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Enrollment
389
Middle
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT LEAVENWORTH·NCES 200633000049
Patton Jr High
1 Patton Loop Bldg 326, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027 · (913) 651-7371 · Leavenworth County
GRADES 06–09MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Kansas public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
10.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
48 students
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 | 113 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 142 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 25% |
| Grade 9 | 38 | 10% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Based on grade levels within Fort Leavenworth. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
67.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
68.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 | 67.1% | 68.1% |
| 2023-24 | 57.4% | 57.9% |
% 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
60.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Patton Jr High
Patton Jr High's state test result (60.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patton Jr High this school | 389 | 12.3% | 60.4% |
| Mill Creek Middle School Lenexa | 676 | 12.7% | 43.5% |
| Chisholm Trail Middle School Olathe | 569 | 13.2% | 49.9% |
| Forest Spring Middle School Spring Hill | 296 | 14.2% | 55.0% |
| Frontier Trail Middle School Olathe | 693 | 21.8% | 48.4% |
| Monticello Trails Middle School Shawnee | 655 | 13.1% | 49.8% |
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 Patton Jr High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Leavenworth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #8 of 192 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #10 of 192 | #1 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #9 of 192 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 389 | #117 of 225 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #3 of 161 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #56 of 161 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.3% | #186 of 195 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.4% | #8 of 54 | N/A |
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
389
+102 (+36%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 389 | 38.5 | 10.1:1 | 12% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 37.8 | 11.2:1 | 9% (36) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 31.7 | 13.9:1 | 6% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 27 | 10.6:1 | 9% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 303 | 23.1 | 13.1:1 | 10% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 299 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 9% (28) |
| 2010-11 | 403 | 29 | 13.9:1 | 12% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 371 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 5% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 404 | 25 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Patton Jr High.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (303 to 389); teachers up 66% (23.1 to 38.5).
About Patton Jr High
Patton Jr High is a middle school in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, reachable at (913) 651-7371. The school offers grades 6 through 9 and enrolls 389 students.
The 4 schools of Fort Leavenworth, including Patton Jr High, enroll 1,542 students.
Of every 100 students at Patton Jr High, about 64 are White. Other reported shares: 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Black, and 2% Asian. Leavenworth County's residents are about 80% White, 16 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Patton Jr High scores 56%.
Staffing at Patton Jr High comes to 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.1:1. The school's 10.1:1 compares with an average of 12.7:1 for middle schools in Kansas. On the income side, 12% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 34% average for public schools in Leavenworth County is 22 points.
Patton Jr High earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 95% of Kansas public middle schools.
Patton Jr High's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (60.4%) and its predicted rate (56.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools.
For Leavenworth County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $89,218 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Leavenworth County number 30, with about 13,185 students.
Of the public schools around it, Patton Jr High is closest to Bradley Elem, about 0.5 miles away. Patton Jr High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Patton Jr High's average proficiency of 60.4% compares with 46.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES describes the area around Patton Jr High as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment rose by 36% across 4 years, from 287 in 2020-21 to 389 in 2024-25.
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Leavenworth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,123
Census ACS
Median income
$89,218
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
13,185 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fort Leavenworth
- MacArthur ElemElementary · 424 students
- Bradley ElemElementary · 412 students
- Eisenhower ElemElementary · 317 students
Other schools in Fort Leavenworth
- MacArthur ElemElementary · 424 students
- Bradley ElemElementary · 412 students
- Eisenhower ElemElementary · 317 students
Nearby schools
- Bradley Elem0.5 mi · 412
- MacArthur Elem0.6 mi · 424
- Eisenhower Elem0.9 mi · 317
- Earl Lawson Early Education Center1.6 mi · 282
- David Brewer Elementary1.8 mi · 319
- Leavenworth Virtual School2.8 mi · 23
Frequently asked questions
About Patton Jr HighHow many students attend Patton Jr High?
Patton Jr High enrolls approximately 389 students in grades 06-09.
Is Patton Jr High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Patton Jr High is a middle school covering grades 06-09.
How many teachers does Patton Jr High have?
Patton Jr High employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Patton Jr High?
Student demographics at Patton Jr High are roughly 64% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Patton Jr High public or private?
Patton Jr High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fort Leavenworth.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.