Best Public Schools in Downs, KS

Summary:

The city of Downs, Kansas has only one public high school, Lakeside Junior/Senior High School, which serves grades 6-12 and has a total enrollment of 134 students. The school is part of the Waconda school district.

Lakeside Junior/Senior High School does not appear to be a standout school in Kansas. Its statewide ranking has declined over the past three years, going from 252nd out of 324 Kansas high schools in 2021-2022 to 191st out of 318 in 2023-2024. The school is currently rated 2 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars. Its test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels, with the exception of 8th grade Mathematics where the school performs slightly better than the district and state.

With 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Lakeside Junior/Senior High School serves a high-poverty population. Despite the school's underperformance, it spends a relatively high amount per student ($14,713 in 2018-2019) compared to the state average. This raises questions about the efficiency and effectiveness of the school's resource allocation and spending priorities. Overall, the data suggests that Lakeside Junior/Senior High School is a struggling school that needs to implement significant improvements and interventions to better serve its students and community.

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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 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 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	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
Lakeside Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	1306 N Morgan	Downs	67437	Osborne County	Waconda	No	No	No	No	(785) 454-3332	135	13	10.5	57.0%	124 (91.9%)	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	42.3	191^st of 318 public high schools	39.9%		40.1	208^th of 327 public high schools	36.4%	17	50.0	47.1	35.0	29.4	40.5	55.0	58.8	70.0	5.9	48.6	25.0	31.8	28.6	$14,713	$566	$14,147

Cities Near Downs

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cawker City	5.89 mi	2	2^nd
Osborne	9.23 mi	2	73^rd
Tipton	12.22 mi	1
Glen Elder	12.85 mi	1
Smith Center	22.57 mi	2	76^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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