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Best Public Schools in Atchison County, KS

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Schools

1,948

Students

Districts

Top rankedAtchison County Community Junior/Senior High145^th of 332 Kansas high schools

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Biggest riser

Atchison County Community Junior/Senior High up 117 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Atchison County Community Junior/Senior High 9.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested 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
Atchison High School	Public	9-12	1500 W. Riley St	Atchison	66002	Atchison County	Atchison Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(913) 367-4162	419	34	12.1	57.8%	300 (71.6%)	43 (10.3%)	14 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.1%)	37.5	222^nd of 332 public high schools	33.1%		32.7	235^th of 318 public high schools	26.1%	13							36.5	36.5							24.8	24.8				$13,878	$2,183	$11,696
Atchison Middle School	Public	6-8	301 N 5th	Atchison	66002	Atchison County	Atchison Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(913) 367-5363	287	26	11.2	63.8%	185 (64.5%)	27 (9.4%)	26 (9.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (16.4%)	20.1	312^th of 363 public middle schools	14.0%		17.3	324^th of 362 public middle schools	10.5%	12				33.3	20.0	30.1		27.9				26.4	15.3	12.9		18.1		34.4	34.4	$18,856	$2,352	$16,504
Atchison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	825 N 17th Street	Atchison	66002	Atchison County	Atchison Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 367-1161	693	45	15.3	64.6%	499 (72.0%)	48 (6.9%)	40 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	101 (14.6%)	18.7	555^th of 656 public elementary schools	15.4%		24.4	520^th of 653 public elementary schools	20.4%	35	28.2	26.0	40.2					31.8	28.2	17.7	27.4					24.4	30.4		30.4	$14,745	$3,196	$11,549
Central School	Public, Alternative	2-12	301 1/2 North 5th Street	Atchison	66002	Atchison County	Atchison Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(913) 360-6540	51	5	10.1	76.5%	39 (76.5%)	4 (7.8%)	2 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.8%)								(n/a)								17.4								4.8				$28,804	$2,905	$25,898
Atchison County Community Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	908 Tiger Road	Effingham	66023	Atchison County	Atchison County Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(913) 833-2240	254	26	9.6	41.7%	236 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	52.6	145^th of 332 public high schools	56.3%		23.3	262^nd of 318 public high schools	17.6%	117					34.2	52.6	32.6	39.3					18.4	47.4	43.5	36.9		60.5	60.5	$14,704	$643	$14,061
Atchison County Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	607 8th Street	Effingham	66023	Atchison County	Atchison County Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 833-4420	244	21	11.5	48.0%	225 (92.2%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	44	375^th of 656 public elementary schools	42.8%		60.5	240^th of 653 public elementary schools	63.2%	135	42.4	50.0	50.0	43.8				46.6	39.4	44.1	20.6	21.9				31.6	61.8		61.8	$12,706	$1,489	$11,217

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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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