Kepley Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Ulysses, Kansas

Kepley Middle School in Ulysses, Kansas enrolled 294 students in 2024-25 with 25.7 full-time teachers, 11.4 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, 12% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 13% 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 fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

336 students in 2022-23, 316 students in 2023-24, 294 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.3 to 25.7.

Students enrolled at Kepley Middle School by school year2022-23: 336, 2023-24: 316, 2024-25: 29401002003004002022-233362023-243162024-25294
Students enrolled at Kepley Middle School by school year2022-23: 336, 2023-24: 316, 2024-25: 29401002003004002022-233362023-243162024-25294
Students enrolled at Kepley Middle School by school year2022-23: 336, 2023-24: 316, 2024-25: 29401002003004002022-233362023-243162024-25294
Students enrolled at Kepley Middle School by school year2022-23: 336, 2023-24: 316, 2024-25: 29401002003004002022-233362023-243162024-25294
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2333624.313.9
2023-2431622.514.0
2024-2529425.711.4

11.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 78 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.

Students per teacher, Kansas middle schools, 2024-25220 values from 3.6 to 18.8; Kepley Middle School 11.4; state median 12.9.05101520students per full-time teacherKepley Middle School 11.4state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kansas middle schools, 2024-25220 values from 3.6 to 18.8; Kepley Middle School 11.4; state median 12.9.05101520students per full-time teacherKepley Middle School 11.4state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kansas middle schools, 2024-25220 values from 3.6 to 18.8; Kepley Middle School 11.4; state median 12.9.05101520students per full-time teacherKepley Middle School 11.4state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kansas middle schools, 2024-25220 values from 3.6 to 18.8; Kepley Middle School 11.4; state median 12.9.05101520students per full-time teacherKepley Middle School 11.4state median 12.9U.S. 14.6

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 1,207 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kepley Middle School enrolled 362 students and had 0.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.3, one per 1,207 of the 362 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent23.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

66.7% of students were Hispanic, 24.5% White, 5.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic66.7%
  2. White24.5%
  3. Two or more races5.8%
  4. American Indian2.4%
  5. Black0.3%
  6. Asian0.3%

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 Kepley Middle School scored proficient or above: 12% in reading in 2021-22 and 13% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtKansas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2212%19%32.5%
Math, 2022-2313%18% (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.

What to look at next about Kepley Middle School

  1. Lakin MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 25 miles away: 182 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).25 mi
  2. Sublette MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 29 miles away: 44 students, 6.9 per teacher (2024-25).29 mi
  3. Compare Kepley Middle School with Lakin MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ulysses USD 214 spends per student$12,734 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,734
  5. The largest public schools in KansasKepley Middle School is the number 135 by size of 220 Kansas middle schools open in 2024-25.#135 of 220
  6. Kansas schools by students per teacher11.4 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 12.9 for middle schools.11.4:1
  7. 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 Kepley Middle School

  1. How many students attend Kepley Middle School?
    294 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 336 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Ulysses, KS.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Kepley Middle School?
    11.4 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.
  3. Is Kepley Middle School a Title I school?
    Kepley Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Kepley Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Kepley Middle School scored proficient or above: 12% in reading in 2021-22 and 13% 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.
  5. What district is Kepley Middle School in?
    Ulysses USD 214, NCES district ID 2012420. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 201242000067 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.

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