Jefferson West Middle
Meriden, KS · Middle School · Grades 5-8
Jefferson West Middle is a middle school in Meriden, KS with 262 students enrolled and a 64% proficiency rate. Part of Jefferson West. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Jefferson West Middle is a middle school located in Meriden, Kansas. The school serves 262 students in grades 5-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.5:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 64% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
36% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Jefferson West Middle is part of the Jefferson West in Kansas.
How This School Compares
Jefferson West Middle has 262 students enrolled, making it smaller than the average school in Jefferson West (276 students). Its 64% proficiency rate is 6 percentage points above the district average of 58%. Compared to the Kansas state average of 50%, the school performs 13 points higher.
Frequently Asked Questions
Jefferson West Middle has 262 students enrolled in grades 5-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.5:1.
According to EDFacts data, 64% of students at Jefferson West Middle meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Jefferson West Middle is part of the Jefferson West in Meriden, Kansas. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.