Brooks Magnet Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Wichita, Kansas
Brooks Magnet Middle School in Wichita, Kansas enrolled 578 students in 2024-25 with 37.1 full-time teachers, 15.6 students per teacher against the Kansas middle-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 17% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 16% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kansas: 32.5% and 31.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%
534 students in 2022-23, 529 students in 2023-24, 578 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.6 to 37.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 534 | 33.6 | 15.9 |
| 2023-24 | 529 | 35.3 | 15.0 |
| 2024-25 | 578 | 37.1 | 15.6 |
15.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 of every 100 Kansas middle schools
Among the 220 Kansas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 352 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Brooks Magnet Middle School enrolled 528 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 129 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 352 of the 528 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions129
- Chronically absent37.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
39.3% of students were Black, 27.2% Hispanic, 22.5% White in 2024-25.
- Black39.3%
- Hispanic27.2%
- White22.5%
- Two or more races8.8%
- Asian1.7%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Brooks Magnet Middle School scored proficient or above: 17% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 17% | 18% | 32.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 16% | 14% (2021-22) | 31.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Wichita
18 public middle schools in Wichita report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truesdell Middle School | 924 | 12.9 | 84.4% |
| Curtis Middle School | 846 | 12.7 | 84.6% |
| Wilbur Middle School | 822 | 14.0 | 59.4% |
| Pleasant Valley Middle School | 760 | 14.6 | 86.1% |
| Robinson Middle School | 682 | 12.1 | 57.6% |
| Mead Middle School | 678 | 13.5 | 88.1% |
| Coleman Middle School | 631 | 15.5 | 75.4% |
| Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle | 623 | 14.8 | 66.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Brooks Magnet Middle School
- Stucky Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.0 miles away: 518 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Coleman Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 631 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Compare Brooks Magnet Middle School with Stucky Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wichita Public Schools spends per student$15,549 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,549
- The largest public schools in KansasBrooks Magnet Middle School is the number 64 by size of 220 Kansas middle schools open in 2024-25.#64 of 220
- Kansas schools by students per teacher15.6 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 12.9 for middle schools.15.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Brooks Magnet Middle School
How many students attend Brooks Magnet Middle School?
578 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 534 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Wichita, KS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Brooks Magnet Middle School?
15.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for middle schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Brooks Magnet Middle School a Title I school?
Brooks Magnet Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Brooks Magnet Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Brooks Magnet Middle School scored proficient or above: 17% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Kansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Brooks Magnet Middle School in?
Wichita Public Schools, NCES district ID 2012990. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 201299000327 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.