Best Public Schools in Kensington, KS

Summary:

The city of Kensington, Kansas is home to two schools: Thunder Ridge High School and Thunder Ridge Elementary. Both schools are part of the Thunder Ridge Schools district, which is ranked 136 out of 264 districts in the state.

Thunder Ridge Elementary appears to be a standout school in the area, with significantly higher test scores compared to the district and state averages, particularly in mathematics. In the 2023-2024 school year, 80% of 3rd-grade students at Thunder Ridge Elementary were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 50.23% statewide. Additionally, the school has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% compared to the high school's 19.5% in the 2024-2025 school year.

In contrast, the performance of Thunder Ridge High School has been more inconsistent, with its statewide ranking fluctuating from 60th out of 318 Kansas high schools in 2023-2024 to 223rd out of 327 in 2022-2023. While the high school outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, it lags behind in mathematics proficiency, with only 28.56% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 33.59% statewide.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)		KAP Mathematics (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 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Thunder Ridge Elementary	Public	K-3	128 S Kansas Street	Kensington	66951	Smith County	Thunder Ridge Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 476-3241	38	6	6.6	60.5%	36 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)								(n/a)					$19,514	$2,227	$17,286
Thunder Ridge High School	Public	9-12	209 East Ash	Kensington	66951	Smith County	Thunder Ridge Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 476-2217	60	7	8.6	48.3%	51 (85.0%)	1 (1.7%)	4 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.7%)	67.1	89^th of 332 public high schools	73.2%		72.6	60^th of 318 public high schools	81.1%	29	66.7	66.7	28.6	28.6	$21,762	$1,791	$19,971

Cities Near Kensington

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Agra	4.34 mi	1	239^th
Smith Center	13.44 mi	2	28^th
Phillipsburg	15.17 mi	3	94^th
Stockton	26.17 mi	2	189^th
Osborne	28.76 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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