Best Public Schools in Augusta, KS

Augusta, Kansas, has five public schools: three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school, serving students from elementary through high school. Results vary considerably across the schools and by grade and subject. The clearest overall finding is that Garfield Elementary is the strongest current performer, leading the group in all three reported subjects.

Garfield scored 62% in ELA, 46% in math and 59% in science in 2025–26, leading the next-highest school by 20, 6 and 8 percentage points, respectively; it also exceeded state results in all three subjects. The lowest results are concentrated in particular subjects and grades: Augusta Middle School had the lowest All Grades science result at 20%, and its grade 8 math score was 20% versus 40% statewide. Augusta Senior High has a notable bright spot in grade 10 math, at 40% compared with 37% statewide, despite lower All Grades ELA and science results.

Recent changes differ by school, so no single trend describes the area: Lincoln Elementary improved 6 points in ELA, while Ewalt Elementary fell 7 and Garfield fell 2; in math, Senior High rose 14 points while Garfield fell 6. SchoolDigger ranks Garfield highest, at the 70th percentile with four stars; the other schools range from the 24th to 35th percentile and have one or two stars. Among the elementary schools, student-teacher ratios range from 11.7 at Lincoln to 16.0 at Ewalt, while free/reduced-lunch rates range from 48% at Garfield to 54% at Lincoln. These figures offer context, but the grade- and subject-specific results show why families may want to compare schools based on the grades and subjects most relevant to their child.