Marvin Sisk Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Douglass, Kansas
Marvin Sisk Middle School in Douglass, Kansas enrolled 118 students in 2024-25 with 14.2 full-time teachers, 8.3 students per teacher against the Kansas middle-school median of 12.9. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 21%
145 students in 2022-23, 133 students in 2023-24, 118 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.7 to 14.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 145 | 11.7 | 12.4 |
| 2023-24 | 133 | 10.6 | 12.6 |
| 2024-25 | 118 | 14.2 | 8.3 |
8.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 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 134 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Marvin Sisk Middle School enrolled 134 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 134 of the 134 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions7
- Chronically absent13.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
78.8% of students were White, 8.5% Hispanic, 6.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White78.8%
- Hispanic8.5%
- Two or more races6.8%
- American Indian2.5%
- Black1.7%
- Asian1.7%
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 Marvin Sisk Middle School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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 | 20‑24% | 29% | 32.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20‑24% | 27% (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 Marvin Sisk Middle School
- Augusta Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 445 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Andover Central Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 14 miles away: 642 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
- Compare Marvin Sisk Middle School with Augusta Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Douglass Unified School District spends per student$14,074 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,074
- The largest public schools in KansasMarvin Sisk Middle School is the number 187 by size of 220 Kansas middle schools open in 2024-25.#187 of 220
- Kansas schools by students per teacher8.3 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 12.9 for middle schools.8.3:1
- 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 Marvin Sisk Middle School
How many students attend Marvin Sisk Middle School?
118 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 145 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Douglass, KS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Marvin Sisk Middle School?
8.3 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 Marvin Sisk Middle School a Title I school?
Marvin Sisk Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Marvin Sisk Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Marvin Sisk Middle School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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 Marvin Sisk Middle School in?
Douglass Unified School District, NCES district ID 2005610. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 200561000725 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.