Top Rankings
Baldwin City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 340 students in Baldwin City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Kansas.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle School in Baldwin City School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public middle school average of 35% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
4 Schools
444 Schools
# Students
1,434 Students
135,097 Students
# Teachers
89 Teachers
9,658 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Baldwin City School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#58 out of 286 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)36%
31%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
31%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)92%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.23
0.54
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
5%
20%
% Black
1%
6%
% White
88%
65%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,252 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,877 is less than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$19 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$17 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,252
$16,276
Spending / Student
$11,877
$17,192
Best Baldwin City School District ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Baldwin Junior High School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
400 Eisenhower
Baldwin City, KS 66006
(785) 594-2448
Baldwin City, KS 66006
(785) 594-2448
Grades: 6-8
| 340 students
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