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Best Public Schools in Brown County, KS

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At a glance

Schools

1,474

Students

Districts

Top rankedHiawatha Middle School93^rd of 368 Kansas middle schools

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Biggest riser

Hiawatha Middle School up 76 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hiawatha Senior High 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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Ranking:

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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 (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/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
Hiawatha Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	600 Miami	Hiawatha	66434	Brown County	Hiawatha	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 742-7181	337	28	11.9	60.5%	257 (76.3%)	2 (0.6%)	31 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.3%)	48.4	348^th of 657 public elementary schools	47.0%		48	350^th of 656 public elementary schools	46.6%	2	48.9	40.3						43.7	60.0	38.8						47.3					$11,815	$1,150	$10,665
Hiawatha Senior High	Public, Virtual	9-12	600 Red Hawk Drive	Hiawatha	66434	Brown County	Hiawatha	No	No	Yes	No	(785) 742-3312	264	27	9.8	49.6%	202 (76.5%)	2 (0.8%)	25 (9.5%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.6%)	47.3	187^th of 340 public high schools	45.0%		51.4	152^nd of 332 public high schools	54.2%	35							37.5	37.5							37.5	37.5			27.1	27.1	$13,385	$636	$12,749
Hiawatha Middle School	Public	5-8	307 South Morrill Ave	Hiawatha	66434	Brown County	Hiawatha	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 742-4172	278	25	11.1	54.0%	205 (73.7%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (7.9%)	5 (1.8%)	19 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.4%)	66.2	93^rd of 368 public middle schools	74.7%		50.2	169^th of 363 public middle schools	53.4%	76			66.0	42.9	50.9	46.4		50.4			48.9	47.6	40.0	60.9		50.0	65.9	53.6		58.6	$13,453	$923	$12,529
Everest Middle	Public	5-8	221 South 7th	Everest	66424	Brown County	South Brown County	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 548-7536	151	14	10.7	64.2%	111 (73.5%)	2 (1.3%)	14 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	41.6	217^th of 368 public middle schools	41.0%		29.2	279^th of 363 public middle schools	23.1%	62			30.0	55.0	44.0	12.5		33.6			36.7	60.0	48.0	8.3		35.7	50.0	10.4		25.6	$16,806	$1,360	$15,446
Horton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 E 16th	Horton	66439	Brown County	South Brown County	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 486-2616	226	17	13.6	59.7%	159 (70.4%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (14.6%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.1%)	28.9	503^rd of 657 public elementary schools	23.4%		32.3	473^rd of 656 public elementary schools	27.9%	30	44.1	38.5						41.1	38.2	25.6						31.5					$14,707	$950	$13,757
Horton High	Public	9-12	1120 First Ave East	Horton	66439	Brown County	South Brown County	No	No	No	No	(785) 486-2151	147	15	9.8	61.9%	99 (67.3%)	2 (1.4%)	12 (8.2%)	1 (0.7%)	25 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)	11	315^th of 340 public high schools	7.4%		21.6	270^th of 332 public high schools	18.7%	45							0.0	0.0							7.1	7.1			22.2	22.2	$16,897	$533	$16,364
Kickapoo Nation School	Public, Alternative	K-12	400 First St	Powhattan	66527	Brown County	Kickapoo Nation School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(785) 474-3365	71	2	35.5	95.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.