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Salina South Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

2015 Simmons, Salina, KS 67401 · (785) 309-3900 · Part of Salina Unified School District 305

Salina’s School Grade C better than 28% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
782
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Setting
Town
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Salina South Middle

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Salina kids: 2 high schools

On the path

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

PK–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Salina South MiddleYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency20%
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 ↗

2015 Simmons, Salina

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6258
Grade 7256
Grade 8268
Enrollment over time
846’20
834’21
811’22
782’23
782’24

Down 7.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 52%Hispanic 33%Two or more races 10%Asian 3%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Salina South Middle from Salina families.

Other schools in Salina Unified School District 305

The district →
Meadowlark Ridge Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salina
A−
431 students15:1
Stewart Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salina
A−
406 students14:1
Heusner Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salina
B
392 students13:1
Coronado Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salina
B+
389 students12:1
Sunset Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salina
C
380 students11:1
Schilling Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salina
B−
376 students11:1

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