Best Public Schools in Everest, KS

Summary:

The city of Everest, Kansas has only one middle school, Everest Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. Based on the available data, Everest Middle School appears to be performing below average compared to other middle schools in the state of Kansas.

Everest Middle School is ranked 279 out of 363 Kansas middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year and is rated only 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. The school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly below the state and district averages, with only 29.04% of students proficient or better in ELA in 2024-2025, compared to 44.47% statewide. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% and a relatively low four-year graduation rate of 89.5% in 2023-2024.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student of $13,448 in 2018-2019 and a low student-teacher ratio of 9.2 in 2023-2024, Everest Middle School has not shown signs of improvement in its performance over the past few years. This suggests the school may be facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, which could be related to the socioeconomic factors, such as the high percentage of students (60.43%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

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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 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th 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
Everest Middle	Public	5-8	221 South 7th	Everest	66424	Brown County	South Brown County	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 548-7536	151	14	10.7	64.2%	111 (73.5%)	2 (1.3%)	14 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	29.2	279^th of 363 public middle schools	23.1%		22.5	308^th of 362 public middle schools	14.9%	29	41.0	41.7	17.0	23.7	29.0	48.7	50.0	17.0	21.1	31.8	41.0	34.2	37.7	$16,806	$1,360	$15,446

Cities Near Everest

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Horton	7.27 mi	2	303^rd
Denton	8.71 mi	2	144^th
Hiawatha	11.98 mi	3	183^rd
Effingham	12.54 mi	2	166^th
Highland	12.65 mi	2	319^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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