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Ottawa School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 1,238 students in Ottawa School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle Schools in Ottawa School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 20% (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
6 Schools
445 Schools
# Students
2,344 Students
136,665 Students
# Teachers
174 Teachers
9,867 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Ottawa 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 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#223 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
31%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.53
# American Indian Students
20 Students
1,143 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
14 Students
3,457 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
132 Students
26,632 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
19%
# Black Students
38 Students
8,046 Students
% Black Students
2%
6%
# White Students
2,023 Students
89,521 Students
% White Students
86%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
304 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
116 Students
7,562 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
139
1,265
# Students in K Grade:
170
1,491
# Students in 1st Grade:
167
1,805
# Students in 2nd Grade:
149
1,791
# Students in 3rd Grade:
159
1,920
# Students in 4th Grade:
158
2,242
# Students in 5th Grade:
164
4,122
# Students in 6th Grade:
161
26,306
# Students in 7th Grade:
174
36,318
# Students in 8th Grade:
165
36,755
# Students in 9th Grade:
170
5,549
# Students in 10th Grade:
185
5,489
# Students in 11th Grade:
211
5,429
# Students in 12th Grade:
165
5,425
# Ungraded Students:
7
758
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,384 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,113. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,391 is less than the state median of $17,019. The school district spending/student has declined by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$36 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$34 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,384
$16,113
Spending / Student
$14,391
$17,019
Best Ottawa School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ottawa Virtual School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
720 Tremont
Ottawa, KS 66067
(785) 229-8090
Ottawa, KS 66067
(785) 229-8090
Grades: 6-12
| 13 students
Rank: #22.
Ottawa Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1230 South Ash
Ottawa, KS 66067
(785) 229-8030
Ottawa, KS 66067
(785) 229-8030
Grades: 6-8
| 498 students
Rank: #33.
Ottawa Sr High School
Magnet School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1120 South Ash
Ottawa, KS 66067
(785) 229-8020
Ottawa, KS 66067
(785) 229-8020
Grades: 6-12
| 727 students
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