Summary:
The city of Riley, Kansas is home to two standout schools - Riley County Grade School, an elementary school, and Riley County High School. Both schools are part of the highly-ranked Riley County school district, which is ranked 2nd out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 5-star rating.
Riley County Grade School is ranked 47th out of 656 elementary schools in Kansas and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. It consistently performs well above the state average on KAP English Language Arts and Math assessments across all grade levels, with 70.02% and 67.24% proficiency rates respectively, compared to state averages of 44.47% and 38.73%. Riley County High School is ranked 19th out of 332 high schools in Kansas and also has a 5-star rating. It has an impressive 89.5% 4-year graduation rate and a low 1.3% dropout rate.
Both schools have relatively low free/reduced lunch rates, at 29.06% for Riley County Grade School and 24.88% for Riley County High School, suggesting they serve a more affluent student population. The schools also have smaller class sizes, with student-teacher ratios of 14.4 and 12.9 respectively, which may contribute to their academic success. However, both schools have higher than average chronic absenteeism rates, an area that could be further investigated to understand and address attendance issues.
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