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Enrollment
409
Middle
DISTRICT 236 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTT COUNTY·NCES 200001701217
Scott City Middle
809 W Ninth, Scott City, KS 67871 · (620) 872-7640 · Scott County
GRADES 03–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Kansas public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
218 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 3 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 87 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 76 | 19% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Scott City Middle→Scott City High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Scott County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
37.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
36.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 | 37.0% | 36.7% |
| 2023-24 | 28.2% | 28.4% |
% 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
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Scott City Middle
Scott City Middle's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott City Middle this school | 409 | 53.3% | 33.0% |
| Chisholm Middle School Newton | 422 | 62.8% | 21.3% |
| Arkansas City Middle Sch Arkansas City | 628 | 60.5% | 24.2% |
| Santa Fe 5/6 Center Newton | 440 | 64.8% | 26.7% |
| Royster Middle School Chanute | 389 | 58.9% | 30.3% |
| Billy Mills Middle School Lawrence | 494 | 57.9% | 24.3% |
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 Scott City Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #92 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #96 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #117 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #110 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #76 of 161 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #77 of 161 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.3% | #90 of 195 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.5% | #5 of 54 |
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
409
-48 (-11%) vs 2020
+65% since 1990-91, when it was 248
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 409 | 31.5 | 13.0:1 | 53% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 401 | 30 | 13.3:1 | 54% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 30.5 | 14.0:1 | 48% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 50% (227) |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 22.9 | 13.6:1 | 50% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 287 | 19 | 15.1:1 | 49% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 257 | 23 | 11.2:1 | 54% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 276 | 21 | 13.1:1 | 29% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 248 | 21 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scott City Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (311 to 409); teachers up 38% (22.9 to 31.5).
About Scott City Middle
Scott City Middle is a public middle school run by Scott County in Scott City, Kansas. Classes run from 3 through 8, and the school has 409 students.
Scott County is the local district for Scott City Middle. It runs 4 schools with 945 students.
Scott City Middle's enrollment is 64% White. Enrollment also includes 32% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Scott County, the White share is about 80%. The chance that two students picked at random at Scott City Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 50%.
At Scott City Middle, 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.0:1. Middle schools in Kansas average about 12.7:1, a similar figure. Roughly 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Scott County, the average is about the same, 53%.
Scott City Middle is graded B by allk12, scoring above 55% of Kansas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Scott City Middle is 3.7 points below its prediction. Actual: 33.0%. Predicted: 36.7%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Scott County show that median household income is about $68,839, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 4 public schools in Scott County, with a combined enrollment of about 945.
Scott Community Learning Center is located about 0.6 miles from Scott City Middle. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Nearby schools with test data average 44.4% proficiency; Scott City Middle posts 33.0%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Scott City Middle went from 457 students to 409. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.7:1 to 13.0:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Scott City Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,027
Census ACS
Median income
$68,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
945 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scott County
- Scott City HighHigh · 302 students
- Scott City Lower ElemElementary · 230 students
- Scott Community Learning CenterHigh · 4 students
Other schools in Scott City
- Scott City HighHigh · 302 students
- Scott City Lower ElemElementary · 230 students
- Scott Community Learning CenterHigh · 4 students
Other Scott City Middle schools
One other US public school is named Scott City Middle. Scott City Middle is the largest of the 2.
- SCOTT CITY MIDDLESCOTT CITY, MO · 223 students
Nearby schools
- Scott Community Learning Center0.6 mi · 4
- Scott City High0.6 mi · 302
- Scott City Lower Elem0.8 mi · 230
- Healy Elem18.6 mi · 2
- Wichita County Elementary24.3 mi · 221
- Wichita County Junior-Senior High School24.4 mi · 187
Frequently asked questions
About Scott City MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Scott City Middle?
Scott City Middle enrolls approximately 409 students in grades 03-08.
What age range does Scott City Middle serve?
Scott City Middle serves students from grade 03 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Scott City Middle?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Scott City Middle.
How diverse is Scott City Middle?
Scott City Middle reports a student body of 64% White, 32% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Scott City Middle?
Scott City Middle is overseen by Scott County in Scott County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.