Best Public Schools in Zip Code 66439

Summary:

The 66439 zip code area is home to two schools - Horton Elementary and Horton High, both part of the South Brown County school district. While Horton Elementary stands out as a strong performer, Horton High has struggled academically.

Horton Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, particularly in mathematics, with 55.06% of students proficient or better compared to 32.07% for the district and 31.6% for the state. The school also has a higher 3-year SchoolDigger ranking and a 3 out of 5 star rating, while Horton High has a lower 0 out of 5 star rating. Additionally, Horton Elementary has a more favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.1 compared to 12.9 at Horton High.

Both schools face socioeconomic challenges, with high free/reduced lunch rates of around 59%. However, Horton Elementary spends slightly more per student at $14,390, compared to $14,170 at Horton High. This difference in resource allocation may be a contributing factor to the elementary school's stronger academic performance.

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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 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Horton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 E 16th	Horton	66439	Brown County	South Brown County	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 486-2616	229	19	12.0	56.8%	169 (73.8%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	60.5	239^th of 653 public elementary schools	63.4%		60.6	226^th of 660 public elementary schools	65.8%	13	10.7	61.0		40.6	67.9	46.3		55.1			$14,390	$1,390	$13,000
Horton High	Public	9-12	1120 First Ave East	Horton	66439	Brown County	South Brown County	No	No	No	No	(785) 486-2151	160	14	11.7	58.1%	104 (65.0%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (10.0%)	1 (0.6%)	30 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	50	157^th of 318 public high schools	50.6%		14.6	298^th of 327 public high schools	8.9%	141			25.0	25.0			19.4	19.4	33.3	33.3	$14,170	$850	$13,320

Cities Near Zip Code 66439

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Horton	0.07 mi	2	142^nd
Everest	5.31 mi	1	325^th
Powhattan	8.77 mi	1
Effingham	11.86 mi	2	211^th
Hiawatha	12.92 mi	3	186^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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