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Best Public Schools in Crawford County, KS

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At a glance

Schools

6,146

Students

Districts

Top rankedFrank Layden Elementary133^rd of 657 Kansas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Geo E Nettels Elementary up 153 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Southeast High 7.6 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 (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
Northeast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	201 North West Street	Arma	66712	Crawford County	Northeast	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 347-8461	338	32	10.6	74.0%	283 (83.7%)	3 (0.9%)	35 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	13.2	585^th of 657 public elementary schools	11.0%		14.4	584^th of 656 public elementary schools	11.0%	1	35.3	28.6	37.1	21.9	33.3	31.6		31.0	29.4	17.1	17.1	14.6	23.3	21.6		20.3	22.9	42.1		32.9	$14,348	$2,659	$11,688
North East High	Public	9-12	1003 E South Street	Arma	66712	Crawford County	Northeast	No	No	No	No	(620) 347-4115	133	17	7.8	71.4%	111 (83.5%)	3 (2.3%)	9 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	19	295^th of 340 public high schools	13.2%		17.5	283^rd of 332 public high schools	14.8%	12							25.0	25.0							14.9	14.9			21.4	21.4	$22,062	$1,981	$20,081
Northeast Virtual School	Public, Virtual	9-12	1003 E South Street	Arma	66712	Crawford County	Northeast	No	No	Yes	No	(620) 347-4115	2			—	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$5,600	$00	$5,600
Southeast Middle School	Public	5-8	206 W Magnolia	Cherokee	66724	Crawford County	Cherokee	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 457-8315	128	13	9.5	70.3%	112 (87.5%)	2 (1.6%)	6 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	31.6	268^th of 368 public middle schools	27.2%		21.3	307^th of 363 public middle schools	15.4%	39			37.5	50.0	43.3	31.7		40.3			18.8	29.7	13.3	24.4		22.1	28.1	29.3		28.8	$14,600	$2,324	$12,276
Southeast High	Public	9-12	126 W 400 Hwy	Cherokee	66724	Crawford County	Cherokee	No	No	No	No	(620) 457-8365	152	20	7.6	63.2%	131 (86.2%)	3 (2.0%)	7 (4.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (5.9%)	22.5	283^rd of 340 public high schools	16.8%		11.4	308^th of 332 public high schools	7.2%	25							23.1	23.1							28.2	28.2			17.6	17.6	$18,303	$25	$18,278
Frank Layden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 E Lanyon	Frontenac	66763	Crawford County	Frontenac Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 231-7790	489	35	13.7	43.1%	402 (82.2%)	3 (0.6%)	41 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	36 (7.4%)	75.7	133^rd of 657 public elementary schools	79.8%		72.2	153^rd of 656 public elementary schools	76.7%	20	66.2	62.9	54.9					61.2	64.7	65.7	52.1					60.8	56.3			56.3	$13,766	$1,585	$12,181
Frontenac Senior High School	Public	9-12	201 S. Crawford	Frontenac	66763	Crawford County	Frontenac Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(620) 231-7550	298	23	12.9	33.2%	263 (88.3%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.0%)	62.8	108^th of 340 public high schools	68.2%		39.2	208^th of 332 public high schools	37.3%	100							41.3	41.3							46.3	46.3			33.8	33.8	$14,777	$1,121	$13,656
Frontenac Junior High	Public	6-8	208 S. Cayuga	Frontenac	66763	Crawford County	Frontenac Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(620) 232-6370	219	17	12.5	45.2%	195 (89.0%)	4 (1.8%)	9 (4.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.7%)	64.6	102^nd of 368 public middle schools	72.3%		69.2	84^th of 363 public middle schools	76.9%	18				53.2	55.1	50.6		52.9				45.6	40.6	51.9		46.2		36.4		36.4	$12,521	$989	$11,532
