Best Public Schools in Lyndon, KS

Lyndon, Kansas, has two listed schools serving grades PK–12: Lyndon Elementary (PK–8) and Lyndon High (9–12). Their reported enrollments are 294 and 124 students, respectively. The clearest overall finding is that Elementary is stronger in ELA and science, while both schools are below Kansas in math.

Lyndon Elementary stands out in 2025–26 ELA and science: its All Grades proficiency was 55% in ELA, 9 points above Kansas, and 51% in science, 13 points above. Math was 34%, 7 points below the state. Lyndon High was below Kansas in all three subjects: 39% in ELA (7 points below), 39% in math (2 points below), and 21% in science (18 points below). The All Grades figures cover different grade spans, so these school-to-school comparisons are descriptive; grade-level results offer a closer comparison. Elementary’s ELA exceeded the state in four of six tested grades, while math was below in four. SchoolDigger ranks Elementary 322nd of 657 Kansas schools (51st percentile, 3 stars) and High 202nd of 340 (41st percentile, 2 stars).

ELA has improved relative to Kansas at both schools, but math has not: Elementary’s ELA rose 13 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26, moving from 2 points below the state to 9 points above; High rose 4 points, narrowing its gap from 10 points below to 7. Both schools’ math scores rose only about 1 point as Kansas gained 2, leaving each slightly farther behind. Elementary science also strengthened, rising 7 points as the state fell 3; High’s latest science result is low, but no prior-year figure is provided. Other measures offer context, not explanations: student–teacher ratios are close (12.9 at Elementary and 12.4 at High), while reported free/reduced-lunch rates are 47% and 31%. Both schools reported 91% graduation rates, compared with 90% statewide.