Best Public Schools in Smith Center, KS

Summary:

The city of Smith Center, Kansas is home to two schools - Smith Center Elementary and Smith Center Junior Senior High. While both schools are part of the Smith Center school district, which is ranked 44th out of 266 districts in Kansas, they exhibit distinct academic profiles.

Smith Center Junior Senior High stands out as a high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 20% of Kansas high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the state average in English Language Arts and Science proficiency, with particularly strong 10th-grade English Language Arts scores. In contrast, Smith Center Elementary maintains a more consistent 3-star rating, with solid performance in English Language Arts but struggles with Mathematics proficiency.

Both schools serve a socioeconomically disadvantaged student population, with free/reduced lunch rates around 50%. However, the relatively low student-teacher ratios at both schools, 13.3 at the elementary level and 13.0 at the junior/senior high, may contribute to their academic success. Overall, the data suggests that the Smith Center school district offers a mix of high-performing and stable academic options, catering to the diverse needs of the local community.

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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
Smith Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	216 South Jefferson	Smith Center	66967	Smith County	Smith Center	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 282-6614	259	19	13.3	49.8%	241 (93.1%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	60.5	241^st of 653 public elementary schools	63.1%		58.3	249^th of 660 public elementary schools	62.3%	8	61.3	43.5	46.1	71.4				55.4	58.1	13.0	12.8	42.9				31.4	53.8			53.8	$12,067	$732	$11,335
Smith Center Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	300 Roger Barta Way	Smith Center	66967	Smith County	Smith Center	No	No	No	No	(785) 282-6609	194	15	13.0	47.4%	175 (90.2%)	4 (2.1%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	73.4	57^th of 318 public high schools	82.1%		92.6	11^th of 327 public high schools	96.6%	46					60.6	16.2	34.1	36.0					48.5	5.6	21.4	24.3		27.8	56.0	39.3	$12,482	$332	$12,150

Cities Near Smith Center

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kensington	13.09 mi	2	269^th
Agra	17.67 mi	1	150^th
Downs	22.65 mi	2	99^th
Osborne	23.88 mi	2	87^th
Cawker City	26.23 mi	2	53^rd

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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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