Rose Hill Middle

Rose Hill Middle is a close-knit junior high in Rose Hill, Kansas, operated by Rose Hill Public Schools. The school serves 328 students in grades 6 through 8.

Across the 4 schools in Rose Hill Public Schools (1,715 students total), Rose Hill Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Rose Hill Middle shows that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Rose Hill Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Rose Hill Middle sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 44.8%; actual is 28.3%, a gap of -16.6 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Butler County put the typical household earns roughly $81,610 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Rose Hill Middle is one of 42 public schools in Butler County (combined enrollment of about 18,052 students).

Rose Hill Intermediate is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rose Hill Middle at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 39.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Rose Hill Middle's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 333 (now 328). Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Rose Hill Middle community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.