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Golden Plains Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

335 School Street, Rexford, KS 67753 · (785) 687-3265 · Part of Golden Plains Unified School District 316

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Directions
Students
32
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Golden Plains Middle

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Smith Township kids: Golden Plains High

On the path

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

PK–5Golden Plains Elemin Selden
6–8Golden Plains MiddleYou are here
9–12Golden Plains Highin Rexford

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts24%
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 ↗

335 School Street, Rexford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 66
Grade 712
Grade 814
Enrollment over time
37’20
34’21
41’22
39’23
32’24

Down 13.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 69%Hispanic 31%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Golden Plains Middle from Smith Township families.

Other schools in Golden Plains Unified School District 316

The district →
Golden Plains Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Selden
B−
71 students7:1
Golden Plains High
High · Grades 9–12 · Rexford
C
55 students7:1

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