Udall Middle School

Udall Middle School is a middle school of very small scale in Udall, Kansas, part of Udall, enrolling 66 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 402 students per school, that is 84% smaller than typical.

Within Udall, which oversees 4 schools and 305 students, Udall Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Udall Middle School logs that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. Roughly 48% of students at Udall Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Cowley County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Udall Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.0%, the actual is 35.8%, a residual of -3.2 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Cowley County indicate the typical household earns roughly $57,878 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Udall Middle School is one of 22 public schools in Cowley County (combined enrollment of about 5,714 students).

Nearest neighbor: Udall High, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Udall Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Udall Middle School's enrollment has declined 10% since 2018, when it stood at 73 (now 66). Over the same period, the White share climbed from 85% to 91%.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.