Best Public Schools in Buhler, KS

Buhler, Kansas, has two listed schools: Buhler Grade School (prekindergarten–grade 5, 241 students) and Buhler High (grades 9–12, 674 students); no middle-school results are listed. The schools serve different grade spans, and their reported 2025–26 all-grades proficiency results show a clear divide: Grade School is above state results in all three subjects, while High is below them in all three. The most important takeaway is that the schools’ reported achievement profiles differ sharply, especially in science.

Buhler Grade School stands out on the reported proficiency results: it exceeds the state by 5 percentage points in ELA, 11 in math, and 30 in science. Buhler High is below the state by about 6 points in each subject. The gap between the schools is 11 points in ELA, 16 in math, and 36 in science, the widest difference. SchoolDigger gives Grade School a 66th-percentile ranking and High a 53rd-percentile ranking for 2025–26; both have three stars.

Recent results show modest gains at High and declines at Grade School. High’s ELA and math proficiency each rose about 3 percentage points from 2024–25 to 2025–26; Grade School’s ELA fell 14 points, math 8, and science 9. SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking for High rose from 50 in 2023–24 to 53, while Grade School’s fell from 84 in 2024–25 to 66. Other differences may help families understand each school’s context: Grade School has a slightly higher student-teacher ratio (15.1 versus 14.1) and free/reduced-lunch rate (52% versus 34%), while High has more students. High’s graduation rate is 97% versus 90% statewide, and its dropout rate is 0% versus 1%; chronic absenteeism is 8% at High and 7% at Grade School, compared with 18% statewide. These are observations, not explanations for test results. Because the schools serve different grade spans, their all-grades proficiency figures are not same-grade comparisons.