Enrollment
253
Middle
DISTRICT 304 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SMOKY VALLEY·NCES 200000201467
Smoky Valley Middle School
401 N Cedar, Lindsborg, KS 67456 · (785) 227-4249 · McPherson County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% 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
14.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
92 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 5 | 56 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 27% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Smoky Valley Middle School→Smoky Valley High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Smoky Valley. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
48.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
43.9%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 | 48.4% | 43.9% |
| 2023-24 | 32.5% | 21.6% |
% 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Smoky Valley Middle School
Smoky Valley Middle School's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoky Valley Middle School this school | 253 | 36.4% | 40.8% |
| Jefferson West Middle Meriden | 276 | 35.9% | 42.8% |
| Chapman Middle School Chapman | 250 | 38.8% | 39.5% |
| Rose Hill Middle Rose Hill | 328 | 36.3% | 28.3% |
| Perry-Lecompton Middle Perry | 234 | 39.7% | 32.5% |
| Baldwin Junior High School Baldwin City | 309 | 33.0% | 39.9% |
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 Smoky Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #51 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #54 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #51 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #152 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #118 of 161 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.3% | #151 of 161 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.4% | #141 of 195 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #96 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
253
+20 (+9%) vs 2020
+2% since 2000-01, when it was 249
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 253 | 18 | 14.1:1 | 36% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 254 | 15.8 | 16.1:1 | 37% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 246 | 15.5 | 15.9:1 | 37% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 233 | 14 | 16.6:1 | 32% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 254 | 14.5 | 17.5:1 | 34% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 263 | 17 | 15.5:1 | 43% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 239 | 17 | 14.1:1 | 32% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 249 | 15 | 16.6:1 | 13% (33) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smoky Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (254 to 253); teachers up 24% (14.5 to 18).
About Smoky Valley Middle School
Smoky Valley Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school in Kansas, located in Lindsborg. Enrolled students number 253 students, in grades 5 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Kansas average about 402 students each.
Smoky Valley Middle School is run by Smoky Valley, whose 4 schools enroll 1,216 students.
White students make up 88% of enrollment at Smoky Valley Middle School. Other students are 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 22%, meaning two students picked at random have a 22% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Smoky Valley Middle School total 18 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.1:1. That is 1.4 students per teacher above the 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 36%.
allk12 grades Smoky Valley Middle School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Smoky Valley Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.8%, compared with a predicted 44.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe McPherson County this way: the median household income is $78,851, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. In all, McPherson County has 18 public schools and roughly 4,829 students.
The shortest distance from Smoky Valley Middle School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Smoky Valley High. Other public schools within five miles: 3. The school's 40.8% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
Smoky Valley Middle School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Enrollment is up 9% from 2020-21, when Smoky Valley Middle School had 233 students, to 2024-25, when it had 253. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 14.1:1, from 16.6:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Smoky Valley Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
McPherson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,205
Census ACS
Median income
$78,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,829 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Smoky Valley
- Smoky Valley Virtual Charter SchoolCombined · 402 students
- Soderstrom ElemElementary · 318 students
- Smoky Valley HighHigh · 243 students
Other schools in Lindsborg
- Smoky Valley Virtual Charter SchoolCombined · 402 students
- Soderstrom ElemElementary · 318 students
- Smoky Valley HighHigh · 243 students
Nearby schools
- Smoky Valley High0.1 mi · 243
- Soderstrom Elem0.3 mi · 318
- Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School0.5 mi · 402
- Eisenhower Elementary12.6 mi · 239
- Southeast Saline Elem13.0 mi · 375
- Southeast Saline High13.0 mi · 323
Frequently asked questions
About Smoky Valley Middle SchoolHow large is Smoky Valley Middle School?
Smoky Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 253 students in grades 05-08.
Is Smoky Valley Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Smoky Valley Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Smoky Valley Middle School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Smoky Valley Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Smoky Valley Middle School?
At Smoky Valley Middle School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Smoky Valley Middle School?
Smoky Valley Middle School is overseen by Smoky Valley in McPherson County.
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