Enrollment
195
Middle
DISTRICT 226 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRAIRIE VIEW·NCES 200825000754
Prairie View Middle
13667 KS Hwy 152, LaCygne, KS 66040 · (913) 757-4497 · Linn County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL195 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Kansas public middle schools
- BTest 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
12.2:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
94 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 61 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 74 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 60 | 31% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Prairie View Middle→Prairie View High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Prairie View. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
43.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
40.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 | 43.9% | 40.3% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 21.8% |
% 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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Prairie View Middle
Prairie View Middle's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View Middle this school | 195 | 48.2% | 34.9% |
| Girard Middle Girard | 201 | 50.2% | 34.9% |
| Belle Plaine Middle Belle Plaine | 162 | 50.0% | 22.0% |
| Remington Middle School Whitewater | 151 | 47.7% | 46.4% |
| Frontenac Jr. High Frontenac | 219 | 45.2% | 40.5% |
| Clay Center Community Middle Clay Center | 226 | 46.5% | 28.9% |
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 Prairie View Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #81 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #72 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #79 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 195 | #162 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.2% | #107 of 195 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #85 of 98 |
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
195
-16 (-8%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 138
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
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 | 195 | 16 | 12.2:1 | 48% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 204 | 18.7 | 10.9:1 | 44% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 198 | 18.7 | 10.6:1 | 44% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 211 | 16 | 13.2:1 | 45% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 201 | 16.9 | 11.9:1 | 53% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 209 | 16 | 13.1:1 | 56% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 226 | 16 | 14.1:1 | 55% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 247 | 15 | 16.5:1 | 32% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 138 | 9 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie View Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (201 to 195); teachers down 5% (16.9 to 16).
About Prairie View Middle
Prairie View Middle is a small middle school with its address in LaCygne, Kansas. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 195 students. Against the 402-student average for middle schools in Kansas, enrollment here is 51% lower.
The 4 schools of Prairie View, including Prairie View Middle, enroll 903 students.
At Prairie View Middle, White students make up 86% of the student body. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. By the diversity index, Prairie View Middle comes in at 26%.
Prairie View Middle counts 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.2 students for each one. Middle schools in Kansas average about 12.7:1, a similar figure. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for Prairie View Middle is B. Compared with Kansas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 56% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 39.1% for a school in Kansas with Prairie View Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. Prairie View Middle posts 34.9%.
In the county around the school, Linn County, median household income is about $59,069, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. A total of 8 public schools operate in Linn County, serving about 1,839 students.
Prairie View High is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. Its average proficiency rate of 34.9% is above the 34.0% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
The number of students declined from 211 to 195 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher fell from 13.2 to 12.2 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Prairie View Middle covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,767
Census ACS
Median income
$59,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,839 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prairie View
- Prairie View HighHigh · 258 students
- Parker ElemElementary · 229 students
- Lacygne ElemElementary · 221 students
Other schools in LaCygne
- Prairie View HighHigh · 258 students
- Lacygne ElemElementary · 221 students
Other Prairie View Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Prairie View Middle. Prairie View Middle is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Prairie View Middle SchoolOTSEGO, MN · 953 students
- Prairie View MiddleSun Prairie, WI · 699 students
- Prairie View Middle SchoolHENDERSON, CO · 679 students
- Prairie View Middle SchoolTinley Park, IL · 579 students
Nearby schools
- Prairie View High0.0 mi · 258
- Lacygne Elem5.2 mi · 221
- Parker Elem7.6 mi · 229
- Osawatomie Middle School11.8 mi · 195
- Osawatomie High12.3 mi · 295
- Osawatomie Virtual School12.3 mi · 18
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie View MiddleHow many students attend Prairie View Middle?
Prairie View Middle enrolls approximately 195 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Prairie View Middle serve?
Prairie View Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Prairie View Middle?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Prairie View Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Prairie View Middle?
At Prairie View Middle, the student body is approximately 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Prairie View Middle public or private?
Prairie View Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prairie View.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.