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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REMINGTON-WHITEWATER·NCES 200624000045

Remington Middle School

316 E Topeka, Whitewater, KS 67154 · (316) 799-2131 · Butler County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL151 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% 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

Enrollment
151
Middle
DISTRICT 179 · STATE 402
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
72 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 53322%
Grade 64328%
Grade 73825%
Grade 83725%
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 58% · US 70%
White
12985%
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
117%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 23% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7% · US 15%
Two+
85%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
8456%
Female
6744%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Remington Middle School→Frederic Remington High
Feeds from
Remington Elementary at PotwinPK–04
Based on grade levels within Remington-Whitewater. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
43.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
43.9%
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 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.

KAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2543.9%43.9%
2023-2437.6%32.6%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 46% 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 Remington Middle School

Remington Middle School's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Remington Middle School this school15147.7%46.4%
Belle Plaine Middle
Belle Plaine
16250.0%22.0%
Osage City Middle School
Osage City
13446.3%39.6%
Prairie View Middle
LaCygne
19548.2%34.9%
Humboldt Middle School
Humboldt
14452.1%26.2%
Marion Middle
Marion
11948.7%38.2%
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 Remington Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn KansasIn Butler County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
46.4%#36 of 192#3 of 8
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
43.9%#55 of 192#3 of 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
43.9%#78 of 192#4 of 8
Enrollment
ranked largest first
151#179 of 225#7 of 9
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
47.7%#109 of 195#3 of 8
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 2024-25
Enrollment
151
+10 (+7%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 214
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2515111.513.1:148% (72)
2023-2413810.812.7:143% (60)
2022-231421112.9:143% (61)
2020-211411211.8:136% (51)
2017-181521212.7:142% (64)
2015-161511212.6:140% (60)
2010-111541311.8:141% (63)
2000-011911215.9:113% (25)
1990-912141316.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Remington Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 1% (152 to 151); teachers down 4% (12 to 11.5).

About Remington Middle School

Remington Middle School is a small middle school in Kansas, with an address in Whitewater. The student body numbers 151 students, from grades 5 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Kansas is about 402, so this school runs 62% smaller than that.

Remington Middle School reports to Remington-Whitewater, which has 3 schools and 537 students.

White students make up 85% of enrollment at Remington Middle School. Next come 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The White share in Butler County as a whole is similar, at about 87%. Remington Middle School's diversity index is 26%, against a US figure of 70%.

Federal staffing data show 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Remington Middle School and a ratio of 13.1:1. That matches the 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 48% of students. That is higher than the 37% average for public schools in Butler County.

Remington Middle School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 88% of Kansas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

In Kansas, Remington Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 46.4% actual against a predicted 39.4%.

According to the American Community Survey, in Butler County, the median household income is $81,610, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Remington Middle School is one of 42 public schools in the county.

The closest other public school is Frederic Remington High, about 2.8 miles away. Within ten miles are 2 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Remington Middle School is 3rd of 9 on proficiency.

NCES describes the area around Remington Middle School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Enrollment grew 7% from its 2020-21 level of 141. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.8:1 in 2020-21, and 13.1:1 in 2024-25.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Remington Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Butler County at a glance

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Population
68,287
Census ACS
Median income
$81,610
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
18,052 students

Quick facts

School name
Remington Middle School
District
Remington-Whitewater
Address
316 E Topeka, Whitewater, KS 67154
Phone
(316) 799-2131
County
Butler County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
151
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
13.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
72 (48%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
200624000045
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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One other US public school is named Remington Middle. Remington Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Remington Middle School
How many students attend Remington Middle School?
Remington Middle School enrolls approximately 151 students in grades 05-08.
Is Remington Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Remington Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Remington Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Remington Middle School is approximately 13.1:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Remington Middle School?
Student demographics at Remington Middle School are roughly 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Remington Middle School in?
Remington Middle School is part of Remington-Whitewater.
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