Summary:
Oberlin, Kansas, has two listed public schools serving prekindergarten through grade 12: Oberlin Elementary (232 students, PK–6) and Decatur Community Junior/Senior High (144 students, grades 7–12). In 2025–26, the schools’ equal-weight average proficiency was below the state average in ELA, math and science; the biggest shortfall was in ELA, at 13 percentage points below the state (32% versus 46%).
Oberlin Elementary stands out at the top in all three reported all-grades subjects, with 46% proficient in ELA, 44% in math and 46% in science. Decatur Community Junior/Senior High is lower in each: 19% in ELA, 35% in math and 24% in science. The school-to-school gaps are largest in ELA (27 points) and science (23 points), and smaller in math (10 points). The high school also has grade-level bright spots: 10th-grade math reached 50%, 13 points above the state, and 11th-grade science was 33%, 3 points above. These strengths contrast with 7th-grade ELA, at 18%, or 26 points below the state.
Results moved in different directions from 2024–25 to 2025–26: Oberlin Elementary gained 3 points in ELA and 5 in math but fell 18 points in science; Decatur Community Junior/Senior High fell 10 points in ELA and 11 in math, while gaining 2 in science. SchoolDigger rates both schools 2 stars and places them near the middle of its statewide rankings: Elementary is 355th of 657 (46th percentile), and the high school is 179th of 340 (47th percentile). Elementary has a higher student-teacher ratio (10.6 versus 7.7) and free/reduced-lunch rate (60% versus 56%); the high school’s graduation rate is 95%, compared with 90% statewide. Because the schools serve different grade spans and have modest enrollments, their all-grades scores are not a grade-matched comparison, and year-to-year changes should be read cautiously.
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