Summary:
The 66854 zip code has only one school, Hartford Junior/Senior High School, which serves grades 6-12. The school is part of the Southern Lyon County school district, which is ranked 119 out of 266 districts in Kansas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Hartford Junior/Senior High School's test scores are generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 13.32% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 33.55% statewide. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 11.85%, compared to 31.6% statewide. Additionally, the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 238 out of 324 Kansas high schools in 2021-2022 to 315 out of 318 in 2023-2024. Its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 1 star to 0 stars over the same period.
Despite the low test scores, Hartford Junior/Senior High School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.7 to 1, which is lower than the state average and may indicate smaller class sizes and more individualized attention for students. However, the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 61.68%, suggests that the school serves a population with significant economic challenges, which may contribute to the low academic performance.
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