Summary:
Lucas has one listed school, Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified, serving 125 students in prekindergarten through grade 6. Because only one school is listed, families cannot compare schools within Lucas. The most important finding is that the school’s 2025–26 results were strongest in science and weakest in math compared with Kansas: science proficiency was 48% versus 38% statewide, while math was 39% versus 41%.
Lucas/Sylvan is the local standout by default, and its results were above those of the Sylvan Grove district in all three subjects. It exceeded the district by 2 percentage points in ELA, 2 points in math and 10 points in science. Against state results, the school was 6 points ahead in ELA (52% versus 46%) and 10 points ahead in science, but 2 points behind in math. SchoolDigger ranked it 343rd of 657 Kansas schools, in the 48th percentile, with two stars in 2025–26; its rank has stayed close to that position over the past three reported years.
Results have shifted unevenly: ELA improved by 10 points from the prior year, moving from 3 points below the state to 6 points above it, while math fell by 6 points and moved from 6 points above the state to 2 points below. Science fell by 10 points, but remained a strength: its advantage over the state narrowed from 17 points to 10. Grade results also vary: fourth-grade ELA and math trailed their state comparisons by 17 and 16 points, while third- and fifth-grade ELA led by 13 and 11 points. Contextual figures include a 9.6 student–teacher ratio and a 38% free/reduced-lunch rate in 2024–25; chronic absenteeism was 7% in 2025–26, compared with 18% statewide.
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