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Colby Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

750 W Third St, Colby, KS 67701 · (785) 460-5200 · Part of Colby Public Schools Unified School District 315

Colby’s School Grade B− better than 46% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
293
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Setting
Town
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Colby Middle School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 40% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Colby kids: Colby Senior High

On the path

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

PK–4Colby Elem369 students
5–8Colby Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Colby Senior High296 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency26%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts26%
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 ↗

750 W Third St, Colby

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 580
Grade 679
Grade 768
Grade 866
Enrollment over time
310’20
278’21
271’22
273’23
293’24

Down 5.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 78%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Colby Middle School from Colby families.

Other schools in Colby Public Schools Unified School District 315

The district →
Colby Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Colby
B+
369 students15:1
Colby Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Colby
C−
296 students14:1

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; Colby’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.