Best Public Schools in Oakley, KS

Summary:

The city of Oakley, Kansas is home to 3 schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Oakley Elementary, Oakley Middle School, and Oakley Senior High. While the schools exhibit varying performance across different grade levels, Oakley Middle School stands out as the strongest performer, ranking 166 out of 362 Kansas middle schools for the 2023-2024 school year.

Oakley Middle School has shown a positive trend, improving its statewide ranking from 289 out of 368 in 2021-2022 to 248 out of 362 in 2022-2023. Additionally, the school outperformed the state average in 5th grade English Language Arts and 6th grade Mathematics proficiency rates. In contrast, Oakley Senior High has seen a concerning decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 133 out of 324 in 2021-2022 to 224 out of 318 in 2023-2024.

Across the district, the schools exhibit inconsistent performance, with some grades outperforming the state average while others underperform. Oakley Senior High stands out with the highest spending per student at $12,094, and it also had the best performance in 10th grade Mathematics compared to the other Oakley schools. However, the higher free/reduced lunch rates at Oakley Middle School and Oakley Senior High may be contributing to their relatively lower academic performance compared to the state average.

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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
Oakley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	115 W 6th	Oakley	67748	Logan County	Oakley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 671-3842	221	14	15.7	38.9%	198 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.5%)	42.5	395^th of 653 public elementary schools	39.5%		41	404^th of 660 public elementary schools	38.8%	9	46.7	28.6						37.9	62.1	6.9						34.5					$11,246	$931	$10,315
Oakley Senior High	Public	9-12	118 West 7th	Oakley	67748	Logan County	Oakley	No	No	No	No	(785) 671-3241	128	14	9.2	43.8%	108 (84.4%)	1 (0.8%)	15 (11.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	35.2	224^th of 318 public high schools	29.6%		43.3	186^th of 327 public high schools	43.1%	38							16.2	16.2							32.4	32.4			10.3	10.3	$12,094	$842	$11,252
Oakley Middle School	Public	5-8	611 Center	Oakley	67748	Logan County	Oakley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 671-3820	134	9	15.0	45.5%	126 (94.0%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	46.8	166^th of 362 public middle schools	54.1%		32.5	248^th of 362 public middle schools	31.5%	82			28.0	38.2	14.7	20.0		25.4			23.1	42.8	20.0	20.8		27.5	56.0	29.2		42.8	$11,520	$923	$10,597

Cities Near Oakley

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Grinnell	11.85 mi	2	294^th
Colby	20 mi	3	279^th
Grainfield	20.18 mi	2	158^th
Winona	21.52 mi	2
Rexford	24.31 mi	2	159^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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