Best Public Schools in Onaga, KS

Summary:

The city of Onaga, Kansas is home to three schools serving students from elementary through high school: Onaga Elementary, Onaga Senior High, and Onaga Middle School. These schools are part of the Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton school district.

Onaga Senior High stands out as the top-performing school in the district, consistently ranking among the top 30-64 high schools in the state and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts strong test scores, with over 50% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, significantly outperforming the state averages. Additionally, Onaga Senior High has an impressive 89.5% 4-year graduation rate and a low 1.3% dropout rate.

In contrast, Onaga Elementary has struggled, ranking in the bottom 418 elementary schools in the state. While its test scores are improving, they still lag behind the state and district averages. The school also has a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5%. Onaga Middle School falls somewhere in the middle, ranking 59th out of 363 Kansas middle schools and earning a 4-star rating, with test scores that exceed the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

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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	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 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th 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 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Onaga Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 High St	Onaga	66521	Pottawatomie County	Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 889-7101	164	13	12.3	54.3%	155 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	39.3	418^th of 656 public elementary schools	36.3%		51.2	310^th of 653 public elementary schools	52.5%	108	40.0	43.8	33.3					38.9	40.0	50.0	44.4					44.4	33.3		33.3	$14,988	$528	$14,460
Onaga Senior High	Public	9-12	500 High Street	Onaga	66521	Pottawatomie County	Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton	No	No	No	No	(785) 889-4251	86	9	9.8	36.0%	78 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	88.7	30^th of 332 public high schools	91.0%		83.2	36^th of 318 public high schools	88.7%	6							52.6	52.6							57.9	57.9				$15,121	$201	$14,920
Onaga Middle School	Public	6-8	500 High St	Onaga	66521	Pottawatomie County	Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(785) 889-4251	76	5	14.9	46.1%	72 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	75.6	59^th of 363 public middle schools	83.7%					(n/a)				52.9	44.0	50.0		48.6				58.8	64.0	56.7		59.7		43.3	43.3	$15,033	$446	$14,587

Cities Near Onaga

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Westmoreland	14.63 mi	1	77^th
Centralia	16.27 mi	2	39^th
Saint George	19.27 mi	3	48^th
Frankfort	19.93 mi	2	41^st
Wamego	20.57 mi	5	102^nd

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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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