Best Public Schools in Zip Code 66509

Summary:

The 66509 zip code is home to a single public middle school, Royal Valley Middle School, which serves grades 5-8 and is part of the Royal Valley school district. While the school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with a statewide ranking ranging from 88th to 170th out of 362 Kansas middle schools, it exhibits some areas of strength as well as opportunities for improvement.

Royal Valley Middle School's academic performance on state assessments (KAP) varies across grade levels and subject areas. In 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 18.95% (7th grade) to 57.74% (6th grade), compared to the statewide average of 33.55%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 22.44% (5th grade) to 48.27% (7th grade), compared to the statewide average of 31.6%. The school's performance in Science was more consistent, with proficiency rates ranging from 30.61% (5th grade) to 32.19% (8th grade), close to the statewide average of 32.28%.

Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (42.91% in 2022-2023), which is often associated with lower academic achievement. The school's spending per student was $11,401 in the 2018-2019 school year, which is lower than the national average and may impact the resources and support available to students and teachers. The student-teacher ratio at Royal Valley Middle School is 11.5 to 1 for the 2022-2023 school year.

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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
Royal Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	204 S 4th	Mayetta	66509	Jackson County	Royal Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 966-2251	247	21	11.5	42.9%	140 (56.7%)	3 (1.2%)	28 (11.3%)	1 (0.4%)	64 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	64.4	88^th of 362 public middle schools	75.7%		46	170^th of 362 public middle schools	53.0%	82	28.6	57.7	19.0	22.0	33.3	22.4	36.6	48.3	28.8	34.6	30.6	32.2	31.5	$11,401	$1,057	$10,344

Cities Near Zip Code 66509

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mayetta	0.28 mi	1	166^th
Hoyt	6.59 mi	2	107^th
Holton	8.82 mi	6	146^th
Topeka	12.29 mi	43	256^th
Meriden	13.16 mi	4	62^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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