Best Public Schools in Colony, KS

Summary:

The city of Colony, Kansas is home to two schools - Crest High and Crest Elementary, both part of the Crest school district. While both schools are in the same district, which is ranked 137 out of 266 districts in Kansas, Crest High stands out as the stronger-performing school based on statewide rankings and test scores.

Crest High is ranked 99 out of 318 Kansas high schools and has a 3-star rating, outperforming the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency for 10th grade. In contrast, Crest Elementary is ranked 358 out of 653 Kansas elementary schools and has a 2-star rating, underperforming the state average in both subjects across all grades. The high school also has a lower free and reduced lunch rate of 44.19% compared to the elementary school's 59.76%, indicating it serves a less economically disadvantaged student population.

The significant difference in per-student spending between Crest High ($18,271) and Crest Elementary ($10,763) suggests that the high school may have access to more resources and funding, which could contribute to its stronger academic performance. Additionally, the student-teacher ratio is lower at the elementary school (12.9) compared to the high school (16.3), but this does not seem to translate to higher academic 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 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th 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 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Crest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	603 E. Broad	Colony	66015	Anderson County	Crest	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 852-3529	164	13	12.9	59.8%	149 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	46.3	358^th of 653 public elementary schools	45.2%		39.2	414^th of 660 public elementary schools	37.3%	56	30.8	52.9	50.0	10.5	15.8	15.8		27.7	38.5	29.4	28.6	21.1	21.1	36.8		28.7	71.4	31.6		48.5	$10,763	$1,013	$9,751
Crest High	Public	9-12	603 E. Broad	Colony	66015	Anderson County	Crest	No	No	No	No	(620) 852-3521	86	5	16.3	44.2%	82 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	62.1	99^th of 318 public high schools	68.9%		53.7	142^nd of 327 public high schools	56.6%	43							33.3	33.3							37.5	37.5			21.0	21.0	$18,271	$606	$17,666

Cities Near Colony

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Iola	10.3 mi	4	299^th
Westphalia	10.49 mi	1
Le Roy	14.74 mi	2	103^rd
Moran	14.84 mi	3	293^rd
Garnett	15.91 mi	2	94^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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