Best Public Schools in Zip Code 66409

Summary:

The 66409 zip code is home to a single standout elementary school, Berryton Elementary, which serves grades PK-6 and has a total enrollment of 511 students. Berryton Elementary is part of the Shawnee Heights school district, which is ranked 92 out of 266 districts in Kansas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Berryton Elementary appears to be a high-performing school, with consistently strong academic achievement across multiple grade levels. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science exceed the averages for both the Shawnee Heights district and the state of Kansas. However, the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 192 out of 660 Kansas elementary schools in 2022-2023 (4-star rating) to 353 out of 668 in 2021-2022 (2-star rating).

Other notable characteristics of Berryton Elementary include a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (31.31%) and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.5 to 1. While the school's per-student spending data is limited to the 2018-2019 school year, the available information suggests that Berryton Elementary is a well-resourced and high-performing institution within the 66409 zip code.

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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 All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Berryton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2921 SE 69th Street	Berryton	66409	Shawnee County	Shawnee Heights	No	No	No	No	(785) 861-1300	511	35	14.5	31.3%	383 (75.0%)	28 (5.5%)	45 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (10.0%)	62.4	216^th of 653 public elementary schools	66.9%		65.1	192^nd of 660 public elementary schools	70.9%	24	47.5	51.3	38.9	33.8	42.5	73.8	40.5	43.1	31.3	45.6	46.5	46.5	$9,901	$674	$9,227

Cities Near Zip Code 66409

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Berryton	2.43 mi	1	71^st
Tecumseh	4.86 mi	4	154^th
Topeka	5.93 mi	43	256^th
Wakarusa	6.31 mi	1	321^st
Carbondale	8.79 mi	2	282^nd

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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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