Best Public Schools in Cawker City, KS

Summary:

Cawker City, Kansas is home to a single standout elementary school, Lakeside Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and is part of the Waconda school district. Lakeside Elementary has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in Kansas, placing 20th out of 653 schools in 2023-2024 and 40th out of 656 schools in 2024-2025. The school has received 5 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars, indicating excellent performance, and its test scores significantly outperform the district and state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels.

Despite having a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with 54.93% of Lakeside Elementary students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, the school maintains a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% in 2024-2025. The school also benefits from a lower-than-average student-teacher ratio of 12.5 to 1 in 2023-2024 and higher-than-average spending per student of $14,713 in 2018-2019, which may contribute to its strong academic performance.

Overall, Lakeside Elementary stands out as a high-performing school in the Cawker City area, providing a quality education to its diverse student population and consistently outpacing district and state averages in academic achievement.

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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 All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lakeside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	913 7th St	Cawker City	67430	Mitchell County	Waconda	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 781-4911	163	12	14.0	56.4%	155 (95.1%)	3 (1.8%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	89	40^th of 656 public elementary schools	93.9%		93.1	20^th of 653 public elementary schools	96.9%	20	81.8	72.2	66.7	73.8	77.3	72.2	80.9	77.0	52.4	52.4	$20,021	$1,951	$18,070

Cities Near Cawker City

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Glen Elder	4.22 mi	1
Downs	8.62 mi	2	125^th
Tipton	12.29 mi	1
Beloit	14.66 mi	2	192^nd
Osborne	17.29 mi	2	43^rd

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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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