Best Public Schools in Atwood, KS

Summary:

The city of Atwood, Kansas is home to two schools: Rawlins County Elementary and Rawlins County Junior/Senior High School, both part of the Rawlins County school district. While the elementary school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking and performance ratings, the junior/senior high school has maintained a more consistent, though declining, level of academic achievement.

Rawlins County Elementary has experienced ups and downs in its statewide ranking, dropping from 263rd out of 660 Kansas elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 463rd out of 653 in 2023-2024, before improving slightly to 379th out of 656 in 2024-2025. Its SchoolDigger rating has also varied, going from 3 stars in 2022-2023 down to 1 star in 2023-2024 before rebounding to 2 stars in 2024-2025. In contrast, Rawlins County Junior/Senior High School has had a more stable performance, ranking 44th out of 327 Kansas high schools in 2022-2023 (4 stars), dropping to 126th out of 318 in 2023-2024 (3 stars), and then declining further to 187th out of 332 in 2024-2025 (2 stars).

Both schools face challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, at 19.5% in 2024-2025, nearly double the state average. Additionally, Rawlins County Elementary has lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the Rawlins County and Kansas state averages, while Rawlins County Junior/Senior High School's performance is mixed, with some grades excelling and others struggling. The significant difference in per-student spending between the two schools, with the junior/senior high spending nearly $5,000 more per student, is also noteworthy and may warrant further investigation.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)								KAP Mathematics (2025)								KAP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rawlins County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	205 N 4th Street	Atwood	67730	Rawlins County	Rawlins County	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 626-3217	210	19	10.9	48.1%	174 (82.9%)	7 (3.3%)	29 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.4	379^th of 656 public elementary schools	42.2%		33.1	463^rd of 653 public elementary schools	29.1%	84	59.4	37.5	26.1	40.0				41.9	51.5	34.4	30.4	33.3				38.1	60.9		60.9	$13,673	$1,377	$12,296
Rawlins County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	100 N 8th Street	Atwood	67730	Rawlins County	Rawlins County	No	No	No	No	(785) 626-3289	151	17	8.8	36.4%	133 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	44.5	187^th of 332 public high schools	43.7%		55.4	126^th of 318 public high schools	60.4%	61					26.7	48.1	42.9	41.3					26.7	70.4	22.7	43.7		66.7	66.7	$20,279	$921	$19,357

Cities Near Atwood

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bird City	26.52 mi	2	148^th
Oberlin	27.03 mi	2	214^th
Rexford	28.58 mi	2	259^th
Colby	28.74 mi	3	218^th
Selden	31.32 mi	1	267^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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