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Circle Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

14697 SW 20th Street, Benton, KS 67017 · (316) 778-1470 · Part of Circle Unified School District 375

Benton Township’s School Grade A− better than 77% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
312
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Circle Middle School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 39% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Benton Township kids: Circle High

On the path

Where Benton Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Circle Benton Elementaryin Benton
7–8Circle Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Circle Highin Towanda

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts33%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

14697 SW 20th Street, Benton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7171
Grade 8141
Enrollment over time
305’20
312’21
303’22
296’23
312’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 78%Hispanic 9%Black 7%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Circle Middle School from Benton Township families.

Other schools in Circle Unified School District 375

The district →
Circle Greenwich Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wichita
A+
337 students15:1
Circle Benton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Benton
A+
286 students14:1
Circle Towanda Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Towanda
B−
278 students11:1
Circle Oil Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · El Dorado
A−
274 students14:1
Circle High
High · Grades 9–12 · Towanda
C
604 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Benton Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.