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Hiawatha School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 276 students in Hiawatha 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 School in Hiawatha School District have an average math proficiency score of 26% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 23% 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
3 Schools
445 Schools
# Students
902 Students
136,665 Students
# Teachers
68 Teachers
9,867 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Hiawatha 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 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#170 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
31%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.41
0.53
# American Indian Students
52 Students
1,143 Students
% American Indian Students
6%
1%
# Asian Students
6 Students
3,457 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
69 Students
26,632 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
19%
# Black Students
10 Students
8,046 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
686 Students
89,521 Students
% White Students
76%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
304 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
78 Students
7,562 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
47
1,265
# Students in K Grade:
60
1,491
# Students in 1st Grade:
74
1,805
# Students in 2nd Grade:
54
1,791
# Students in 3rd Grade:
66
1,920
# Students in 4th Grade:
58
2,242
# Students in 5th Grade:
77
4,122
# Students in 6th Grade:
65
26,306
# Students in 7th Grade:
65
36,318
# Students in 8th Grade:
69
36,755
# Students in 9th Grade:
71
5,549
# Students in 10th Grade:
60
5,489
# Students in 11th Grade:
63
5,429
# Students in 12th Grade:
72
5,425
# Ungraded Students:
1
758
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,622 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,113. The school district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,656 is less than the state median of $17,019. The school district spending/student has grown by 17% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$14 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$13 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,622
$16,113
Spending / Student
$14,656
$17,019
Best Hiawatha School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Hiawatha Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
307 South Morrill Ave
Hiawatha, KS 66434
(785) 742-4172
Hiawatha, KS 66434
(785) 742-4172
Grades: 5-8
| 276 students
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