Best Public Schools in Zip Code 66526

Summary:

The 66526 zip code is home to a single standout middle school, Wabaunsee Junior High, which serves grades 6-8 and has a total enrollment of 69 students. This public school has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in the state of Kansas, with a 4-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating its strong overall performance.

Wabaunsee Junior High outperforms the state average in several key academic metrics, including the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's overall proficiency rate in ELA was 38.09%, compared to the state average of 33.55%, and in Math, the school's rate was 45.23% compared to 31.6% statewide. Additionally, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.1 to 1, which may contribute to its academic success.

While Wabaunsee Junior High spends more per student than the state average, at $14,062 per student for the 2018-2019 school year, the school's strong performance suggests that this investment is paying off in terms of student outcomes. Furthermore, the school's free/reduced lunch rate of 23.19% in 2022-2023 is lower than the state average, indicating that the student population may come from more affluent backgrounds, which could also be a factor in the school's success.

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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 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wabaunsee Junior High	Public	6-8	112 Elm	Paxico	66526	Wabaunsee County	Wabaunsee	No	No	No	No	(785) 636-5353	85	7	12.5	29.4%	69 (81.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	76.9	54^th of 362 public middle schools	85.1%		87.8	21^st of 362 public middle schools	94.2%	33	32.3	37.5	46.1	38.1	41.2	33.3	61.5	45.2	42.3	42.3	$14,062	$179	$13,883

Cities Near Zip Code 66526

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Paxico	0.14 mi	1	25^th
Alma	7.27 mi	2	111^th
Saint Marys	9.94 mi	2	206^th
Wamego	11.92 mi	5	51^st
Rossville	12.52 mi	2	201^st

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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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