📍 100 N Ridge Road, Hesston, Harvey County, 67062
Hesston Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hesston, Harvey County. The school has 294 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hesston school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Hesston Middle enrolls 294 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 14.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 252 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 3 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
78 of the school's 294 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 60 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
Hesston Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-40, state senate district 31, state house district 74.
Hesston Middle is one of 3 schools in Hesston, based in Hesston, Kansas. The district serves 853 students district-wide and employs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 294 students, Hesston Middle is close to the district average of about 284 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant