For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 246 students in Iola School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle School in Iola School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (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 34% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
4 Schools
445 Schools
# Students
1,207 Students
136,665 Students
# Teachers
83 Teachers
9,867 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Iola 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 85-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#241 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
31%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.27
0.53
# American Indian Students
11 Students
1,143 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
5 Students
3,457 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
74 Students
26,632 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
19%
# Black Students
16 Students
8,046 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
1,026 Students
89,521 Students
% White Students
85%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
304 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
75 Students
7,562 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
135
1,265
# Students in K Grade:
108
1,491
# Students in 1st Grade:
87
1,805
# Students in 2nd Grade:
64
1,791
# Students in 3rd Grade:
85
1,920
# Students in 4th Grade:
91
2,242
# Students in 5th Grade:
67
4,122
# Students in 6th Grade:
86
26,306
# Students in 7th Grade:
68
36,318
# Students in 8th Grade:
92
36,755
# Students in 9th Grade:
76
5,549
# Students in 10th Grade:
92
5,489
# Students in 11th Grade:
80
5,429
# Students in 12th Grade:
76
5,425
# Ungraded Students:
-
758
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,950 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,113. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $40,803 is higher than the state median of $17,019. The school district spending/student has grown by 158% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$19 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$49 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,950
$16,113
Spending / Student
$40,803
$17,019
Best Iola School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Iola Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
600 East Street
Iola, KS 66749
(620) 365-4785
Iola, KS 66749
(620) 365-4785
Grades: 6-8
| 246 students
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