Enrollment
72
Middle
DISTRICT 57 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THUNDER RIDGE SCHOOLS·NCES 200034601900
THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
941 KANSAS AVENUE, AGRA, KS 67621 · (785) 638-2244 · Phillips County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL72 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Kansas public middle schools
- BTest 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
9.8:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
40 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 9 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 15% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL→THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Thunder Ridge Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
26.7%
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 27 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 | 40.0% | 26.7% |
| 2023-24 | 33.8% | 31.2% |
% 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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (34.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 72 | 55.6% | 34.6% |
| Flinthills Middle School Rosalia | 66 | 54.5% | 39.4% |
| Kingman Middle School Kingman | 89 | 57.3% | 28.5% |
| Udall Middle School Udall | 66 | 48.5% | 35.8% |
| Norton Jr High Norton | 96 | 47.9% | 20.1% |
| Pretty Prairie Middle Pretty Prairie | 68 | 47.1% | 27.7% |
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 THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 72 | #204 of 225 |
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
72
+5 (+7%) vs 2020
-37% since 2010-11, when it was 114
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 72 | 7.3 | 9.8:1 | 56% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 71 | 7 | 10.2:1 | 52% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 64 | 7 | 9.2:1 | 45% (29) |
| 2020-21 | 67 | 7 | 9.6:1 | 60% (40) |
| 2017-18 | 88 | 8.2 | 10.7:1 | 69% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 96 | 12 | 8.0:1 | 67% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 114 | 11 | 10.4:1 | 57% (65) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (88 to 72); teachers down 10% (8.2 to 7.3).
About THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-grades school with a street address in AGRA, Kansas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 72 students in grades 4 through 8. The average for middle schools in Kansas is about 402 students, so this school is 82% smaller than average.
In Thunder Ridge Schools, 3 schools enroll a combined 170 students.
THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment is 89% White. The remaining shares are 8% multiracial. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 20% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL's 7.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 9.8:1. That is lower than the 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 56%.
The allk12 Grade for THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is B+. Compared with Kansas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 65% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 34.6%; the prediction is 35.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Phillips County, the median household income is $62,123, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. There are 7 public schools in Phillips County, enrolling about 813 students in all.
The closest public school, THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, is about 4.5 miles from THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.
Federal data place THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment grew 7%, to 72.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Phillips County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,813
Census ACS
Median income
$62,123
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
813 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Thunder Ridge Schools
- THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 60 students
- THUNDER RIDGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 38 students
Other Thunder Ridge Middle schools
One other US public school is named Thunder Ridge Middle. THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Thunder Ridge Middle SchoolAURORA, CO · 1,106 students
Nearby schools
- THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL4.5 mi · 60
- THUNDER RIDGE ELEMENTARY4.6 mi · 38
- Phillipsburg High10.8 mi · 173
- Phillipsburg Middle10.9 mi · 179
- Phillipsburg Elem11.2 mi · 233
- Smith Center Elem17.8 mi · 253
Frequently asked questions
About THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 72 students in grades 04-08.
Is THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 04-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 9.8:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 89% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by Thunder Ridge Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.