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Enrollment
924
Middle
DISTRICT 615 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299000343
Truesdell Middle School
2464 S Glenn, Wichita, KS 67217 · (316) 973-3900 · Sedgwick County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL924 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Kansas public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
12.9:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
848 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 6 | 288 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 302 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 334 | 36% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
14.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
5.6%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 | 14.7% | 5.6% |
| 2023-24 | 7.8% | 3.5% |
% 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
8.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Truesdell Middle School
Truesdell Middle School's state test result (8.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truesdell Middle School this school | 924 | 91.8% | 8.1% |
| Hamilton Middle School Wichita | 604 | 95.9% | 7.8% |
| Turner Middle School Kansas City | 585 | 82.7% | 17.1% |
| Mead Middle School Wichita | 678 | 95.6% | 10.6% |
| Jardine Middle School Topeka | 508 | 75.8% | 20.8% |
| Eisenhower Middle School Topeka | 440 | 86.6% | 6.3% |
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 Truesdell Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.1% | #187 of 192 | #28 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.6% | #191 of 192 | #28 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #186 of 192 | #28 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 924 | #2 of 225 | #1 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #70 of 161 | #11 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #11 of 161 | #6 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.8% | #7 of 195 | #6 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #48 of 98 | #3 of 7 |
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
924
-87 (-9%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 1,222
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 924 | 71.9 | 12.9:1 | 92% (848) |
| 2023-24 | 913 | 66.9 | 13.7:1 | 93% (851) |
| 2022-23 | 981 | 74.4 | 13.2:1 | 92% (904) |
| 2020-21 | 1,011 | 73 | 13.8:1 | 89% (902) |
| 2017-18 | 1,042 | 74.2 | 14.0:1 | 85% (882) |
| 2015-16 | 1,015 | 78 | 13.0:1 | 86% (868) |
| 2010-11 | 801 | 65 | 12.3:1 | 86% (692) |
| 2000-01 | 1,030 | 73 | 14.1:1 | 62% (635) |
| 1990-91 | 1,222 | 71 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Truesdell Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (1,042 to 924); teachers down 3% (74.2 to 71.9).
About Truesdell Middle School
In Wichita, Kansas, part of Sedgwick County, Truesdell Middle School is a middle-grades school. It educates 924 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Kansas is about 402 students.
Wichita counts 47,545 students in its 87 schools, and Truesdell Middle School is one of them.
Enrollment at Truesdell Middle School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 36%. After that, the student body is 33% Hispanic, 19% Black, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Sedgwick County is about 69% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Truesdell Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
The teaching staff at Truesdell Middle School is 71.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.9:1. Middle schools in Kansas average about 12.7:1, a similar figure. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 92%. The rate at public schools in Sedgwick County averages 63%, lower than here.
allk12 grades Truesdell Middle School an F. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Truesdell Middle School is 10.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (8.1% versus 18.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Kansas.
Across Sedgwick County, median household income is about $69,365, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Truesdell Middle School is among the 160 public schools in Sedgwick County.
The closest public school to Truesdell Middle School is Woodman Elem, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Truesdell Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Truesdell Middle School is behind the 16.3% nearby average, ranking 7th of 7.
The federal government classifies Truesdell Middle School's location as City: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 924 was 9% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 1,011.
Discussions about Truesdell Middle School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Sedgwick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
528,226
Census ACS
Median income
$69,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
84,569 students
Quick facts
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- South HighHigh · 1,662 students
- Heights HighHigh · 1,505 students
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- Woodman Elem0.1 mi · 612
- Kelly Liberal Arts Academy0.9 mi · 429
- Stanley Elem0.9 mi · 439
- Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet1.0 mi · 509
- Payne Elem1.3 mi · 231
- South High1.5 mi · 1,662
Frequently asked questions
About Truesdell Middle SchoolHow large is Truesdell Middle School?
Truesdell Middle School enrolls approximately 924 students in grades 06-08.
Is Truesdell Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Truesdell Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Truesdell Middle School have?
Truesdell Middle School employs 72 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
How diverse is Truesdell Middle School?
Truesdell Middle School reports a student body of 36% White, 33% Hispanic, 19% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Truesdell Middle School public or private?
Truesdell Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wichita.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.