Best Public Schools in Scott City, KS

Summary:

The city of Scott City, Kansas, is home to 4 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 1 middle school, 2 high schools, and 1 elementary school. The data reveals some standout insights about the performance and challenges faced by these schools.

Scott City Middle School and Scott City High School have both shown a declining trend in their statewide rankings over the past few years, performing below the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. Additionally, these schools have relatively high free and reduced lunch rates, ranging from 47.89% to 49.14%, suggesting socioeconomic challenges that may impact student learning.

In contrast, Scott City Lower Elementary School has had a more fluctuating statewide ranking, while the district's Scott Community Learning Center, a public virtual high school, provides an alternative educational option for students. The significant difference in spending per student between the high school and the middle/elementary schools may indicate funding disparities within the Scott County district, which could contribute to the performance gaps observed.

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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
Scott City Lower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	410 East 8th	Scott City	67871	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 872-7660	235	17	14.0	58.7%	145 (61.7%)	1 (0.4%)	83 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)								(n/a)																					$8,984	$2,278	$6,705
Scott City High	Public	9-12	712 Main	Scott City	67871	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(620) 872-7620	322	25	13.1	53.1%	217 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (27.6%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	47.2	170^th of 318 public high schools	46.5%		39.3	212^th of 327 public high schools	35.2%	42							24.3	24.3							25.0	25.0			25.7	25.7	$13,616	$1,514	$12,102
Scott Community Learning Center	Public, Virtual	7-12	608 S. Main	Scott City	67871	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	Yes	No	(620) 872-7620	4				3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Scott City Middle	Public	3-8	809 W Ninth	Scott City	67871	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(620) 872-7640	401	30	13.3	54.1%	280 (69.8%)	5 (1.2%)	86 (21.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	23.9	298^th of 362 public middle schools	17.7%		33	245^th of 362 public middle schools	32.3%	53	39.6	56.9	25.9	17.5	21.2	12.5		28.2	50.0	47.8	33.3	10.8	20.6	15.6		28.4	46.7	18.7		32.3	$8,607	$1,554	$7,053

Cities Near Scott City

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Healy	17.38 mi	2
Dighton	23.16 mi	2	41^st
Leoti	25.75 mi	2	84^th
Garden City	31.07 mi	18	302^nd
Holcomb	33.98 mi	5	310^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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