Ranking: These are the 10 best public middle schools in the Wichita metro area in 2023
Only one middle school in the Wichita school district was ranked among the top 10 best public institutions in the greater metro area for 2023, according to a national site.
Schools from the Andover, Renwick, Maize and Goddard districts also made the list, which comes from Niche.
Niche is a school rating website that ranks area schools based on academics, teachers, culture, diversity, the overall district and surveys taken by parents and students. You can search schools in your area by entering the kind of school you’re looking for (elementary, middle, high, public, private, etc.) and your location.
Here are the top 10 public middle schools in the Wichita metro area, courtesy of Niche.
Best public middle schools in Wichita metro
No. 1: Andover Middle School
Andover School District; 1628 N Andover Road, Andover, KS
Proficiency: 56% of students show proficiency in reading and 51% show proficiency in math.
Overall niche grade: A
Student-teacher ratio: 16 to 1
No. 2: Andover Central Middle School
Andover School District; 903 E Central Ave., Andover, KS
Proficiency: 44% of students show proficiency in reading and 51% show proficiency in math.
Overall niche grade: A
Student-teacher ratio: 15 to 1
No. 3: St. Marks School
Renwick School District; 19001 West 29th St. N, Colwich, KS
Proficiency: 60% of students show proficiency in reading and 65% show proficiency in math.
Overall niche grade: A-
Student-teacher ratio: 15 to 1
No. 4: Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School
Goddard School District; 16152 W Explorer St., Goddard, KS
Proficiency: 45% of students show proficiency in reading and 53% show proficiency in math.
Overall Niche grade: A-
Student-teacher ratio: 24 to 1
No. 5: Maize Middle School
Maize School District; 4600 N Maize Road, Maize, KS
Proficiency: 45% of students show proficiency in reading and 35% show proficiency in math.
Overall Niche grade: A-
Student-teacher ratio: 18 to 1
No. 6: Discovery Intermediate School
Goddard School District; 301 S Main St., Goddard, KS
Proficiency: 53% of students show proficiency in reading and 41% show proficiency in math.
Overall Niche grade: A-
Student-teacher ratio: 17 to 1
No. 7: Challenger Intermediate School
Goddard School District; 335 N Walnut St., Goddard, KS
Proficiency: 49% of students show proficiency in reading and 31% show proficiency in math.
Overall Niche grade: A-
Student-teacher ratio: 16 to 1
No. 8: Maize South Middle School
Maize School District; 3403 N Tyler Road, Wichita, KS
Proficiency: 39% of students show proficiency in reading and 36% show proficiency in math.
Overall Niche grade: A-
Student-teacher ratio: 17 to 1
No. 9: Robinson Middle School
Wichita School District; 328 N Oliver Ave., Wichita, KS
Proficiency: 43% of students show proficiency in reading and 44% show proficiency in math.
Overall Niche grade: A-
Student-teacher ratio: 13 to 1
No. 10: Goddard Middle School
Goddard School District; 2700 S 199th St. W, Goddard, KS
Proficiency: 36% of students show proficiency in reading and 34% show proficiency in math.
Overall Niche grade: B-
Student-teacher ratio: 17 to 1
