The top reported proficiency rate is 68% in Math. The lowest is 61% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Patton Jr High
Patton Jr High sits on Fort Leavenworth, a historic Army post in northeastern Kansas that functions as both a military education center and a residential community for service members and their families. The school serves grades six through nine, a grade band that straddles the middle school and early high school years, before students move on to a high school setting outside the district—the Fort Leavenworth district itself only runs through ninth grade. The installation is gated and self-contained, with family housing, the Command and General Staff College, museums, and recreational facilities all inside the wire. For a family living on post, Patton Jr High is the neighborhood school; the commute is a matter of minutes, and the student body reflects the military families stationed there.
Academically, the school stands apart from most other districts in Leavenworth County. State testing results in math, English language arts, and science place Patton Jr High among the highest-performing schools in the county, well above the midpoint of the seven-district comparison set. Across the tested grades, a strong majority of students meet or exceed Kansas’s proficiency standards. Performance is consistent from grade to grade: sixth, seventh, and eighth graders all show similar patterns, with English language arts proficiency slightly trailing math and with science, tested only at eighth grade, also at a solid level. These results come from the Kansas Assessment Program, and it is worth noting the state made cut-score changes recently, so year-over-year trend comparisons are not straightforward from this data alone. Still, the single-year picture is one of a school where most students are on track.
The student body is shaped by the military setting. Enrollment is small—modest for a school serving this many grades—and the population is predominantly white, with a notable Hispanic presence and smaller shares of Black, multiracial, Asian, and other backgrounds. A very small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, which is typical for a military-dependent population where most active-duty families have steady income and housing allowances. Information on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the data reviewed, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about special education and language support services.
The school is part of Fort Leavenworth USD 207, a small on-post district that also includes an elementary school and a preschool. According to publicly reported information, the district has not been involved in any recent major referenda, boundary changes, or curriculum overhauls that would affect families. The post itself has seen continued investment in its educational and training infrastructure—most notably the Lewis and Clark Center housing the Command and General Staff College—but the K-9 school facilities appear to be stable and not in a period of upheaval.
Patton Jr High offers what many military families need: a contained, safe environment on a gated installation, strong academic performance relative to the surrounding county, and a peer group that largely shares the experience of military life with its frequent moves and deployments. The school does not serve grades ten through twelve, so families will need to plan for high school elsewhere—either at a nearby public high school off post or through other arrangements. For a family stationed at Fort Leavenworth, this is a school that performs well on state measures and fits the rhythms of Army life. The lack of detailed data on discipline, staffing ratios, or course access means a parent should confirm specifics about class offerings and support services directly with the school office, but the academic record gives a clear signal that students here are learning at a high level.
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