For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 311 students in Oswego School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle Schools in Oswego School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 24% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 18% 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
495 Students
135,097 Students
# Teachers
43 Teachers
9,658 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Oswego 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 stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#241 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
19%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
31%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.32
0.54
# American Indian Students
3 Students
1,123 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
3,384 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
27 Students
26,977 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
20%
# Black Students
5 Students
7,995 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
406 Students
87,589 Students
% White Students
82%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
288 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
54 Students
7,741 Students
% of Two or more races Students
11%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
23
1,187
# Students in K Grade:
39
1,373
# Students in 1st Grade:
44
1,723
# Students in 2nd Grade:
39
1,821
# Students in 3rd Grade:
41
1,853
# Students in 4th Grade:
44
2,318
# Students in 5th Grade:
39
3,889
# Students in 6th Grade:
37
26,331
# Students in 7th Grade:
44
35,096
# Students in 8th Grade:
40
36,357
# Students in 9th Grade:
35
5,226
# Students in 10th Grade:
25
5,637
# Students in 11th Grade:
23
5,522
# Students in 12th Grade:
22
5,409
# Ungraded Students:
-
1,355
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,380 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,824 is less than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,380
$16,276
Spending / Student
$14,824
$17,192
Best Oswego School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Service Valley Charter Academy
Charter School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
21101 Wallace Road
Oswego, KS 67356
(620) 421-3449
Oswego, KS 67356
(620) 421-3449
Grades: K-8
| 119 students
Rank: #22.
Oswego Junior-senior High School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1501 Tomahawk Trail
Oswego, KS 67356
(620) 795-2125
Oswego, KS 67356
(620) 795-2125
Grades: 6-12
| 192 students
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