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Emporia School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 852 students in Emporia 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 Emporia School District have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 21% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 52% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Kansas public middle school average of 35% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
8 Schools
444 Schools
# Students
4,399 Students
135,097 Students
# Teachers
300 Teachers
9,658 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Emporia 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 91% has increased from 87% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#251 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
19%
29%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
32%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
31%

Graduation Rate
91%
89%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.58
0.54
# American Indian Students
15 Students
1,123 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
66 Students
3,384 Students
% Asian Students
2%
2%
# Hispanic Students
2,142 Students
26,977 Students
% Hispanic Students
49%
20%
# Black Students
46 Students
7,995 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
1,889 Students
87,589 Students
% White Students
43%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
288 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
240 Students
7,741 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
219
1,187
# Students in K Grade:
269
1,373
# Students in 1st Grade:
279
1,723
# Students in 2nd Grade:
270
1,821
# Students in 3rd Grade:
307
1,853
# Students in 4th Grade:
301
2,318
# Students in 5th Grade:
273
3,889
# Students in 6th Grade:
282
26,331
# Students in 7th Grade:
279
35,096
# Students in 8th Grade:
291
36,357
# Students in 9th Grade:
406
5,226
# Students in 10th Grade:
325
5,637
# Students in 11th Grade:
347
5,522
# Students in 12th Grade:
324
5,409
# Ungraded Students:
227
1,355
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,953 is higher than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,165 is higher than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$79 MM
$7,774 MM

Spending
$111 MM
$8,211 MM

Revenue / Student
$17,953
$16,276

Spending / Student
$25,165
$17,192

Best Emporia School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Emporia Middle School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
2300 Graphic Arts Road
Emporia, KS 66801
(620) 341-2335
Emporia, KS 66801
(620) 341-2335
Grades: 6-8
| 852 students
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