Best Public Schools in Rolla, KS

Summary:

The city of Rolla, Kansas is home to two schools: Rolla Elementary (PreK-5) and Rolla Jh/High School (6-12). While the high school has maintained a relatively strong statewide ranking, the elementary school has experienced significant fluctuations, suggesting some challenges in recent years.

Rolla Elementary has consistently outperformed the district and state in English Language Arts and Mathematics, but its statewide ranking has ranged from a high of 13 out of 668 Kansas elementary schools to a low of 527 out of 667. In contrast, Rolla Jh/High School has shown mixed results, with 10th-grade students performing below the state average in Mathematics but above average in English Language Arts. However, the high school stands out for its strong performance in Science, with 74.99% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average.

Both schools have high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 62% for the elementary school and 68.09% for the high school, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student populations. Additionally, the high school has a more favorable student-teacher ratio of 5.0 compared to the elementary school's ratio of 9.8, which may contribute to the relatively stronger academic performance at the secondary level.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rolla Elementary (PreK-5)	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Third Street	Rolla	67954	Morton County	Rolla	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 593-4731	50	5	10.9	78.0%	31 (62.0%)	1 (2.0%)	18 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		61.1		55.5		$17,186	$482	$16,704
Rolla Jh/High School (6-12)	Public	6-12	203 Van Buren	Rolla	67954	Morton County	Rolla	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 593-4345	42	8	5.1	73.8%	23 (54.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	38.1	209^th of 318 public high schools	34.3%					(n/a)	30.0	30.8	10.0	23.1	75.0	$17,186	$482	$16,704

Cities Near Rolla

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hugoton	15.78 mi	4	171^st
Elkhart	16.67 mi	5	288^th
Moscow	27.45 mi	2	333^rd
Johnson	32.14 mi	2	301^st
Ulysses	35.31 mi	5	324^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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