R V Haderlein Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 W. Prairie	Girard	66743	Crawford County	Girard	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 724-4327	527	35	15.0	52.4%	458 (86.9%)	4 (0.8%)	17 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.2%)	60.6	244^th of 657 public elementary schools	62.9%		60.9	245^th of 656 public elementary schools	62.7%	1	54.5	46.5	56.4					52.7	35.2	42.9	69.2					48.7	70.5			70.5	$13,957	$3,503	$10,454
Girard Middle	Public	6-8	415 North Summit	Girard	66743	Crawford County	Girard	No	No	No	No	(620) 724-4114	201	16	12.6	50.2%	179 (89.1%)	4 (2.0%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.5%)	45.6	203^rd of 368 public middle schools	44.8%		49.4	172^nd of 363 public middle schools	52.6%	31				35.1	43.9	33.9		37.6				36.4	45.4	32.2		38.1		45.8		45.8	$13,875	$1,522	$12,353
Girard High	Public	9-12	415 North Summit	Girard	66743	Crawford County	Girard	No	No	No	No	(620) 724-4326	284	25	11.4	44.0%	243 (85.6%)	3 (1.1%)	17 (6.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	73.1	65^th of 340 public high schools	80.9%		76.3	66^th of 332 public high schools	80.1%	1							57.1	57.1							44.9	44.9			34.7	34.7	$18,042	$1,583	$16,458
Geo E Nettels Elementary	Public	K-5	2012 South Homer	Pittsburg	66762	Crawford County	Pittsburg	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 235-3160	343	26	13.0	64.1%	209 (60.9%)	16 (4.7%)	47 (13.7%)	8 (2.3%)	5 (1.5%)	23 (6.7%)	35 (10.2%)	72.4	157^th of 657 public elementary schools	76.1%		53.1	310^th of 656 public elementary schools	52.7%	153	57.6	53.7	63.1					58.2	53.0	58.2	61.4					57.3	61.4			61.4	$14,302	$1,962	$12,340
Lakeside Elementary	Public	K-5	709 South College	Pittsburg	66762	Crawford County	Pittsburg	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 235-3140	406	32	12.5	70.2%	257 (63.3%)	9 (2.2%)	86 (21.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	6 (1.5%)	41 (10.1%)	55.3	285^th of 657 public elementary schools	56.6%		49.4	338^th of 656 public elementary schools	48.5%	53	55.2	38.2	46.1					46.5	43.3	50.0	47.7					47.0	73.8			73.8	$14,068	$1,622	$12,447
Westside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	430 West 5th	Pittsburg	66762	Crawford County	Pittsburg	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 235-3170	498	25	20.1	70.1%	265 (53.2%)	10 (2.0%)	151 (30.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	48 (9.6%)	34.2	471^st of 657 public elementary schools	28.3%		21.2	540^th of 656 public elementary schools	17.7%	69	54.7	42.9	47.2					48.3	32.1	29.8	19.4					28.1	41.7			41.7	$15,209	$2,002	$13,208
Pittsburg High	Public	9-12	1978 East 4th	Pittsburg	66762	Crawford County	Pittsburg	No	No	No	No	(620) 235-3200	1,033	73	14.1	64.9%	631 (61.1%)	36 (3.5%)	230 (22.3%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.1%)	91 (8.8%)	49.4	170^th of 340 public high schools	50.0%		41.3	198^th of 332 public high schools	40.4%	28							37.0	37.0							39.9	39.9			28.0	28.0	$13,488	$1,437	$12,051
Pittsburg Middle School	Public	6-8	1310 N. Broadway	Pittsburg	66762	Crawford County	Pittsburg	No	No	No	No	(620) 235-3240	692	57	12.0	73.8%	415 (60.0%)	23 (3.3%)	149 (21.5%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.7%)	26 (3.8%)	68 (9.8%)	48.2	179^th of 368 public middle schools	51.4%		45.7	187^th of 363 public middle schools	48.5%	8				37.3	44.2	43.0		41.4				36.3	33.2	47.7		38.5		39.7		39.7	$13,431	$1,387	$12,044
Meadowlark Elementary	Public	K-5	1602 East 20th	Pittsburg	66762	Crawford County	Pittsburg	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 235-3130	403	32	12.5	82.1%	194 (48.1%)	16 (4.0%)	132 (32.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.5%)	47 (11.7%)	37.8	438^th of 657 public elementary schools	33.3%		29.7	487^th of 656 public elementary schools	25.8%	49	34.9	41.1	54.5					43.1	17.5	26.8	43.9					29.0	61.4			61.4	$14,108	$1,789	$12,319

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