Best Public Schools in Wamego, KS

Summary:

The city of Wamego, Kansas is home to 5 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools (one of which is a virtual school). Overall, the Wamego school district is performing well, with all schools ranked in the top 70 out of 264 districts in the state and rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Among the standout schools in the district, West Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with a 5-star rating in 2022-2023 and strong test scores, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Wamego Middle School has also seen steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 159th out of 362 Kansas middle schools in 2022-2023 to 54th out of 363 in 2024-2025.

The district as a whole boasts a high four-year graduation rate of 89.5%, which is above the state average, and a low dropout rate of 1.3%. However, the district faces some challenges, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% across all schools, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the free/reduced lunch rates range from 27.82% at Wamego High School to 35.28% at Central Elementary, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged 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 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
Wamego Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 Kaw Valley Road	Wamego	66547	Pottawatomie County	Wamego	No	No	No	No	(785) 456-7682	385	26	14.9	28.8%	341 (88.6%)	4 (1.0%)	22 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	77.4	54^th of 363 public middle schools	85.1%		68.4	77^th of 362 public middle schools	78.7%	23				58.3	59.2	48.8		55.4				51.7	48.5	59.5		53.3		43.5	43.5	$13,217	$2,211	$11,006
Wamego High	Public	9-12	801 N Lincoln	Wamego	66547	Pottawatomie County	Wamego	No	No	No	No	(785) 456-2214	504	38	13.1	27.8%	439 (87.1%)	3 (0.6%)	32 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	26.6	254^th of 332 public high schools	23.5%		59.6	109^th of 318 public high schools	65.7%	145							24.2	24.2							28.9	28.9				$10,437	$2,163	$8,274
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	900 7th Street	Wamego	66547	Pottawatomie County	Wamego	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 456-7278	357	27	13.0	33.3%	314 (88.0%)	5 (1.4%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)								(n/a)																				$13,854	$3,139	$10,715
West Elementary	Public	3-5	1911 6th St	Wamego	66547	Pottawatomie County	Wamego	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 456-8333	353	21	17.1	32.0%	305 (86.4%)	4 (1.1%)	24 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.1%)	83	84^th of 656 public elementary schools	87.2%		82.2	89^th of 653 public elementary schools	86.4%	5	71.3	60.1	60.6					64.2	67.2	66.4	56.6					63.9	68.7		68.7	$13,265	$2,674	$10,591
Wamego High School Virtual School	Public, Virtual	9-12	801 Lincoln	Wamego	66547	Pottawatomie County	Wamego	No	No	Yes	No	(785) 456-2214	18				11 (61.1%)	1 (5.6%)	4 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.1%)								(n/a)																				$3,626	$00	$3,626

Cities Near Wamego

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saint George	6.07 mi	3	48^th
Manhattan	9.98 mi	13	93^rd
Paxico	12.5 mi	1	23^rd
Alma	13.37 mi	2	14^th
Westmoreland	13.5 mi	1	77^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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Best Public Schools in Wamego, KS

West Elementary

Wamego Middle School

Wamego High

Central Elementary

Wamego High School Virtual School

Cities Near Wamego