Best Public Schools in Zip Code 66865

Summary:

The 66865 zip code in Kansas is home to two schools: Olpe Elementary and Olpe Junior/Senior High School, both part of the Southern Lyon County district. While Olpe Elementary is a more average-performing school, Olpe Junior/Senior High School stands out as a top-performing high school in the state.

Olpe Junior/Senior High School is ranked 32nd out of 318 Kansas high schools, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has consistently ranked in the top 20-30% of Kansas high schools over the past 3 years, outperforming the district and state in key academic metrics such as 10th grade English Language Arts (39.99% proficiency vs. 30% district and 27.57% state) and 10th grade Mathematics (46.66% proficiency vs. 35% district and 21.31% state). This strong academic performance may be attributed to the school's smaller student-teacher ratio of 11.5 compared to 15.4 at the elementary school.

In contrast, Olpe Elementary is a more average-performing school, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and rankings in the middle of the state's elementary schools. Both schools have similar free/reduced lunch rates around 23-24% and spend around $12,200-$12,700 per student, suggesting that factors beyond funding and demographics may be contributing to the significant difference in academic performance between the two schools.

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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 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	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
Olpe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	314 W Listerscheid	Olpe	66865	Lyon County	Southern Lyon County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 475-3277	192	12	15.4	23.4%	181 (94.3%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	68.7	174^th of 653 public elementary schools	73.4%		69.3	168^th of 660 public elementary schools	74.5%	6	71.4	31.3	35.3	33.3				42.9	76.2	43.8	52.9	40.0				52.4	76.5			76.5	$12,226	$324	$11,902
Olpe Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	220 W Listerscheid St	Olpe	66865	Lyon County	Southern Lyon County	No	No	No	No	(620) 475-3223	147	13	11.5	23.8%	131 (89.1%)	2 (1.4%)	12 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	84.1	32^nd of 318 public high schools	89.9%		60.3	114^th of 327 public high schools	65.1%	82					43.5	42.9	40.0	42.0					47.8	64.3	46.7	53.1		28.6	34.8	31.4	$12,689	$00	$12,689

Cities Near Zip Code 66865

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Olpe	4.55 mi	2	46^th
Madison	10.34 mi	2	268^th
Emporia	10.79 mi	9	286^th
Neosho Rapids	16.54 mi	1	89^th
Hartford	16.6 mi	1	311^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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