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Hays Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

201 W. 29th, Hays, KS 67601 · (785) 623-2450 · Part of Hays Unified School District 489

Hays’ School Grade A− better than 84% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
726
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
Town
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Hays Middle School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 63% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Hays kids: Hays High

On the path

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

K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Hays Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Hays High1,017 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

201 W. 29th, Hays

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6216
Grade 7257
Grade 8253
Enrollment over time
754’20
741’21
739’22
731’23
726’24

Down 3.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 81%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 5%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hays Middle School from Hays families.

Other schools in Hays Unified School District 489

The district →
Lincoln Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hays
C+
274 students15:1
Roosevelt Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hays
B+
420 students15:1
Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hays
A+
371 students14:1
Woodrow Wilson Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hays
A−
364 students15:1
Hays Virtual School
Other · Grades K–12 · Hays
262 students
Hays High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hays
B
1,017 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; Hays’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.