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Seaman School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 585 students in Seaman School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle School in Seaman School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 26% (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 34% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
7 Schools
445 Schools
# Students
3,890 Students
136,665 Students
# Teachers
263 Teachers
9,867 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Seaman School District, which is ranked within the top 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 91% has decreased from 96% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#101 out of 286 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
31%
Graduation Rate
91%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.36
0.53
# American Indian Students
51 Students
1,143 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
32 Students
3,457 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
381 Students
26,632 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
19%
# Black Students
140 Students
8,046 Students
% Black Students
4%
6%
# White Students
3,086 Students
89,521 Students
% White Students
79%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
304 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
198 Students
7,562 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
233
1,265
# Students in K Grade:
217
1,491
# Students in 1st Grade:
255
1,805
# Students in 2nd Grade:
267
1,791
# Students in 3rd Grade:
260
1,920
# Students in 4th Grade:
277
2,242
# Students in 5th Grade:
296
4,122
# Students in 6th Grade:
261
26,306
# Students in 7th Grade:
299
36,318
# Students in 8th Grade:
286
36,755
# Students in 9th Grade:
283
5,549
# Students in 10th Grade:
337
5,489
# Students in 11th Grade:
295
5,429
# Students in 12th Grade:
323
5,425
# Ungraded Students:
1
758
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,635 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,113. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,615 is less than the state median of $17,019. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$53 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$49 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,635
$16,113
Spending / Student
$12,615
$17,019
Best Seaman School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Seaman Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
5530 Nw Topeka
Topeka, KS 66617
(785) 286-8400
Topeka, KS 66617
(785) 286-8400
Grades: 7-8
| 585 students
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