Best Middle Schools in Kansas
The top 50 middle schools (grades 6-8) in Kansas, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 66%.
| # | School | City | Enrollment | Proficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian Hills Middle | Shawnee Mission, KS | 850 | 64% |
| 2 | Aubry Bend Middle School | Overland Park, KS | 819 | 72% |
| 3 | Piper Middle | Kansas City, KS | 708 | 67% |
| 4 | Mission Trail Middle School | Olathe, KS | 666 | 69% |
| 5 | Basehor-Linwood Middle School | Basehor, KS | 660 | 74% |
| 6 | Mill Creek Middle School | Lenexa, KS | 629 | 74% |
| 7 | Oxford Middle | Overland Park, KS | 614 | 65% |
| 8 | Maize Intermediate School | Maize, KS | 612 | 63% |
| 9 | Pleasant Ridge Middle | Overland Park, KS | 608 | 72% |
| 10 | Chisholm Trail Middle School | Olathe, KS | 607 | 74% |
| 11 | Andover Central Middle School | Andover, KS | 601 | 64% |
| 12 | California Trail Middle School | Olathe, KS | 592 | 72% |
| 13 | Lakewood Middle | Overland Park, KS | 585 | 64% |
| 14 | Jay Shideler Elementary | Topeka, KS | 567 | 65% |
| 15 | Corinth Elem | Shawnee Mission, KS | 564 | 61% |
| 16 | Kansas Virtual Academy (KSVA) | Spring Hill, KS | 556 | 62% |
| 17 | Maize South Middle School | Wichita, KS | 549 | 63% |
| 18 | Overland Trail Middle | Overland Park, KS | 547 | 63% |
| 19 | Harmony Middle | Overland Park, KS | 521 | 68% |
| 20 | Berryton Elem | Berryton, KS | 511 | 65% |
| 21 | Tecumseh South Elem | Tecumseh, KS | 492 | 62% |
| 22 | Discovery Intermediate School | Goddard, KS | 485 | 64% |
| 23 | Wanamaker Elem | Topeka, KS | 484 | 65% |
| 24 | Mill Creek Elem | Shawnee Mission, KS | 475 | 66% |
| 25 | Brookwood Elem | Shawnee Mission, KS | 460 | 71% |
| 26 | Rhein Benninghoven Elem | Shawnee Mission, KS | 453 | 63% |
| 27 | Prairie Elem | Shawnee Mission, KS | 449 | 76% |
| 28 | Belinder Elem | Shawnee Mission, KS | 448 | 68% |
| 29 | Trailwood Elem | Shawnee Mission, KS | 444 | 72% |
| 30 | Challenger Intermediate School | Goddard, KS | 442 | 64% |
| 31 | Rock Creek Middle School | St. George, KS | 424 | 69% |
| 32 | Garden Plain Elem | Garden Plain, KS | 421 | 63% |
| 33 | Andale Elem-Middle | Andale, KS | 420 | 66% |
| 34 | Lexington Trails Middle School | De Soto, KS | 376 | 65% |
| 35 | Louisburg Middle | Louisburg, KS | 376 | 69% |
| 36 | Highlands Elem | Shawnee Mission, KS | 373 | 73% |
| 37 | Woodland Spring Middle School | Olathe, KS | 371 | 65% |
| 38 | Silver Lake Elem | Silver Lake, KS | 362 | 71% |
| 39 | Circle Greenwich Elementary | Wichita, KS | 332 | 66% |
| 40 | Cimarron Elem | Cimarron, KS | 322 | 61% |
| 41 | St. Marks School | Colwich, KS | 315 | 62% |
| 42 | Santa Fe Trail Elem | Shawnee Mission, KS | 313 | 65% |
| 43 | Baldwin Junior High School | Baldwin City, KS | 312 | 68% |
| 44 | Westwood View Elem | Shawnee Mission, KS | 308 | 74% |
| 45 | Hesston Middle | Hesston, KS | 294 | 63% |
| 46 | Valley Falls Elem | Valley Falls, KS | 284 | 62% |
| 47 | Jefferson West Middle | Meriden, KS | 262 | 64% |
| 48 | Atchison County Community Elementary School | Effingham, KS | 246 | 62% |
| 49 | Smoky Valley Middle School | Lindsborg, KS | 246 | 62% |
| 50 | Colwich Elem | Colwich, KS | 242 | 66% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best middle school in Kansas?
The largest middle school in Kansas is Indian Hills Middle in Shawnee Mission with 850 students and a 64% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.
How many middle schools are in Kansas?
This page shows the top 50 middle schools (grades 6-8) in Kansas by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.
What does the proficiency rate measure?
Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.
Where does this data come from?
Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
The this entity category groups every U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.
For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.
Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.