Enrollment
385
Middle
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAMEGO·NCES 200000300583
Wamego Middle School
1701 Kaw Valley Road, Wamego, KS 66547 · (785) 456-7682 · Pottawatomie County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Kansas public middle schools
- A-Test 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
14.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
111 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 6 | 122 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 131 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 132 | 34% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Wamego Middle School→Wamego High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Wamego. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
55.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
53.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 | 55.4% | 53.3% |
| 2023-24 | 35.7% | 37.3% |
% 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Wamego Middle School
Wamego Middle School's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamego Middle School this school | 385 | 28.8% | 42.5% |
| Rock Creek Middle School St. George | 415 | 26.5% | 51.1% |
| Clearwater Intermediate - Middle School Clearwater | 405 | 33.6% | 47.8% |
| Baldwin Junior High School Baldwin City | 309 | 33.0% | 39.9% |
| Tonganoxie Middle School Tonganoxie | 433 | 33.3% | 30.5% |
| Hesston Middle Hesston | 273 | 25.6% | 56.9% |
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 Wamego Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #46 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #31 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #31 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #119 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #138 of 161 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.0% | #153 of 161 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.8% | #163 of 195 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #29 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
385
+19 (+5%) vs 2020
+82% since 1990-91, when it was 211
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 385 | 25.8 | 14.9:1 | 29% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 31.5 | 11.8:1 | 30% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 31.2 | 11.5:1 | 27% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 366 | 30 | 12.2:1 | 29% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 361 | 28.5 | 12.7:1 | 30% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 331 | 26 | 12.7:1 | 34% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 304 | 28 | 10.9:1 | 28% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 350 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 25% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 211 | 16 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wamego Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (361 to 385); teachers down 10% (28.5 to 25.8).
About Wamego Middle School
Wamego Middle School is a mid-sized middle school located in Wamego, Kansas. Its enrollment is 385 students, spread over grades 6 through 8.
The district for Wamego Middle School is Wamego, with 5 schools and 1,617 students.
Of every 100 students at Wamego Middle School, about 89 are White. Other students are 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Pottawatomie County at about 89% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 21% means there is a 21% chance two randomly chosen students at Wamego Middle School are from different groups.
The school had 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Kansas is 12.7:1. The school reported 29% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Pottawatomie County is similar, at 31%.
On the allk12 Grade, Wamego Middle School lands at B+, ahead of 65% of Kansas public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.4% at Wamego Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.5%.
For Pottawatomie County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $92,325 a year, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Pottawatomie County number 16, with about 4,283 students.
About 0.9 miles separate Wamego Middle School from the closest public school, Wamego High. The five-mile area around Wamego Middle School holds 4 other public schools. Nearby schools average 47.6% on proficiency, and Wamego Middle School is below that at 42.5%.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Fringe, or in a town close to an urbanized area.
From 366 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 385 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 14.9:1, from 12.2:1.
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Pottawatomie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,204
Census ACS
Median income
$92,325
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,283 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wamego
- Wamego HighHigh · 504 students
- Central ElemElementary · 357 students
- West ElemElementary · 353 students
- Wamego High School Virtual SchoolHigh · 18 students
Other schools in Wamego
- Wamego HighHigh · 504 students
- Central ElemElementary · 357 students
- West ElemElementary · 353 students
- Wamego High School Virtual SchoolHigh · 18 students
Nearby schools
- Wamego High0.9 mi · 504
- Wamego High School Virtual School0.9 mi · 18
- Central Elem0.9 mi · 357
- West Elem0.9 mi · 353
- St George Elem6.1 mi · 374
- Rock Creek High School8.8 mi · 415
Frequently asked questions
About Wamego Middle SchoolHow many students attend Wamego Middle School?
Wamego Middle School enrolls approximately 385 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Wamego Middle School serve?
Wamego Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Wamego Middle School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Wamego Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wamego Middle School?
At Wamego Middle School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Wamego Middle School public or private?
Wamego Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wamego.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.