Best Public Schools in Berryton, KS

Summary:

The city of Berryton, Kansas is home to a single standout public elementary school, Berryton Elementary, which serves grades PK-6 and has a total enrollment of 511 students. Berryton Elementary is part of the Shawnee Heights school district, which is ranked 92 out of 266 districts in the state of Kansas and is rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Berryton Elementary is a high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top third of Kansas elementary schools over the past three school years. The school outperforms both the Shawnee Heights district and the state of Kansas in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, 42.49% of Berryton Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 35.41% for the district and 33.55% for the state. In Mathematics, 45.64% of Berryton Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 35.94% for the district and 31.6% for the state.

Berryton Elementary appears to be efficiently utilizing its resources, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.5 to 1 and per-student spending of $9,901 in the 2018-2019 school year, which is in line with state averages. The school also has a diverse student population, with a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 31.31% in the 2022-2023 school year. Overall, Berryton Elementary is a standout institution in the Berryton area, providing a high-quality education and effectively supporting student learning and achievement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KAP English Language Arts (2024)					KAP Mathematics (2024)					KAP Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Berryton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2921 SE 69th Street	Berryton	66409	Shawnee County	Shawnee Heights	No	No	No	No	(785) 861-1300	511	35	14.5	31.3%	383 (75.0%)	28 (5.5%)	45 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (10.0%)	62.4	216^th of 653 public elementary schools	66.9%		65.1	192^nd of 660 public elementary schools	70.9%	24	47.5	51.3	38.9	33.8	42.5	73.8	40.5	43.1	31.3	45.6	46.5	46.5	$9,901	$674	$9,227

Cities Near Berryton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tecumseh	4.86 mi	4	154^th
Topeka	5.93 mi	43	256^th
Wakarusa	6.31 mi	1	321^st
Carbondale	8.79 mi	2	282^nd
Overbrook	9.96 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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