Best Public Schools in Zip Code 66424

Summary:

The 66424 zip code is home to a single public middle school, Everest Middle, which serves grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 174 students. Everest Middle is part of the South Brown County school district, which is ranked 175 out of 266 districts in Kansas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Everest Middle's performance has been declining over the past three years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 258 out of 362 Kansas middle schools in 2022-2023 to 308 out of 362 in 2023-2024, earning a 1-star rating. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly below state averages, particularly in 8th grade where proficiency is 0% in both ELA and Math. Additionally, the school serves a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 57.47%.

Despite the school's underperformance, its per-student spending is above the state average at $13,448 for the 2018-2019 school year. The school does have a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.5 to 1, which could be a potential strength, but this factor alone does not appear to be sufficient to overcome the school's broader academic challenges. Overall, the data suggests that Everest Middle is a struggling school that needs to implement significant interventions and improvements to better serve its students and 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 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th 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 All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Everest Middle	Public	5-8	221 South 7th	Everest	66424	Brown County	South Brown County	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 548-7536	174	15	11.5	57.5%	113 (64.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.5%)	22.5	308^th of 362 public middle schools	14.9%		30.7	258^th of 362 public middle schools	28.7%	50	33.3	22.2	22.2	0.0	20.0	37.0	24.4	30.6	0.0	23.7	40.7	3.7	22.2	$13,448	$1,550	$11,898

Cities Near Zip Code 66424

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Everest	2.83 mi	1	290^th
Horton	7.27 mi	2	245^th
Denton	8.71 mi	2	100^th
Hiawatha	11.98 mi	3	177^th
Effingham	12.54 mi	2	193^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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