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Ellsworth School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 312 students in Ellsworth 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 Ellsworth School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% 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
3 Schools
444 Schools
# Students
646 Students
135,097 Students
# Teachers
50 Teachers
9,658 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Ellsworth 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% has increased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#100 out of 286 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
31%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.18
0.54
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,123 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
3,384 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
37 Students
26,977 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
20%
# Black Students
2 Students
7,995 Students
% Black Students
n/a
6%
# White Students
584 Students
87,589 Students
% White Students
90%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
288 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
23 Students
7,741 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,187
# Students in K Grade:
47
1,373
# Students in 1st Grade:
50
1,723
# Students in 2nd Grade:
51
1,821
# Students in 3rd Grade:
42
1,853
# Students in 4th Grade:
45
2,318
# Students in 5th Grade:
52
3,889
# Students in 6th Grade:
47
26,331
# Students in 7th Grade:
56
35,096
# Students in 8th Grade:
51
36,357
# Students in 9th Grade:
52
5,226
# Students in 10th Grade:
52
5,637
# Students in 11th Grade:
50
5,522
# Students in 12th Grade:
51
5,409
# Ungraded Students:
-
1,355
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,625 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has declined by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,040 is less than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has declined by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,625
$16,276
Spending / Student
$14,040
$17,192
Best Ellsworth School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ellsworth High School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
211 W 11th
Ellsworth, KS 67439
(785) 472-4471
Ellsworth, KS 67439
(785) 472-4471
Grades: 7-12
| 312 students
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