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Altoona-Midway School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 92 students in Altoona-Midway School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle School in Altoona-Midway School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 15% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public middle school average of 35% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
2 Schools
449 Schools
# Students
167 Students
141,425 Students
# Teachers
17 Teachers
10,414 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Altoona-Midway School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#261 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
36%
Graduation Rate
≥50%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.19
0.54
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,159 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
3,603 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
5 Students
28,490 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
20%
# Black Students
n/a
8,776 Students
% Black Students
n/a
6%
# White Students
150 Students
91,425 Students
% White Students
90%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
285 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
10 Students
7,687 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
18
1,185
# Students in K Grade:
9
1,652
# Students in 1st Grade:
7
1,876
# Students in 2nd Grade:
7
1,933
# Students in 3rd Grade:
8
2,059
# Students in 4th Grade:
13
2,515
# Students in 5th Grade:
13
4,252
# Students in 6th Grade:
9
26,729
# Students in 7th Grade:
11
36,432
# Students in 8th Grade:
14
37,168
# Students in 9th Grade:
14
6,450
# Students in 10th Grade:
15
6,100
# Students in 11th Grade:
13
6,047
# Students in 12th Grade:
16
6,260
# Ungraded Students:
-
767
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,084 is higher than the state median of $16,220. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,078 is higher than the state median of $17,133. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,084
$16,220
Spending / Student
$21,078
$17,133
Best Altoona-Midway School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Altoona-midway Middle/high School
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
20704 Us 75 Hwy
Buffalo, KS 66717
(620) 537-7711
Buffalo, KS 66717
(620) 537-7711
Grades: 6-12
| 92 students
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