Best Public Schools in Hartford, KS

Summary:

The city of Hartford, Kansas has one public school, Hartford Junior/Senior High School, which serves grades 6-12 and has a total enrollment of 99 students. The school is part of the Southern Lyon County school district, which is ranked 100 out of 264 districts in the state of Kansas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hartford Junior/Senior High School has a 4-year graduation rate of 89.5% and a relatively low dropout rate of 1.3%. However, the school's test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages across English Language Arts, Math, and Science, with only 20% of 10th graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to 45.45% for the district and 37.93% for the state. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has dropped from 238 out of 324 Kansas high schools in 2021-2022 to 315 out of 318 in 2023-2024, indicating a concerning trend of declining performance.

Despite these academic challenges, Hartford Junior/Senior High School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 8.6, which is a positive metric. However, a high percentage (61.62%) of students at the school qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a predominantly low-income student population. Addressing the academic performance issues, potentially through targeted interventions and additional resources for the high-poverty student population, could be an important focus for the school and district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hartford Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	100 Commercial St	Hartford	66854	Lyon County	Southern Lyon County	No	No	No	No	(620) 392-5515	101	11	8.8	56.4%	97 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)								(n/a)	37.5	50.0	14.3	20.0	28.1	37.5	30.0	14.3	26.8	14.3	14.3	$18,606	$362	$18,244

Cities Near Hartford

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Neosho Rapids	4.73 mi	1	252^nd
Lebo	9.31 mi	2	112^th
Olpe	11.94 mi	2	49^th
Emporia	13.01 mi	9	280^th
Burlington	13.39 mi	3	108^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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