Best Public Schools in Plains, KS

Summary:

The city of Plains, Kansas has only one school, Plains Elementary, which serves grades 3-5 and has a total enrollment of 119 students. The school is part of the Kismet-Plains school district in Kansas.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.1 to 1 and per-student spending of $14,238, Plains Elementary has consistently performed below the district and state averages on state assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 515th out of 656 elementary schools in Kansas, with only 31.81% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 28.88% proficient or better in mathematics, compared to state averages of 44.47% and 38.73%, respectively.

The school's challenges may be exacerbated by the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 76.47% in the 2023-2024 school year. While the school's resources appear adequate, the data suggests that the school is facing systemic issues that need to be addressed in order to improve academic outcomes for its students.

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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 All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Plains Elementary	Public	3-5	605 Mustang	Plains	67869	Meade County	Kismet-Plains	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 563-7285	113	13	8.5	76.1%	36 (31.9%)	1 (0.9%)	74 (65.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	24.5	515^th of 656 public elementary schools	21.5%		20.4	544^th of 653 public elementary schools	16.7%	29	44.4	36.1	31.8	36.4	33.3	29.7	28.9	30.4	22.2	22.2	$16,527	$793	$15,734

Cities Near Plains

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kismet	3.71 mi	2	327^th
Meade	14.22 mi	2	161^st
Copeland	19.44 mi	2	101^st
Sublette	20.55 mi	3	152^nd
Liberal	22.91 mi	8	337^th

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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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