Enrollment
137
Middle
DISTRICT 202 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NICKERSON·NCES 200999000548
Reno Valley Middle School
1616 N Wilshire, Hutchinson, KS 67501 · (620) 662-4573 · Reno County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL137 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% 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.
- C+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
8.0:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
73 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 7 | 67 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 70 | 51% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Reno Valley Middle School→Nickerson High
Based on grade levels within Nickerson. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
37.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
41.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 | 37.0% | 41.5% |
| 2023-24 | 21.4% | 27.8% |
% 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
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Reno Valley Middle School
Reno Valley Middle School's state test result (30.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reno Valley Middle School this school | 137 | 53.3% | 30.1% |
| West Franklin Middle School Pomona | 149 | 54.4% | 24.4% |
| Humboldt Middle School Humboldt | 144 | 52.1% | 26.2% |
| Belle Plaine Middle Belle Plaine | 162 | 50.0% | 22.0% |
| Oakley Middle School Oakley | 135 | 57.8% | 31.4% |
| Riverton Middle Riverton | 147 | 51.7% | 20.3% |
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 Reno Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Reno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #107 of 192 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #66 of 192 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #118 of 192 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 137 | #186 of 225 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.3% | #91 of 195 | N/A |
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
137
-23 (-14%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 239
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 137 | 17.1 | 8.0:1 | 53% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 129 | 14.9 | 8.7:1 | 64% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 158 | 14.9 | 10.6:1 | 63% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 160 | 16 | 10.0:1 | 57% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 160 | 16 | 10.0:1 | 56% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 165 | 18 | 9.2:1 | 56% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 174 | 15 | 11.6:1 | 53% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 154 | 12 | 12.8:1 | 33% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 239 | 15 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Reno Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (160 to 137); teachers up 7% (16 to 17.1).
About Reno Valley Middle School
Reno Valley Middle School is a small middle school in Hutchinson, Kansas. A total of 137 students attend the school, which covers grades 7 through 8. The average for middle schools in Kansas is about 402 students, so this school is 66% smaller than average.
Nickerson enrolls 1,011 students, and its 5 schools include Reno Valley Middle School.
Reno Valley Middle School enrolls a student body that is 86% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The White share in Reno County as a whole is similar, at about 85%. The chance that two students picked at random at Reno Valley Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 25%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 8.0:1, with 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, middle schools in Kansas average 12.7:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 53%. That is close to the 55% average for public schools in Reno County.
allk12 grades Reno Valley Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 36.7% at Reno Valley Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Reno County, median household income is about $60,645, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Reno Valley Middle School is one of 33 public schools in Reno County, which together enroll about 8,909 students.
Wiley Elementary is the public school closest to Reno Valley Middle School, about 1.6 miles away. Reno Valley Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 25.9% on proficiency, and Reno Valley Middle School is above that at 30.1%.
Reno Valley Middle School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 14%, from 160 to 137. The number of students per teacher fell from 10.0 to 8.0 over 4 years.
The Reno Valley Middle School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Reno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,553
Census ACS
Median income
$60,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
8,909 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nickerson
- South Hutchinson ElemElementary · 326 students
- Nickerson HighHigh · 255 students
- Nickerson ElemElementary · 183 students
- Central State AcademyCombined · 110 students
Other schools in Hutchinson
- Hutchinson High SchoolHigh · 1,214 students
- Prairie Hills MiddleMiddle · 532 students
- Plum Creek ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Union Valley ElemElementary · 435 students
- Morgan ElementaryElementary · 388 students
- McCandless ElementaryElementary · 346 students
Nearby schools
- Wiley Elementary1.6 mi · 322
- Central State Academy1.7 mi · 110
- Hutchinson Magnet School at Allen2.1 mi · 249
- Hutchinson Middle School 82.2 mi · 264
- Morgan Elementary2.5 mi · 388
- Faris Elementary2.8 mi · 279
Frequently asked questions
About Reno Valley Middle SchoolHow many students attend Reno Valley Middle School?
Reno Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 137 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Reno Valley Middle School serve?
Reno Valley Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Reno Valley Middle School?
Approximately 8.0:1 students per teacher at Reno Valley Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Reno Valley Middle School?
Student demographics at Reno Valley Middle School are roughly 86% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Reno Valley Middle School?
Reno Valley Middle School is overseen by Nickerson in Reno County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.