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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 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 79 students in Altoona-Midway School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, 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 10% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 11% 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
2 Schools
445 Schools
# Students
145 Students
136,665 Students
# Teachers
17 Teachers
9,867 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
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 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has increased from 50% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#270 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-29%
31%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.17
0.53
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,143 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
3,457 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
2 Students
26,632 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
19%
# Black Students
n/a
8,046 Students
% Black Students
n/a
6%
# White Students
132 Students
89,521 Students
% White Students
91%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
304 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
9 Students
7,562 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
9
1,265
# Students in K Grade:
14
1,491
# Students in 1st Grade:
9
1,805
# Students in 2nd Grade:
8
1,791
# Students in 3rd Grade:
5
1,920
# Students in 4th Grade:
10
2,242
# Students in 5th Grade:
11
4,122
# Students in 6th Grade:
16
26,306
# Students in 7th Grade:
11
36,318
# Students in 8th Grade:
10
36,755
# Students in 9th Grade:
13
5,549
# Students in 10th Grade:
8
5,489
# Students in 11th Grade:
11
5,429
# Students in 12th Grade:
10
5,425
# Ungraded Students:
-
758
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,131 is higher than the state median of $16,113. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,276 is higher than the state median of $17,019. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,131
$16,113
Spending / Student
$24,276
$17,019
Best Altoona-Midway School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Altoona-midway Middle/high School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 20-29%)
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
| 79 students
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