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What advice would you give to incoming students at Pittsburg Middle School?
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Enrollment
692
Middle
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSBURG·NCES 201071001591
Pittsburg Middle School
1310 N. Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762 · (620) 235-3240 · Crawford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL692 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
511 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 240 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 208 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 244 | 35% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Pittsburg Middle School→Pittsburg High
Based on grade levels within Pittsburg. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
37.5%
KS avg 44.5% . +9.1pp since 2023
Math
38.3%
KS avg 38.8% . +8.8pp since 2023
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 38 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.5% | 38.3% |
| 2023-24 | 28.4% | 29.5% |
% 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
32.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Pittsburg Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #95 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #87 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #115 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 692 | #29 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #40 of 161 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.2% | #52 of 161 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.8% | #36 of 195 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.6% | #35 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
692
-77 (-10%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 694
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 692 | 57.3 | 12.1:1 | 74% (511) |
| 2023-24 | 707 | 49.6 | 14.3:1 | 70% (492) |
| 2022-23 | 720 | 47.1 | 15.3:1 | 67% (483) |
| 2020-21 | 769 | 48 | 16.0:1 | 66% (506) |
| 2017-18 | 655 | 47 | 13.9:1 | 63% (415) |
| 2015-16 | 653 | 55 | 11.9:1 | 59% (383) |
| 2010-11 | 564 | 48 | 11.8:1 | 70% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 572 | 43 | 13.3:1 | 48% (277) |
| 1990-91 | 694 | 44 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pittsburg Middle School.
About Pittsburg Middle School
Pittsburg Middle School, located in Pittsburg, Kansas, is a large middle school. Enrollment totals 692 students across grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Kansas, the average enrollment is about 402.
Pittsburg Middle School falls under Pittsburg, which has 6 schools enrolling 3,375 students.
White students are 60% of those enrolled at Pittsburg Middle School. The next largest groups are 22% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 4% Pacific Islander, and 3% Black. In Crawford County overall, about 87% of residents are White. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at Pittsburg Middle School are from different groups.
Staffing at Pittsburg Middle School comes to 57.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.1:1. The ratio is within a point of the 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas. On the income side, 74% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Crawford County averages 62%, lower than here.
After adjusting for student poverty, Pittsburg Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 32.2%; the prediction is 26.8%.
The county, Crawford County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $52,844 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Crawford County has 17 public schools with about 6,146 students, including Pittsburg Middle School.
Westside Elem, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Pittsburg Middle School is 6th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Pittsburg Middle School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school shrank from 769 students in 2020-21 to 692 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 16.0:1 in 2020-21 to 12.1:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Pittsburg Middle School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,008
Census ACS
Median income
$52,844
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,146 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pittsburg
- Pittsburg HighHigh · 1,033 students
- Westside ElemElementary · 498 students
- Lakeside ElemElementary · 406 students
- Meadowlark ElementaryElementary · 403 students
- Geo E Nettels ElemElementary · 343 students
Other schools in Pittsburg
- Pittsburg HighHigh · 1,033 students
- Westside ElemElementary · 498 students
- Lakeside ElemElementary · 406 students
- Meadowlark ElementaryElementary · 403 students
- Geo E Nettels ElemElementary · 343 students
Nearby schools
- Westside Elem0.7 mi · 498
- Lakeside Elem1.3 mi · 406
- Meadowlark Elementary1.5 mi · 403
- Pittsburg High1.8 mi · 1,033
- Geo E Nettels Elem2.3 mi · 343
- Frontenac Jr. High2.5 mi · 219
Frequently asked questions
About Pittsburg Middle SchoolHow large is Pittsburg Middle School?
Pittsburg Middle School enrolls approximately 692 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Pittsburg Middle School serve?
Pittsburg Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Pittsburg Middle School?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Pittsburg Middle School.
How diverse is Pittsburg Middle School?
Pittsburg Middle School reports a student body of 60% White, 22% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Pittsburg Middle School?
Pittsburg Middle School is overseen by Pittsburg in Crawford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.