Enrollment
173
Middle
DISTRICT 228 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EASTON·NCES 200564001130
Pleasant Ridge Middle
32504 Easton Rd, Easton, KS 66020 · (913) 651-5522 · Leavenworth County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL173 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Kansas public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.6:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
34 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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 | 58 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 68 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 27% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Pleasant Ridge Middle→Pleasant Ridge High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Easton. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
46.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
45.6%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 | 46.8% | 45.6% |
| 2023-24 | 28.8% | 31.3% |
% 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
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Pleasant Ridge Middle
Pleasant Ridge Middle's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Ridge Middle this school | 173 | 19.7% | 38.8% |
| Cheney Middle School 6-8 Cheney | 193 | 22.3% | 61.5% |
| Hesston Middle Hesston | 273 | 25.6% | 56.9% |
| Louisburg Middle Louisburg | 378 | 21.2% | 56.3% |
| Forest Spring Middle School Spring Hill | 296 | 14.2% | 55.0% |
| Wellsville Middle School Wellsville | 167 | 34.1% | 31.9% |
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 Pleasant Ridge Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Leavenworth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #62 of 192 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #50 of 192 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #61 of 192 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 173 | #172 of 225 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.7% | #177 of 195 | #6 of 7 |
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
173
+54 (+45%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 123
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 173 | 11.8 | 14.6:1 | 20% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 164 | 9.8 | 16.7:1 | 26% (43) |
| 2022-23 | 137 | 8.8 | 15.6:1 | 30% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 119 | 9 | 13.2:1 | 29% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 158 | 12 | 13.2:1 | 35% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 161 | 12 | 13.4:1 | 37% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 154 | 14 | 11.0:1 | 38% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 161 | 15 | 10.7:1 | 22% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 123 | 8 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Ridge Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (158 to 173); teachers down 1% (12 to 11.8).
About Pleasant Ridge Middle
Pleasant Ridge Middle is a small middle school in Easton, Kansas, under Easton. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 173 students enrolled. Middle schools in Kansas have about 402 students on average; enrollment here is 57% lower.
Easton counts 685 students in its 3 schools, and Pleasant Ridge Middle is one of them.
Pleasant Ridge Middle is 91% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 80% White among all Leavenworth County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
Teacher count: 11.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.6:1. Compared with the 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 20%. The average for public schools in Leavenworth County is 34%.
Pleasant Ridge Middle holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 46% of Kansas public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Pleasant Ridge Middle is 14.0 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kansas schools.
In Leavenworth County, home to about 83,123 people, the median household earns about $89,218 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Leavenworth County number 30, with about 13,185 students.
The closest school to Pleasant Ridge Middle is Pleasant Ridge High, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Pleasant Ridge Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Pleasant Ridge Middle at 6th of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
The school counted 119 students in 2020-21 and 173 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. The school's ratio increased from 13.2:1 to 14.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Easton
- Pleasant Ridge ElementaryElementary · 344 students
- Pleasant Ridge HighHigh · 168 students
Other schools in Easton
- Pleasant Ridge ElementaryElementary · 344 students
- Pleasant Ridge HighHigh · 168 students
Other Pleasant Ridge Middle schools
One other US public school is named Pleasant Ridge Middle. Pleasant Ridge Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Pleasant Ridge MiddleOverland Park, KS · 581 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasant Ridge High0.1 mi · 168
- Pleasant Ridge Elementary0.4 mi · 344
- MacArthur Elem6.1 mi · 424
- Bradley Elem6.6 mi · 412
- David Brewer Elementary6.7 mi · 319
- Patton Jr High6.8 mi · 389
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Ridge MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Pleasant Ridge Middle?
Pleasant Ridge Middle enrolls approximately 173 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Pleasant Ridge Middle serve?
Pleasant Ridge Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Pleasant Ridge Middle?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Pleasant Ridge Middle.
How diverse is Pleasant Ridge Middle?
Pleasant Ridge Middle reports a student body of 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Pleasant Ridge Middle?
Pleasant Ridge Middle is overseen by Easton in Leavenworth County.
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