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Altoona-Midway School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 81 students in Altoona-Midway 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 School in Altoona-Midway School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 12% 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
2 Schools
444 Schools
# Students
148 Students
135,097 Students
# Teachers
17 Teachers
9,658 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Altoona-Midway 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% has increased from 50% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#270 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-29%
31%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.17
0.54
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
3%
20%
% Black
n/a
6%
% White
91%
65%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,662 is higher than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,784 is higher than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,662
$16,276
Spending / Student
$23,784
$17,192
Best Altoona-Midway School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Altoona-midway Middle/high School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
20704 Us 75 Hwy
Buffalo, KS 66717
(620) 537-7711
Buffalo, KS 66717
(620) 537-7711
Grades: 6-12
| 81 students
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