Best Public Schools in Perry, KS

Summary:

The city of Perry, Kansas is home to two schools - Perry Lecompton High School and Perry-Lecompton Middle School, both part of the Perry Public Schools district. While the high school is a standout performer, the middle school struggles in certain areas, highlighting the need for targeted improvements across the district.

Perry Lecompton High School outperforms the state average in 10th grade English Language Arts and Mathematics, and has a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 35.84%. The school is ranked 124th out of 318 Kansas high schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Perry-Lecompton Middle School struggles with Mathematics proficiency, with only 19.34% of students scoring proficient or better, compared to the state average of 31.6%. The middle school is ranked 248th out of 362 Kansas middle schools and has a 2-star rating.

The difference in spending per student between the high school ($11,813) and middle school ($10,345) may contribute to the performance gap, as the middle school also has a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.8 compared to the high school's 16.3. Overall, the Perry Public Schools district is ranked 151st out of 266 districts in Kansas and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating room for improvement across the district to better support student success.

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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 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 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
Perry-Lecompton Middle	Public	5-8	408 Lecompton Rd	Perry	66073	Jefferson County	Perry Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 597-5159	207	16	12.8	37.2%	172 (83.1%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.7%)	32.9	248^th of 362 public middle schools	31.5%		28.8	273^rd of 362 public middle schools	24.6%	25	35.8	25.9	29.6	21.4		28.1	28.3	25.9	13.0	10.7		19.3	49.0	17.9		33.0	$10,345	$274	$10,071
Perry Lecompton High	Public	9-12	404 Lecompton Rd	Perry	66073	Jefferson County	Perry Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 597-5124	279	17	16.3	35.8%	241 (86.4%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	55.9	124^th of 318 public high schools	61.0%		66.6	88^th of 327 public high schools	73.1%	36					29.3	29.3					24.0	24.0			29.6	29.6	$11,813	$39	$11,774

Cities Near Perry

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lecompton	2.59 mi	1	217^th
Lawrence	8.42 mi	18	132^nd
Tecumseh	10.23 mi	4	154^th
Oskaloosa	10.93 mi	2	254^th
Topeka	11.87 mi	43	256^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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