Elementary school (grades K-5) · Agra, KS

Thunder Ridge Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Thunder Ridge Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 60/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 200034601900
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👥 S:T ratio
52
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
58
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Thunder Ridge Middle School earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% of Kansas schools.

60
Resource Index · Higher
12:1
small classes for Kansas
39.1%
free-lunch eligible
72
students enrolled

Thunder Ridge Middle School has class sizes smaller than 70% of Kansas schools. Computed live against every Kansas school reporting to NCES.

School address

Agra, KS 67621
District: Thunder Ridge Schools · Kansas

NCES ID 200034601900 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 200034601900 · Agra, KS Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

72 enr · 12:1 · 39.1% lunch · RII 60

Nearest enrollment peer: Thunder Ridge High School (60 students)

Thunder Ridge Middle School CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Kansas schools → · Find another →

Thunder Ridge Middle School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Thunder Ridge Middle School reports 72 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Thunder Ridge Middle School compares

Thunder Ridge Middle School on the metrics families compare, against Kansas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Kansas Kansas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12:1 ▼ 13% 13.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 39.1% ▼ 8% 42.7% 51.7%
Enrollment 72 top 89% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12:1
Leaner classes than 75% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
72
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
39.1%
free-lunch eligible - 8% below the Kansas average of 42.7%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
12:1
students per teacher - 13% below state mean
Top 30% in Kansas - lower ratio than 70% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
16.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$23,107
per pupil, district-wide - above Kansas avg of $15,788
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 88.9%
Two or More 8.3%
African American 1.4%
Hispanic or Latino 1.4%

Largest group: White at 88.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 20.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 20.2, Thunder Ridge Middle School is less mixed than the Kansas school average of 39.4.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Thunder Ridge Schools, which includes Thunder Ridge Middle School.

$23,107
Per student
+46%
vs Kansas
Avg $15,788
+31%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 30.6%
State 61.1%
Federal 8.3%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Thunder Ridge Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Thunder Ridge High School Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Thunder Ridge Elementary Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Thunder Ridge Middle School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Thunder Ridge Schools · 2 sibling schools

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Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~72 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~12:1)

Frequently asked questions about Thunder Ridge Middle School

How many students attend Thunder Ridge Middle School?

Thunder Ridge Middle School has 72 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Agra, KS.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Thunder Ridge Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Thunder Ridge Middle School is 12:1, which is 13% lower than the Kansas average of 13.8:1 and 24% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Thunder Ridge Middle School?

39.1% of students at Thunder Ridge Middle School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Kansas average of 42.7%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Thunder Ridge Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Thunder Ridge Middle School is White at 88.9% of enrollment, in Agra, KS.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Thunder Ridge Middle School?

Thunder Ridge Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 60/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Thunder Ridge Schools?

Besides Thunder Ridge Middle School, Thunder Ridge Schools also operates Thunder Ridge High School (60 students) and Thunder Ridge Elementary (38 students). See the Thunder Ridge Schools district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

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