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Kepley Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

113 N Colorado, Ulysses, KS 67880 · (620) 356-3025 · Part of Ulysses Unified School District 214

Ulysses’ School Grade D better than 6% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
294
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Setting
Town
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Kepley Middle School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 24.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Ulysses kids: Ulysses High

On the path

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

3–5Sullivan Elem338 students
6–8Kepley Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Ulysses High438 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts14%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

113 N Colorado, Ulysses

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 694
Grade 799
Grade 8101
Enrollment over time
389’20
362’21
336’22
316’23
294’24

Down 24.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 67%White 24%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Kepley Middle School from Ulysses families.

Other schools in Ulysses Unified School District 214

The district →
Hickok Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Ulysses
350 students13:1
Sullivan Elem
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Ulysses
C
338 students13:1
Ulysses High
High · Grades 9–12 · Ulysses
D−
438 students13:1
Ulysses Community Learning Center (UCLC)
High · Grades 9–12 · Ulysses
97 students

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