For the 2024 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 264 students in Nickerson 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 Nickerson School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 17% 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
5 Schools
448 Schools
# Students
1,118 Students
141,425 Students
# Teachers
85 Teachers
10,414 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Nickerson 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 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#208 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
36%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.28
0.54
# American Indian Students
6 Students
1,159 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
3 Students
3,603 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
114 Students
28,490 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
20%
# Black Students
24 Students
8,776 Students
% Black Students
2%
6%
# White Students
940 Students
91,425 Students
% White Students
84%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
285 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
31 Students
7,687 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
63
1,185
# Students in K Grade:
75
1,652
# Students in 1st Grade:
69
1,876
# Students in 2nd Grade:
62
1,933
# Students in 3rd Grade:
71
2,059
# Students in 4th Grade:
77
2,515
# Students in 5th Grade:
81
4,252
# Students in 6th Grade:
71
26,729
# Students in 7th Grade:
94
36,432
# Students in 8th Grade:
76
37,168
# Students in 9th Grade:
87
6,450
# Students in 10th Grade:
107
6,100
# Students in 11th Grade:
94
6,047
# Students in 12th Grade:
79
6,260
# Ungraded Students:
12
767
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,874 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,220. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,688 is less than the state median of $17,133. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$16 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,874
$16,220
Spending / Student
$14,688
$17,133
Best Nickerson School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Reno Valley Middle School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1616 N Wilshire
Hutchinson, KS 67501
(620) 662-4573
Hutchinson, KS 67501
(620) 662-4573
Grades: 7-8
| 157 students
Rank: #22.
Central State Academy
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
305 S. Nickerson
Hutchinson, KS 67501
(620) 663-7141
Hutchinson, KS 67501
(620) 663-7141
Grades: K-12
| 107 students
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