Enrollment
149
Middle
DISTRICT 161 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST FRANKLIN·NCES 201080001894
West Franklin Middle School
331 Tyler St, Pomona, KS 66076 · (785) 566-3451 · Franklin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL149 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Kansas public middle schools
- CTest 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
10.9:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
81 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 53 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 43 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 36% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
West Franklin Middle School→West Franklin High School
Based on grade levels within West Franklin. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
34.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
25.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 | 34.9% | 25.2% |
| 2023-24 | 25.4% | 18.8% |
% 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
24.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% 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 West Franklin Middle School
West Franklin Middle School's state test result (24.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Franklin Middle School this school | 149 | 54.4% | 24.4% |
| Reno Valley Middle School Hutchinson | 137 | 53.3% | 30.1% |
| Phillipsburg Middle Phillipsburg | 179 | 53.1% | 32.4% |
| Humboldt Middle School Humboldt | 144 | 52.1% | 26.2% |
| Oakley Middle School Oakley | 135 | 57.8% | 31.4% |
| Riverton Middle Riverton | 147 | 51.7% | 20.3% |
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 West Franklin Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #139 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #145 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #125 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 149 | #181 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.4% | #84 of 195 |
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
149
+8 (+6%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 155
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 149 | 13.6 | 10.9:1 | 54% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 134 | 11.7 | 11.4:1 | 45% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 135 | 11 | 12.3:1 | 43% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 141 | 11 | 12.8:1 | 56% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 146 | 11.5 | 12.7:1 | 62% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 140 | 11 | 12.7:1 | 65% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 155 | 13 | 11.9:1 | 57% (89) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Franklin Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (146 to 149); teachers up 19% (11.5 to 13.6).
About West Franklin Middle School
West Franklin Middle School is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in Pomona, Kansas. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 149 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Kansas is about 402 students.
Across its 4 schools, West Franklin enrolls 642 students. West Franklin Middle School is one of those schools.
At West Franklin Middle School, White students make up 89% of the student body. After that, the student body is 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is close to the 91% White share among all Franklin County residents. West Franklin Middle School has a diversity index of 21%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at West Franklin Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 10.9:1. Among middle schools in Kansas, the typical ratio is 12.7:1. The lunch program counts 54% of students at West Franklin Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Franklin County, the average is about the same, 52%.
Measured against Kansas public middle schools, West Franklin Middle School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 36.2% for a school in Kansas with West Franklin Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. West Franklin Middle School posts 24.4%.
Census estimates describe Franklin County this way: median household income is about $77,207, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 15 public schools in Franklin County, with a combined enrollment of about 4,187.
West Franklin High School is the public school closest to West Franklin Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. West Franklin Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. West Franklin Middle School ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 24.4% against a local average of 35.3%.
The federal government classifies West Franklin Middle School's location as Rural: Distant.
West Franklin Middle School saw enrollment rise 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 12.8:1 to 10.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The West Franklin Middle School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,106
Census ACS
Median income
$77,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,187 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Franklin
- West Franklin High SchoolHigh · 200 students
- Appanoose Elementary SchoolElementary · 191 students
- Williamsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 102 students
Other schools in Pomona
- West Franklin High SchoolHigh · 200 students
- Appanoose Elementary SchoolElementary · 191 students
Nearby schools
- West Franklin High School0.1 mi · 200
- Marais Des Cygnes Valley Elem5.0 mi · 87
- Appanoose Elementary School5.9 mi · 191
- Sunflower Elementary School8.8 mi · 333
- Ottawa Sr High9.0 mi · 681
- Ottawa Middle School9.1 mi · 456
Frequently asked questions
About West Franklin Middle SchoolHow many students attend West Franklin Middle School?
West Franklin Middle School enrolls approximately 149 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does West Franklin Middle School serve?
West Franklin Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at West Franklin Middle School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at West Franklin Middle School.
What is the student diversity at West Franklin Middle School?
Student demographics at West Franklin Middle School are roughly 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is West Franklin Middle School public or private?
West Franklin Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Franklin.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.