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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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% . +19.7pp since 2023
Math
53.3%
KS avg 38.8% . +16.0pp since 2023
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. Reading and writing scores are up about 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
385
+24 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 12.7:1
% White
89%
was 90%
% Hispanic
6%
was 5%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Wamego Middle School
Wamego Middle School is an intermediate school of mid-sized scale in Wamego, Kansas, operated by Wamego, enrolling 385 students in grades 6 through 8.
Wamego Middle School is one of 5 schools operated by Wamego, a district that teaches 1,617 students overall.
On the student-mix side, Wamego Middle School records that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Pottawatomie County as a whole.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, Wamego Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.4%, the actual is 42.5%, a residual of -6.0 points.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Pottawatomie County) records that median household income runs about $92,325, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Wamego Middle School is one of 16 public schools in Pottawatomie County (combined enrollment of about 4,283 students).
Nearest neighbor: Wamego High School Virtual School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Wamego Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wamego Middle School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 47.6%.
Wamego Middle School operates from a small-town location.
Over the past 7-year window. Wamego Middle School's enrollment has climbed 7% since 2018, when it stood at 361 (now 385). Class-load math has grew: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 High School Virtual School0.9 mi · 18
- Wamego High0.9 mi · 504
- 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.