For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 145 students in Central School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle School in Central School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 14% 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
444 Schools
# Students
302 Students
135,097 Students
# Teachers
25 Teachers
9,658 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Central 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
#107 out of 286 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
31%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.26
0.54
# American Indian Students
4 Students
1,123 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
3,384 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
23 Students
26,977 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
20%
# Black Students
1 Student
7,995 Students
% Black Students
n/a
6%
# White Students
258 Students
87,589 Students
% White Students
86%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
288 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
16 Students
7,741 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
32
1,187
# Students in K Grade:
12
1,373
# Students in 1st Grade:
18
1,723
# Students in 2nd Grade:
19
1,821
# Students in 3rd Grade:
15
1,853
# Students in 4th Grade:
24
2,318
# Students in 5th Grade:
20
3,889
# Students in 6th Grade:
17
26,331
# Students in 7th Grade:
24
35,096
# Students in 8th Grade:
20
36,357
# Students in 9th Grade:
26
5,226
# Students in 10th Grade:
23
5,637
# Students in 11th Grade:
25
5,522
# Students in 12th Grade:
27
5,409
# Ungraded Students:
-
1,355
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,079 is higher than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,821 is less than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$5 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,079
$16,276
Spending / Student
$15,821
$17,192
Best Central School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Central Jr-sr High School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
700 Main
Burden, KS 67019
(620) 438-2215
Burden, KS 67019
(620) 438-2215
Grades: 7-12
| 145 students
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