Best Public Schools in Zip Code 66740

Summary:

The 66740 zip code has only one school, Galesburg Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. This public school is part of the Erie-Galesburg school district, which is ranked 207 out of 266 districts in Kansas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Galesburg Middle School's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in KAP (Kansas Assessment Program) tests, is generally below the state and district averages across English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 24.71% in English Language Arts (vs. 33.55% state average), 26.96% in Mathematics (vs. 31.6% state average), and 18.18% in Science (vs. 32.28% state average). The school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 66.3% in the 2022-2023 school year.

Galesburg Middle School's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past few years, ranging from 197 out of 362 Kansas middle schools in 2023-2024 to 239 out of 368 in 2021-2022, with a consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $10,504, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 13.5, which is slightly lower than the state average. These factors suggest that the school may be facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, and targeted interventions and support may be needed to improve student outcomes.

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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
Galesburg Middle School	Public	6-8	6955 Kingman Rd	Galesburg	66740	Neosho County	Erie-Galesburg	No	No	No	No	(620) 763-2470	89	7	12.7	64.0%	77 (86.5%)	2 (2.2%)	5 (5.6%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	41.8	197^th of 362 public middle schools	45.6%		39.6	210^th of 362 public middle schools	42.0%	13	26.7	19.2	27.3	24.7	33.3	15.4	30.3	27.0	18.2	18.2	$10,504	$1,399	$9,105

Cities Near Zip Code 66740

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Galesburg	2.34 mi	1	213^th
Erie	7.61 mi	2	284^th
Parsons	8.35 mi	8	236^th
Saint Paul	8.57 mi	3	91^st
Thayer	9.15 mi	1	150^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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