Best Public Schools in Olsburg, KS

Summary:

The city of Olsburg, Kansas has just one public elementary school, McCormick Elementary, which serves grades PK-4 and is part of the Blue Valley school district. Despite its small size, McCormick Elementary stands out as a high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 50% of Kansas elementary schools over the past three years and outperforming both the district and state averages on state assessments.

In the 2022-2023 school year, 57.14% of McCormick Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to just 33.6% for the Blue Valley district and 33.17% for the state. In mathematics, 48.57% of McCormick students were proficient or better, again outpacing the district at 30.4% and the state at 31.29%. The school's small student-teacher ratio of 14.8 suggests a more personalized learning environment, which may contribute to its academic success.

With a statewide ranking of 183 out of 653 Kansas elementary schools and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, McCormick Elementary appears to be a standout school in the Olsburg area, providing a high-quality education and strong support for student learning. The school's performance on state assessments and its consistent top-half ranking among its peers indicate that it is a strong choice for families in the Olsburg community.

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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
McCormick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	109 North 1st	Olsburg	66520	Pottawatomie County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 468-3551	126	10	12.9	26.2%	122 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	67.6	183^rd of 653 public elementary schools	72.0%		70.1	160^th of 660 public elementary schools	75.8%	23	42.1	55.0	48.7	47.4	60.0	53.8	$11,900	$266	$11,634

Cities Near Olsburg

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Randolph	8.64 mi	2	101^st
Westmoreland	10.08 mi	1	53^rd
Saint George	11.54 mi	3	30^th
Riley	13.65 mi	2	23^rd
Manhattan	13.79 mi	13	90^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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