Best Public Schools in Zip Code 66854

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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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 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hartford Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	100 Commercial St	Hartford	66854	Lyon County	Southern Lyon County	No	No	No	No	(620) 392-5515	107	11	9.7	61.7%	101 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	2.8	315^th of 318 public high schools	0.9%		26.8	261^st of 327 public high schools	20.2%	54	25.0	14.3	11.8	0.0	13.3	27.3	14.3	5.9	0.0	11.9	17.6	5.9	11.8	$14,273	$222	$14,052

Cities Near Zip Code 66854

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hartford	0.21 mi	1	311^th
Neosho Rapids	4.73 mi	1	89^th
Lebo	9.31 mi	2	29^th
Olpe	11.94 mi	2	46^th
Emporia	13.01 mi	9	286^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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