Best Public Schools in Zip Code 66781

Summary:

The 66781 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Southeast Elementary School, which serves grades PK-4 and has a total enrollment of 158 students. The school is part of the Cherokee school district, which is ranked 172 out of 266 districts in Kansas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southeast Elementary School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past few years, ranking 255 out of 653 Kansas elementary schools in 2023-2024 (3 stars), 260 out of 660 in 2022-2023 (3 stars), and 135 out of 668 in 2021-2022 (4 stars). The school outperformed the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency for all grades, 3rd grade, and 4th grade in the 2023-2024 school year. However, its Mathematics proficiency has been more mixed, with strong performance in some years and underperformance in others, compared to state and district averages.

Socioeconomic factors also play a role, as Southeast Elementary School has a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 73.42% in the 2022-2023 school year. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $11,235, and the student-teacher ratio for the 2022-2023 school year was 12.6, which is relatively low. These factors suggest that the school serves a predominantly low-income student population and may have more resources available to support its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KAP English Language Arts (2024)			KAP Mathematics (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 All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	303 S Humbert	Weir	66781	Cherokee County	Cherokee	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 396-8211	158	13	12.6	73.4%	144 (91.1%)	3 (1.9%)	7 (4.4%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	58.8	255^th of 653 public elementary schools	60.9%		57.5	260^th of 660 public elementary schools	60.6%	5	46.7	56.8	52.2	46.7	32.4	38.8	$11,235	$1,708	$9,528

Cities Near Zip Code 66781

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Weir	1.74 mi	1	122^nd
Cherokee	4.99 mi	2	320^th
Pittsburg	6.97 mi	6	242^nd
Columbus	9.91 mi	4	204^th
Frontenac	11.34 mi	3	34^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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