Enrollment
277
Middle
DISTRICT 622 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUBURN-WASHBURN·NCES 200320001070
Pauline South Intermediate
7035 SW Morrill Rd, Wakarusa, KS 66546 · (785) 339-4750 · Shawnee County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
191 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 4 | 82 | 30% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 36% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 35% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Auburn-Washburn. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
29.7%
KS avg 44.5% . +5.9pp since 2023
Math
31.4%
KS avg 38.8% . +14.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.7% | 31.4% |
| 2023-24 | 23.8% | 17.1% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
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
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% 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 →
Where Pauline South Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Shawnee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #116 of 192 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #119 of 192 | #5 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #149 of 192 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #145 of 225 | #10 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #4 of 161 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #62 of 161 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.0% | #45 of 195 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #26 of 98 | #2 of 10 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
277
-12 (-4%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 331
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 277 | 27 | 10.3:1 | 69% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 27.3 | 11.3:1 | 72% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 28.4 | 10.5:1 | 70% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | 24 | 12.0:1 | 66% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 340 | 24.9 | 13.7:1 | 64% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 343 | 26 | 13.2:1 | 70% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 315 | 25 | 12.6:1 | 60% (189) |
| 2000-01 | 271 | 25 | 10.8:1 | 51% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 331 | 23 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pauline South Intermediate.
About Pauline South Intermediate
Pauline South Intermediate is a small middle-grades school in Kansas, with an address in Wakarusa. The school teaches grades 4 through 6 and enrolls 277 students. The school is 31% below the average for middle schools in Kansas.
Pauline South Intermediate reports to Auburn-Washburn, which has 9 schools and 5,866 students.
Of every 100 students at Pauline South Intermediate, about 65 are White. The rest of enrollment is 13% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 9% Black. Among all residents of Shawnee County, the White share is about 75%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
Pauline South Intermediate has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Kansas is 12.7:1. At Pauline South Intermediate, 69% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is above the 54% average among public schools in Shawnee County.
Pauline South Intermediate's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (29.0%) and its predicted rate (29.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Shawnee County show that the median household earns about $67,104 a year, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Shawnee County has 54 public schools with about 26,294 students, including Pauline South Intermediate.
Pauline South Intermediate's nearest public school is Pauline Central Primary (about 0.7 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Pauline South Intermediate. Pauline South Intermediate places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
For locale, NCES codes Pauline South Intermediate as Rural: Fringe.
The school's student count fell 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 12.0:1 to 10.3:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Pauline South Intermediate. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Shawnee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
178,025
Census ACS
Median income
$67,104
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
26,294 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Auburn-Washburn
- Washburn Rural HighHigh · 1,878 students
- Washburn Rural Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Farley ElementaryElementary · 596 students
- Jay Shideler ElementaryElementary · 492 students
- Wanamaker ElemElementary · 475 students
- Indian Hills ElementaryElementary · 440 students
Nearby schools
- Pauline Central Primary0.7 mi · 406
- Washburn Rural Middle School2.8 mi · 966
- Washburn Rural High3.1 mi · 1,878
- Jay Shideler Elementary3.8 mi · 492
- Topeka Virtual School4.1 mi · 384
- Avondale Academy4.1 mi · 23
Frequently asked questions
About Pauline South IntermediateHow large is Pauline South Intermediate?
Pauline South Intermediate enrolls approximately 277 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does Pauline South Intermediate serve?
Pauline South Intermediate serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Pauline South Intermediate?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at Pauline South Intermediate.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pauline South Intermediate?
At Pauline South Intermediate, the student body is approximately 65% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Black, 11% Two or more.
Is Pauline South Intermediate public or private?
Pauline South Intermediate is a public K-12 school, overseen by Auburn-Washburn.
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