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Paola Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

405 Hospital Drive, Paola, KS 66071 · (913) 294-8030 · Part of Paola Unified School District 368

Paola’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
413
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Setting
Town
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Paola Middle

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 57% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Paola kids: Paola High

On the path

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

3–5Sunflower Elem373 students
6–8Paola MiddleYou are here
9–12Paola High567 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts31%
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 ↗

405 Hospital Drive, Paola

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6118
Grade 7149
Grade 8146
Enrollment over time
398’20
413’21
430’22
431’23
413’24

Up 3.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 88%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 4%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <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 Paola Middle from Paola families.

Other schools in Paola Unified School District 368

The district →
Cottonwood Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Paola
379 students14:1
Sunflower Elem
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Paola
A
373 students13:1
Paola High
High · Grades 9–12 · Paola
C−
567 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; Paola’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.