📍 201 W. 29th, Hays, Ellis County, 67601
Hays Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hays, Ellis County. The school has 739 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hays school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hays Middle School enrolls 739 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 579 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 98 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 5.5% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
332 of the school's 739 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 272 qualify for free lunch and 60 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hays Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-10, state senate district 40, state house district 111.
Hays Middle School is one of 7 schools in Hays, based in Hays, Kansas. The district serves 3,527 students district-wide and employs 193 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 739 students, Hays Middle School is larger than the district average of about 504 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote