Top Rankings
Holcomb School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 219 students in Holcomb School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle School in Holcomb School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 15% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 52% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Kansas public middle school average of 34% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
5 Schools
445 Schools
# Students
982 Students
136,665 Students
# Teachers
73 Teachers
9,867 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Holcomb 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 95% has increased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#257 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
31%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.54
0.53
# American Indian Students
5 Students
1,143 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
3,457 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
411 Students
26,632 Students
% Hispanic Students
42%
19%
# Black Students
10 Students
8,046 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
529 Students
89,521 Students
% White Students
54%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
304 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
27 Students
7,562 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
67
1,265
# Students in K Grade:
56
1,491
# Students in 1st Grade:
59
1,805
# Students in 2nd Grade:
68
1,791
# Students in 3rd Grade:
54
1,920
# Students in 4th Grade:
76
2,242
# Students in 5th Grade:
72
4,122
# Students in 6th Grade:
79
26,306
# Students in 7th Grade:
67
36,318
# Students in 8th Grade:
73
36,755
# Students in 9th Grade:
89
5,549
# Students in 10th Grade:
79
5,489
# Students in 11th Grade:
85
5,429
# Students in 12th Grade:
58
5,425
# Ungraded Students:
-
758
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,724 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 $13,054 is less than the state median of $17,019. The school district spending/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$14 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$13 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,724
$16,113
Spending / Student
$13,054
$17,019
Best Holcomb School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Holcomb Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
500 N Henderson
Holcomb, KS 67851
(620) 277-2699
Holcomb, KS 67851
(620) 277-2699
Grades: 6-8
| 219 students
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