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Best Elementary Schools in Hugoton, KS

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At a glance

School

511

Students

Top rankedHugoton Elementary290^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Hugoton, Kansas is home to a single elementary school, Hugoton Elementary, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. While the school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, it appears to have a particular strength in science education, with 5th-grade students achieving a 71.2% proficiency rate in 2024-2025.

Hugoton Elementary has a student population of 506, with a relatively high rate of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch at 60.08% in 2023-2024. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $8,279, and the student-teacher ratio is 13.9 for the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school has faced challenges with chronic absenteeism, reporting a rate of 19.5% in the 2024-2025 school year.

Overall, Hugoton Public Schools and Hugoton Elementary appear to be working to support their students, but the school's inconsistent performance and high rate of chronic absenteeism may be areas that the district and community need to address to ensure the success of all students.

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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 (2025)	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 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th 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
Hugoton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	304 E 6th	Hugoton	67951	Stevens County	Hugoton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 544-4376	511	37	13.8	59.9%	163 (31.9%)	1 (0.2%)	330 (64.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	55.5	290^th of 656 public elementary schools	55.8%		62.1	222^nd of 653 public elementary schools	66.0%	68	47.6	66.7	46.1	40.8	50.0	41.5	43.9	40.9	39.4	41.4	71.2	71.2	$14,421	$1,945	$12,476

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Moscow	12.79 mi	2	180^th
Rolla	16.08 mi	2
Liberal	23.61 mi	8	337^th
Satanta	26.55 mi	2	313^th
Ulysses	27.99 mi	5	328^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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