Enrollment
389
Middle
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHANUTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 200459000972
Royster Middle School
400 W Main, Chanute, KS 66720 · (620) 432-2520 · Neosho County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
229 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 128 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 135 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 126 | 32% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Royster Middle School→Chanute High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Chanute Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
39.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
30.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 | 39.7% | 30.7% |
| 2023-24 | 23.2% | 19.9% |
% 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Royster Middle School
Royster Middle School's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royster Middle School this school | 389 | 58.9% | 30.3% |
| Wellington Middle School Wellington | 349 | 61.3% | 20.3% |
| Winfield Middle School Winfield | 456 | 59.9% | 22.9% |
| Abilene Middle School Abilene | 319 | 56.4% | 35.3% |
| Ottawa Middle School Ottawa | 456 | 58.3% | 28.5% |
| Liberty Middle School Pratt | 282 | 53.2% | 42.6% |
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 Royster Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #106 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #122 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #98 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 389 | #116 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #74 of 161 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.8% | #104 of 161 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.9% | #72 of 195 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #28 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
389
-27 (-6%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 389 | 30.1 | 12.9:1 | 59% (229) |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 23.7 | 16.6:1 | 58% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 390 | 25 | 15.6:1 | 63% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 56% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 27.5 | 17.2:1 | 59% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 32 | 12.4:1 | 62% (245) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | 34 | 12.9:1 | 59% (261) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 46% (213) |
| 1990-91 | 458 | 26 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Royster Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (472 to 389); teachers up 9% (27.5 to 30.1).
About Royster Middle School
Royster Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Chanute, Kansas, under Chanute Public Schools. A total of 389 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8.
In Chanute Public Schools, 3 schools enroll a combined 1,569 students.
At 76%, White students outnumber all other groups at Royster Middle School combined. It is also 15% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Neosho County's residents are about 92% White, 16 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Royster Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 40%.
The school reported 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.9:1. Middle schools in Kansas have a similar average ratio of 12.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 59%. That is close to the 58% average for public schools in Neosho County.
Schools in Kansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 34.0%. Royster Middle School scores 30.3%.
Neosho County census figures show that median household income is about $56,618, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Royster Middle School is among the 10 public schools in Neosho County.
The next-closest public school is Chanute Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Royster Middle School. Its average proficiency rate of 30.3% is below the 30.5% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place Royster Middle School in the Town: Remote locale, which means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Royster Middle School had 416 students in 2020-21 and 389 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.3:1 to 12.9:1 over the same years.
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Neosho County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,656
Census ACS
Median income
$56,618
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,406 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chanute Public Schools
- Chanute Elementary SchoolElementary · 652 students
- Chanute HighHigh · 528 students
Other schools in Chanute
- Chanute Elementary SchoolElementary · 652 students
- Chanute HighHigh · 528 students
Nearby schools
- Chanute Elementary School1.1 mi · 652
- Chanute High2.8 mi · 528
- Humboldt Virtual Education9.0 mi · 351
- Humboldt High School9.0 mi · 176
- Humboldt Middle School9.0 mi · 144
- Humboldt Elementary School9.2 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About Royster Middle SchoolHow many students attend Royster Middle School?
Royster Middle School enrolls approximately 389 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Royster Middle School serve?
Royster Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Royster Middle School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Royster Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Royster Middle School?
At Royster Middle School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Royster Middle School in?
Royster Middle School is part of Chanute Public Schools.
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