273 | #148 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #35 of 161 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #46 of 161 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.5% | #47 of 195 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #39 of 54 |
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
273
-29 (-10%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 429
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 273 | 22.9 | 11.9:1 | 68% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 24.3 | 10.9:1 | 77% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 25.9 | 11.4:1 | 84% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 302 | 24 | 12.6:1 | 73% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 263 | 22.8 | 11.5:1 | 75% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 251 | 21 | 11.9:1 | 71% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 255 | 22 | 11.6:1 | 69% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 248 | 15 | 16.5:1 | 51% (127) |
| 1990-91 | 429 | 26 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parsons Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (263 to 273); teachers unchanged (22.8 to 22.9).
About Parsons Middle School
Parsons Middle School is a public middle school run by Parsons in Parsons, Kansas. A federal count lists 273 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Kansas) has about 402 students.
Parsons Middle School is a school in Parsons. The district has 5 schools and 1,313 students.
Roughly 58% of students at Parsons Middle School are White. Other groups make up 19% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, and 7% Black. County-wide, 84% of Labette County residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 61% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 11.9:1, with 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 0.7 students per teacher below the 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 68%. That tracks the 65% average for public schools in Labette County.
Measured against Kansas public middle schools, Parsons 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.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Parsons Middle School is 29.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 24.4%.
Within Labette County, the median household income is $56,325, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. In all, Labette County has 18 public schools and roughly 3,468 students.
The nearest public school is St. Hosp. Training Center Parsons, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 37.8% proficiency; Parsons Middle School posts 24.4%.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
The school enrolled 273 students in 2024-25, 29 fewer than the 302 it had in 2020-21.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Labette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,869
Census ACS
Median income
$56,325
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
3,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Parsons
- Parsons Sr HighHigh · 399 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 262 students
- Guthridge SchoolElementary · 203 students
- Garfield SchoolElementary · 176 students
Other schools in Parsons
- Parsons Sr HighHigh · 399 students
- Meadowview ElemElementary · 367 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 262 students
- Guthridge SchoolElementary · 203 students
- Garfield SchoolElementary · 176 students
- Service Valley Charter AcademyElementary · 106 students
Nearby schools
- St. Hosp. Training Center Parsons0.6 mi · 14
- Parsons Sr High0.6 mi · 399
- Guthridge School0.8 mi · 203
- Lincoln School0.9 mi · 262
- Garfield School1.2 mi · 176
- Meadowview Elem3.2 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About Parsons Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Parsons Middle School?
Parsons Middle School enrolls approximately 273 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Parsons Middle School serve?
Parsons Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Parsons Middle School have?
Parsons Middle School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Parsons Middle School?
Student demographics at Parsons Middle School are roughly 58% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% Black, 19% Two or more.
Who oversees Parsons Middle School?
Parsons Middle School is overseen by Parsons in Labette County.
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