Enrollment
173
Middle
DISTRICT 191 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRAIRIE HILLS·NCES 200035002026
Sabetha Middle School
751 Bluejay Blvd, Sabetha, KS 66534 · (785) 284-2151 · Nemaha County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL173 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
59 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 64 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 33% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Prairie Hills. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
45.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
41.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 | 45.9% | 41.2% |
| 2023-24 | 33.7% | 35.6% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Sabetha Middle School
Sabetha Middle School's state test result (41.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabetha Middle School this school | 173 | 34.1% | 41.4% |
| Wellsville Middle School Wellsville | 167 | 34.1% | 31.9% |
| Smoky Valley Middle School Lindsborg | 253 | 36.4% | 40.8% |
| Chapman Middle School Chapman | 250 | 38.8% | 39.5% |
| Jefferson West Middle Meriden | 276 | 35.9% | 42.8% |
| Perry-Lecompton Middle Perry | 234 | 39.7% | 32.5% |
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 Sabetha Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #49 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #69 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #66 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 173 | #171 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.1% | #150 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
173
+9 (+5%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 178
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 173 | 13.1 | 13.2:1 | 34% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 165 | 13.1 | 12.6:1 | 33% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 166 | 13 | 12.8:1 | 32% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 164 | 15 | 10.9:1 | 33% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 165 | 17.2 | 9.6:1 | 29% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 182 | 16 | 11.4:1 | 34% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 178 | 17 | 10.5:1 | 25% (45) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sabetha Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (165 to 173); teachers down 24% (17.2 to 13.1).
About Sabetha Middle School
Among the schools in Sabetha, Kansas, is Sabetha Middle School, a low-enrollment middle school. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 173 students. For comparison, middle schools in Kansas average about 402 students.
Sabetha Middle School falls under Prairie Hills, which has 5 schools enrolling 953 students.
Sabetha Middle School's enrollment is 93% White. The school is also 3% Native American. For comparison, Nemaha County is about 94% White. The school's diversity index is 13%, meaning two students picked at random have a 13% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 13.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Sabetha Middle School was 13.2:1. For comparison, middle schools in Kansas average 12.7:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 34%. That tracks the 32% average for public schools in Nemaha County.
Sabetha Middle School scores 41.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 45.9%.
Within Nemaha County, the median household income is $77,348, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 9 public schools in Nemaha County, enrolling about 1,884 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Sabetha Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Sabetha Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Sabetha Middle School's average proficiency of 41.4% compares with 47.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place Sabetha Middle School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Sabetha Middle School's enrollment grew 5%, to 173. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 10.9:1 to 13.2:1.
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Nemaha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,160
Census ACS
Median income
$77,348
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,884 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prairie Hills
- Sabetha Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
- Sabetha High SchoolHigh · 217 students
- Axtell Elementary SchoolElementary · 113 students
- Axtell HighHigh · 49 students
- Wetmore ElementaryCombined
- Wetmore HighCombined
Other schools in Sabetha
- Sabetha Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
- Sabetha High SchoolHigh · 217 students
Nearby schools
- Sabetha Elementary School0.2 mi · 401
- Sabetha High School0.2 mi · 217
- Kickapoo Nation School12.6 mi · 71
- Hiawatha Elem13.8 mi · 337
- Hiawatha Middle School14.5 mi · 278
- Hiawatha Sr High14.5 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About Sabetha Middle SchoolHow many students attend Sabetha Middle School?
Sabetha Middle School enrolls approximately 173 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Sabetha Middle School serve?
Sabetha Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sabetha Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sabetha Middle School is approximately 13.2:1 (13 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sabetha Middle School?
Sabetha Middle School reports a student body of 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Sabetha Middle School?
Sabetha Middle School is overseen by Prairie Hills in Nemaha County.
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