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Abilene School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 348 students in Abilene School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle Schools in Abilene School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 39% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public middle school average of 34% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
6 Schools
445 Schools
# Students
1,504 Students
136,665 Students
# Teachers
91 Teachers
9,867 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Abilene School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#112 out of 286 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
31%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.53
# American Indian Students
5 Students
1,143 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
3,457 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
142 Students
26,632 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
19%
# Black Students
6 Students
8,046 Students
% Black Students
n/a
6%
# White Students
1,296 Students
89,521 Students
% White Students
86%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
304 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
54 Students
7,562 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
65
1,265
# Students in K Grade:
91
1,491
# Students in 1st Grade:
111
1,805
# Students in 2nd Grade:
99
1,791
# Students in 3rd Grade:
123
1,920
# Students in 4th Grade:
107
2,242
# Students in 5th Grade:
109
4,122
# Students in 6th Grade:
102
26,306
# Students in 7th Grade:
117
36,318
# Students in 8th Grade:
120
36,755
# Students in 9th Grade:
115
5,549
# Students in 10th Grade:
106
5,489
# Students in 11th Grade:
124
5,429
# Students in 12th Grade:
96
5,425
# Ungraded Students:
19
758
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,803 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,113. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,430 is less than the state median of $17,019. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$20 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,803
$16,113
Spending / Student
$13,430
$17,019
Best Abilene School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Abilene Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
500 Northwest 14th
Abilene, KS 67410
(785) 263-1471
Abilene, KS 67410
(785) 263-1471
Grades: 6-8
| 338 students
Rank: n/an/a
Abilene Virtual School
Magnet School
1101 N. Mulberry
Abilene, KS 67410
(785) 263-1922
Abilene, KS 67410
(785) 263-1922
Grades: 7-12
| 10 students
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