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Southern Cloud School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 94 students in Southern Cloud 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 Southern Cloud School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 23% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 11% 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
163 Students
136,665 Students
# Teachers
23 Teachers
9,867 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
7:1
7:1
District Rank
Southern Cloud 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 increased from 60-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#281 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
21-39%
31%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.14
0.53
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,143 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
3,457 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
9 Students
26,632 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
19%
# Black Students
1 Student
8,046 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
151 Students
89,521 Students
% White Students
93%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
304 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
2 Students
7,562 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
8
1,265
# Students in K Grade:
13
1,491
# Students in 1st Grade:
7
1,805
# Students in 2nd Grade:
13
1,791
# Students in 3rd Grade:
16
1,920
# Students in 4th Grade:
11
2,242
# Students in 5th Grade:
15
4,122
# Students in 6th Grade:
12
26,306
# Students in 7th Grade:
7
36,318
# Students in 8th Grade:
13
36,755
# Students in 9th Grade:
9
5,549
# Students in 10th Grade:
13
5,489
# Students in 11th Grade:
12
5,429
# Students in 12th Grade:
14
5,425
# Ungraded Students:
-
758
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,656 is higher than the state median of $16,113. The school district revenue/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,227 is higher than the state median of $17,019. The school district spending/student has declined by 14% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,656
$16,113
Spending / Student
$19,227
$17,019
Best Southern Cloud School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Glasco Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
200 Haynes & Buffalo St
Glasco, KS 67445
(785) 568-2291
Glasco, KS 67445
(785) 568-2291
Grades: PK-8
| 60 students
Rank: #22.
Miltonvale High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
619 Tootle
Miltonvale, KS 67466
(785) 427-3250
Miltonvale, KS 67466
(785) 427-3250
Grades: 7-12
| 34 students
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