Best Public Schools in Elkhart, KS

Summary:

The city of Elkhart, Kansas is home to 5 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including one virtual school. The schools in this district display a wide range of academic performance, with Elkhart Elementary standing out as the strongest performer and Elkhart High struggling significantly.

Elkhart Elementary excels on state assessments, with 5th grade students scoring above the Elkhart district and state averages in core subjects. However, the school serves a high-need population, with a free/reduced lunch rate of 66.45%. In contrast, the virtual Kansas Connections Academy has a much lower free/reduced lunch rate of 0.24%, indicating a more affluent student body, and performs better than the Elkhart district average on some assessments.

Spending per student varies widely across the Elkhart schools, from $3,826 at Point Rock Alternative Learning Center to $14,324 at Elkhart High. Student-teacher ratios also differ significantly, ranging from 10.8 at Elkhart Elementary to 42.8 at Point Rock Alternative. These resource allocation differences may contribute to the contrasting academic outcomes observed across the Elkhart school district.

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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
Elkhart Middle School	Public	6-8	151 Wildcat Ave	Elkhart	67950	Morton County	Elkhart	No	No	No	No	(620) 697-2197	120	10	12.3	60.0%	56 (46.7%)	1 (0.8%)	62 (51.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.2	242^nd of 362 public middle schools	33.1%		29.1	271^st of 362 public middle schools	25.1%	29				27.3	29.2	26.7		27.6				6.1	25.0	9.7		12.5		16.1		16.1	$11,941	$1,283	$10,658
Elkhart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	331 S Cosmos	Elkhart	67950	Morton County	Elkhart	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 697-2133	155	14	10.8	66.5%	76 (49.0%)	1 (0.6%)	69 (44.5%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.9%)	44.4	379^th of 653 public elementary schools	42.0%		46.9	355^th of 660 public elementary schools	46.2%	24	33.3	9.5	59.1					34.4	27.8	23.8	43.5					32.3	52.2			52.2	$10,004	$1,775	$8,229
Elkhart High	Public	9-12	150 Wildcat Ave	Elkhart	67950	Morton County	Elkhart	No	No	No	No	(620) 697-2193	112	9	13.1	45.5%	83 (74.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.3	294^th of 318 public high schools	7.5%		34.8	234^th of 327 public high schools	28.4%	60							12.5	12.5							6.3	6.3			16.1	16.1	$14,324	$735	$13,589
Kansas Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	150 Wildcat Ave	Elkhart	67950	Morton County	Elkhart	No	No	Yes	No	(785) 205-6836	1,251	37	33.8	0.2%	813 (65.0%)	88 (7.0%)	233 (18.6%)	19 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (7.5%)								(n/a)	43.2	42.9	36.5	27.9	29.1	20.2	29.5	30.2	29.7	26.8	11.3	19.7	15.1	7.0	7.0	13.5	32.1	21.9	27.8	26.4	$4,894	$00	$4,894
Point Rock Alternative Learning Center	Public	7-12	150 Wildcat Ave	Elkhart	67950	Morton County	Elkhart	No	No	No	No	(620) 697-1253	30	1	42.8	10.0%	11 (36.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (63.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$3,826	$539	$3,287

Cities Near Elkhart

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rolla	17.17 mi	2
Hugoton	32.56 mi	4	185^th
Johnson	40.32 mi	2	285^th
Moscow	44.48 mi	2	208^th
Ulysses	49.94 mi	5	333^rd

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.

Best Public Schools in Elkhart, KS

Elkhart Elementary

Elkhart Middle School

Elkhart High

Kansas Connections Academy

Point Rock Alternative Learning Center

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