Overview of Salina South Middle: Salina South Middle is a public school situated in Salina, KS, which is in a remote town environment. The learner population of Salina South Middle is 842, and the school serves 6-8. At Salina South Middle, 24% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 32% scored above or at that level for reading. The school’s minority learner population is 40%. The learner-teacher ratio is 15:1, which is worse than that of the district. The learner population is made up of 51% female learners and 49% male learners. The school serves 59% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 57 equivalent full-time teachers and 2 full-time school counselors.

Test Scores at Salina South Middle: At Salina South Middle, 24% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 32% scored above or at that level for reading. Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Salina, 36% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 31% tested above or at that level for math. Salina South Middle did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Kansas, 38% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 35% tested above or at that level for math.