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What's one thing Santa Fe 5/6 Center gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
440
Middle
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON·NCES 200996002006
Santa Fe 5/6 Center
130 W. Broadway, Newton, KS 67114 · (316) 284-6270 · Harvey County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Kansas public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
13.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
285 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 222 | 50% |
| Grade 6 | 218 | 50% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Newton. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
29.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
25.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 | 29.5% | 25.1% |
| 2023-24 | 21.9% | 12.4% |
% 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
26.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Santa Fe 5/6 Center
Santa Fe 5/6 Center's state test result (26.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe 5/6 Center this school | 440 | 64.8% | 26.7% |
| Chisholm Middle School Newton | 422 | 62.8% | 21.3% |
| Great Bend Middle School Great Bend | 438 | 66.2% | 24.8% |
| Arkansas City Middle Sch Arkansas City | 628 | 60.5% | 24.2% |
| Lakewood Middle School Salina | 647 | 66.2% | 29.9% |
| Hutchinson Middle School 7 Hutchinson | 284 | 70.1% | 24.5% |
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 Santa Fe 5/6 Center ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #131 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #146 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #150 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #97 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #79 of 161 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #61 of 161 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.8% | #57 of 195 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.3% | #13 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
440
-73 (-14%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 553
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 440 | 33.6 | 13.1:1 | 65% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 32.6 | 13.1:1 | 60% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 31.4 | 14.4:1 | 58% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 513 | 34 | 15.1:1 | 54% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 566 | 37.3 | 15.2:1 | 58% (329) |
| 2015-16 | 483 | 36 | 13.4:1 | 59% (286) |
| 2010-11 | 553 | 36 | 15.4:1 | 57% (316) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Santa Fe 5/6 Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (566 to 440); teachers down 10% (37.3 to 33.6).
About Santa Fe 5/6 Center
Santa Fe 5/6 Center runs as a medium-sized middle-grades school in Newton, Kansas. The latest federal count shows 440 students in grades 5 through 6.
Across its 8 schools, Newton enrolls 2,943 students. Santa Fe 5/6 Center is one of those schools.
Santa Fe 5/6 Center's enrollment is 60% White. Other groups make up 29% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Black. County-wide, 84% of Harvey County residents are White. Santa Fe 5/6 Center has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.1:1. Middle schools in Kansas have a similar average ratio of 12.7:1. Eligible students account for 65% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The 52% average for public schools in Harvey County is 14 points lower.
Measured against Kansas public middle schools, Santa Fe 5/6 Center receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Kansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 31.2%. Santa Fe 5/6 Center scores 26.7%.
Among Harvey County residents, median household income is about $74,368, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 18 public schools in Harvey County, with a combined enrollment of about 5,012.
Opportunity Academy is located about 0.9 miles from Santa Fe 5/6 Center. Within five miles are 7 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Santa Fe 5/6 Center ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Santa Fe 5/6 Center went from 513 students to 440. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.1:1 in 2020-21, and 13.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Harvey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,756
Census ACS
Median income
$74,368
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,012 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newton
- Newton Sr HighHigh · 932 students
- Chisholm Middle SchoolMiddle · 422 students
- Northridge ElementaryElementary · 345 students
- South Breeze ElementaryElementary · 316 students
- Slate Creek ElementaryElementary · 236 students
- Sunset ElementaryElementary · 199 students
Other schools in Newton
- Newton Sr HighHigh · 932 students
- Chisholm Middle SchoolMiddle · 422 students
- Northridge ElementaryElementary · 345 students
- South Breeze ElementaryElementary · 316 students
- Slate Creek ElementaryElementary · 236 students
- Sunset ElementaryElementary · 199 students
Nearby schools
- Opportunity Academy0.9 mi · 53
- Slate Creek Elementary0.9 mi · 236
- Sunset Elementary1.0 mi · 199
- Chisholm Middle School1.0 mi · 422
- Northridge Elementary1.0 mi · 345
- Newton Sr High1.1 mi · 932
Frequently asked questions
About Santa Fe 5/6 CenterWhat is the total enrollment at Santa Fe 5/6 Center?
Santa Fe 5/6 Center enrolls approximately 440 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Santa Fe 5/6 Center serve?
Santa Fe 5/6 Center serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Santa Fe 5/6 Center?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Santa Fe 5/6 Center.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Santa Fe 5/6 Center?
At Santa Fe 5/6 Center, the student body is approximately 60% White, 29% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Santa Fe 5/6 Center?
Santa Fe 5/6 Center is overseen by Newton in Harvey County.
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