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Enrollment
415
Middle
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCK CREEK·NCES 200000402114
Rock Creek Middle School
9357 Flush Rd, St. George, KS 66535 · (785) 494-8591 · Pottawatomie County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Kansas public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
14.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
110 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 5 | 104 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 97 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 108 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 106 | 26% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Rock Creek Middle School→Rock Creek High School
Based on grade levels within Rock Creek. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
57.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
51.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 | 57.9% | 51.8% |
| 2023-24 | 43.1% | 44.9% |
% 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
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Rock Creek Middle School
Rock Creek Middle School's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek Middle School this school | 415 | 26.5% | 51.1% |
| Wamego Middle School Wamego | 385 | 28.8% | 42.5% |
| Louisburg Middle Louisburg | 378 | 21.2% | 56.3% |
| Clearwater Intermediate - Middle School Clearwater | 405 | 33.6% | 47.8% |
| Discovery Intermediate School Goddard | 502 | 26.5% | 50.4% |
| Hesston Middle Hesston | 273 | 25.6% | 56.9% |
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 Rock Creek Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #22 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #34 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #26 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #107 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #122 of 161 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.0% | #160 of 161 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.5% | #166 of 195 |
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
415
+26 (+7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 415 | 29.2 | 14.2:1 | 27% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 28.8 | 14.8:1 | 25% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 26% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 389 | 23 | 16.9:1 | 27% (105) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rock Creek Middle School.
About Rock Creek Middle School
Rock Creek Middle School, located in St. George, Kansas, is a mid-sized middle school. Enrollment totals 415 students across grades 5 through 8.
District-wide, Rock Creek has 4 schools and 1,330 students.
White students account for 92% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic. Among Pottawatomie County residents, the White share is about 89%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 15, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Rock Creek Middle School, there are about 14.2 students; the school has 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Kansas, 12.7:1, is lower. There are 110 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 27% of enrollment.
Rock Creek Middle School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 89% of Kansas public middle schools.
The model predicts 49.5% for a school in Kansas with Rock Creek Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Rock Creek Middle School posts 51.1%.
In the wider Pottawatomie County area, the median household earns about $92,325 a year, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Rock Creek Middle School shares Pottawatomie County with 15 other public schools.
Rock Creek High School is the nearest public school to Rock Creek Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Rock Creek Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. The nearest schools with test data average 47.1%, lower than Rock Creek Middle School's 51.1%.
Rock Creek Middle School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% rise, from 389 to 415. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.9:1 in 2020-21, and 14.2:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Rock Creek Middle School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Pottawatomie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,204
Census ACS
Median income
$92,325
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,283 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rock Creek
- Rock Creek High SchoolHigh · 415 students
- St George ElemElementary · 374 students
- Westmoreland ElemElementary · 126 students
Other Rock Creek Middle schools
One other US public school is named Rock Creek Middle. Rock Creek Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Rock Creek Middle SchoolClackamas, OR · 889 students
Nearby schools
- Rock Creek High School0.1 mi · 415
- Westmoreland Elem6.3 mi · 126
- Oliver Brown Elementary6.9 mi · 338
- St George Elem7.4 mi · 374
- Wamego Middle School8.9 mi · 385
- Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School9.3 mi · 730
Frequently asked questions
About Rock Creek Middle SchoolHow large is Rock Creek Middle School?
Rock Creek Middle School enrolls approximately 415 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Rock Creek Middle School serve?
Rock Creek Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Rock Creek Middle School have?
Rock Creek Middle School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Rock Creek Middle School?
Student demographics at Rock Creek Middle School are roughly 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Rock Creek Middle School in?
Rock Creek Middle School is part of Rock Creek.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.