Best Public Schools in Cawker City, KS

Summary:

The city of Cawker City, Kansas is home to a single public elementary school, Lakeside Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 159 students. Despite its small size, Lakeside Elementary stands out as a top-performing school in the state, consistently ranking among the best elementary schools in Kansas.

Lakeside Elementary's academic performance is exceptional, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the Waconda school district and the state of Kansas as a whole. In the 2023-2024 school year, 84.43% of Lakeside Elementary students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to just 63.68% for the Waconda district and 31.6% for the state. The school's 3rd and 4th grade students also demonstrated exceptional performance, with proficiency rates well above the district and state averages.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 56.6%, Lakeside Elementary's strong academic results, favorable student-teacher ratio of 14:1, and higher-than-average per-student spending of $14,713 suggest that the school is providing a high-quality educational experience for its diverse student population. The school's consistent high performance and rankings among the top elementary schools in Kansas are particularly noteworthy and indicate that Lakeside Elementary may have effective teaching practices, curriculum, or other factors that contribute to its students' success.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KAP English Language Arts (2024)			KAP Mathematics (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 All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lakeside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	913 7th St	Cawker City	67430	Mitchell County	Waconda	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 781-4911	159	11	14.0	56.6%	149 (93.7%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	93.1	20^th of 653 public elementary schools	96.9%		71.1	153^rd of 660 public elementary schools	76.8%	133	50.0	78.9	64.4	94.4	84.2	84.4	$14,713	$1,286	$13,427

Cities Near Cawker City

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Glen Elder	4.22 mi	1
Downs	8.62 mi	2	99^th
Tipton	12.29 mi	1
Beloit	14.66 mi	2	98^th
Osborne	17.29 mi	2	87^th

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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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