Billy Mills Middle School

Regular School · Lawrence, KS

Billy Mills Middle School is a regular school school in Lawrence, Kansas, serving grades 06–08 with 494 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.6:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

494

Teachers (FTE)

33.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	272	55%
Hispanic/Latino	85	17%
Two or more races	76	15%
Black or African American	29	6%
American Indian / Alaska Native	21	4%
Asian	10	2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	494	268M / 226F

English Language Learners: 41 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	18.0% -10.4pp	28.4%	397
Reading Proficiency	34.0% -2.2pp	36.2%	378
Science Proficiency	30-34%	—	140

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.07 grade levels

Math

-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

17 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

7.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

540

109.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	494	100%

Contact & Location

2734 Louisiana St

Lawrence, KS 66046

Phone: (785)832-5450

http://www.usd497.org

District

Lawrence

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,916

District enrollment: 10,908

Other Schools in District

Cordley Elem Elementary
Deerfield Elem Elementary
Hillcrest Elem Elementary
Langston Hughes Elem Elementary
New York Elem Elementary
Prairie Park Elem Elementary
Quail Run Elementary Elementary
Schwegler Elem Elementary

View all 17 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 66046) → CensusDepth.com
Kansas population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Kansas teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

200840001376

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD