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Hiawatha School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 270 students in Hiawatha 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 Hiawatha School District have an average math proficiency score of 26% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Hispanic and American Indian), 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
881 Students
135,097 Students
# Teachers
66 Teachers
9,658 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Hiawatha 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 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#170 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)32%
31%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
31%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)92%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.39
0.54
% American Indian
5%
1%
% Asian
1%
2%
% Hispanic
9%
20%
% Black
n/a
6%
% White
77%
65%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
8%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,994 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,006 is less than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$14 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$13 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,994
$16,276
Spending / Student
$15,006
$17,192
Best Hiawatha School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Hiawatha Middle School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
307 South Morrill Ave
Hiawatha, KS 66434
(785) 742-4172
Hiawatha, KS 66434
(785) 742-4172
Grades: 5-8
| 270 students
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