For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 363 students in Halstead School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle School in Halstead School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 34% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 15% 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
811 Students
135,097 Students
# Teachers
60 Teachers
9,658 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Halstead 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 80-89% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#167 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
31%
Graduation Rate
80-89%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.33
0.54
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
13%
20%
% Black
1%
6%
% White
81%
65%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,282 in this school district is less 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 $13,342 is less than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$12 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$11 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,282
$16,276
Spending / Student
$13,342
$17,192
Best Halstead School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Halstead Middle School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
221 West 6th Street
Halstead, KS 67056
(316) 835-2694
Halstead, KS 67056
(316) 835-2694
Grades: 4-8
| 363 students
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