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Best Public Schools in Barton County, KS

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At a glance

Schools

4,179

Students

Districts

Top rankedLincoln Elementary70^th of 657 Kansas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lincoln Elementary up 84 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Central Plains Junior Senior High School 9.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)								KAP Mathematics (2026)								KAP Science (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Plains Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	700 Albro	Claflin	67525	Barton County	Central Plains	No	No	No	No	(620) 587-3801	152	15	9.8	39.5%	134 (88.2%)	2 (1.3%)	9 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	33.1	246^th of 340 public high schools	27.6%		42.3	192^nd of 332 public high schools	42.2%	54					57.1	50.0	33.3	46.3					42.9	50.0	36.7	42.5		36.4	12.5	23.9	$17,436	$689	$16,748
Ellinwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	310 E. 6th St.	Ellinwood	67526	Barton County	Ellinwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 564-2750	202	17	11.6	49.5%	162 (80.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (14.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	39.8	415^th of 657 public elementary schools	36.8%		40.2	411^th of 656 public elementary schools	37.3%	4	26.9	42.9	60.0	29.6				38.3	42.3	19.0	50.0	37.0				37.2	55.0			55.0	$19,700	$582	$19,118
Ellinwood Middle School	Public	7-8	210 E. 2nd St.	Ellinwood	67526	Barton County	Ellinwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(620) 564-3136	72	6	12.9	44.4%	65 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	28.6	285^th of 368 public middle schools	22.6%		33.9	244^th of 363 public middle schools	32.8%	41					41.7	28.6		35.9					30.6	25.0		28.1		25.0		25.0	$19,627	$00	$19,627
Ellinwood High	Public	9-12	210 E 2nd	Ellinwood	67526	Barton County	Ellinwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(620) 564-3136	146	13	11.2	39.7%	126 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	59.1	123^rd of 340 public high schools	63.8%		39.8	206^th of 332 public high schools	38.0%	83							37.8	37.8							34.2	34.2			43.6	43.6	$20,503	$00	$20,503
Eisenhower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1212 Garfield	Great Bend	67530	Barton County	Great Bend	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 793-1501	343	27	12.8	80.5%	201 (58.6%)	2 (0.6%)	121 (35.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.4%)	20	556^th of 657 public elementary schools	15.4%		7.9	623^rd of 656 public elementary schools	5.0%	67	37.5	27.5	32.5	25.0				30.3	31.2	25.0	30.0	27.5				28.3	37.5			37.5	$15,000	$1,353	$13,647
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2716 24th	Great Bend	67530	Barton County	Great Bend	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 793-1502	297	21	14.2	58.2%	212 (71.4%)	6 (2.0%)	56 (18.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.1%)	79.2	103^rd of 657 public elementary schools	84.3%		83	85^th of 656 public elementary schools	87.0%	18	53.7	67.4	75.0	55.6				62.9	43.9	73.9	80.6	66.7				66.0	58.3			58.3	$14,993	$1,352	$13,640
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5630 Broadway	Great Bend	67530	Barton County	Great Bend	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 793-1503	275	18	15.1	57.8%	209 (76.0%)	4 (1.5%)	53 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	53.5	304^th of 657 public elementary schools	53.7%		62.6	237^th of 656 public elementary schools	63.9%	67	53.7	55.9	54.5	38.9				50.7	34.1	50.0	39.4	52.8				43.7	51.5			51.5	$14,310	$1,291	$13,020
Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1801 Williams	Great Bend	67530	Barton County	Great Bend	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 793-1505	304	21	14.5	73.4%	145 (47.7%)	7 (2.3%)	137 (45.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	23.6	530^th of 657 public elementary schools	19.3%		21.8	538^th of 656 public elementary schools	18.0%	8	38.2	39.4	29.3	35.1				35.2	29.4	37.5	24.4	35.1				31.2	24.4			24.4	$14,829	$1,338	$13,491
Riley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1515 10th	Great Bend	67530	Barton County	Great Bend	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 793-1506	296	24	12.5	94.3%	61 (20.6%)	1 (0.3%)	221 (74.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	21.8	540^th of 657 public elementary schools	17.8%		17	568^th of 656 public elementary schools	13.4%	28	31.4	44.4	21.9	28.1				31.8	28.6	33.3	21.9	34.4				29.6	34.4			34.4	$13,772	$1,242	$12,530
Great Bend Middle School	Public	7-8	1919 Harrison	Great Bend	67530	Barton County	Great Bend	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 793-1510	438	41	10.5	66.2%	243 (55.5%)	4 (0.9%)	167 (38.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.6%)	26.8	290^th of 368 public middle schools	21.2%		32.1	262^nd of 363 public middle schools	27.8%	28					33.2	32.6		32.9					23.4	33.6		29.0		25.2		25.2	$13,940	$1,257	$12,683
Great Bend High School	Public	9-12	2027 Morton	Great Bend	67530	Barton County	Great Bend	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 793-1521	923	68	13.5	61.8%	552 (59.8%)	9 (1.0%)	329 (35.6%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	20 (2.2%)	32.9	247^th of 340 public high schools	27.4%		34.7	229^th of 332 public high schools	31.0%	18							33.5	33.5							23.9	23.9			25.6	25.6	$15,959	$1,440	$14,520
Hoisington Middle	Public	6-8	360 W 11th St.	Hoisington	67544	Barton County	Hoisington	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 653-4951	158	16	9.9	58.2%	131 (82.9%)	3 (1.9%)	14 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.3%)	48	184^th of 368 public middle schools	50.0%		33.4	250^th of 363 public middle schools	31.1%	66				34.0	42.6	47.6		41.0				37.7	34.4	38.1		36.5		45.2		45.2	$19,632	$1,586	$18,046
Hoisington High	Public	9-12	218 East 7th St.	Hoisington	67544	Barton County	Hoisington	No	No	No	No	(620) 653-2141	225	20	11.0	47.1%	194 (86.2%)	5 (2.2%)	19 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	18.3	298^th of 340 public high schools	12.4%		24.4	265^th of 332 public high schools	20.2%	33							29.0	29.0							11.3	11.3			18.3	18.3	$20,875	$1,686	$19,189
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	315 N. Vine	Hoisington	67544	Barton County	Hoisington	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 653-4470	155	13	12.0	49.7%	128 (82.6%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)								(n/a)																					$20,125	$1,626	$18,499
Lincoln Elementary	Public	2-5	515 N. Oak St.	Hoisington	67544	Barton County	Hoisington	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 653-4549	193	17	11.0	59.1%	165 (85.5%)	4 (2.1%)	15 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.7%)	84.4	70^th of 657 public elementary schools	89.3%		72.1	154^th of 656 public elementary schools	76.5%	84	67.4	63.8	59.6					63.5	72.1	74.5	59.6					68.6	74.5			74.5	$19,612	$1,584	$18,027

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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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