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Best Public Schools in Harvey County, KS

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Kansas State Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Kansas State Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

6,212

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedHesston Middle27^th of 363 Kansas middle schools

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Biggest riser

Northridge Elementary up 44 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sunset Elementary 10.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools 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 (2025)	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
Burrton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	105 E Lincoln Ave.	Burrton	67020	Harvey County	Burrton	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 463-3820	63	8	7.5	52.4%	50 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (12.7%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)	14.7	581^st of 656 public elementary schools	11.4%		21.6	538^th of 653 public elementary schools	17.6%	43			30.0	20.0				31.2			30.0	10.0				18.8	30.0		30.0	$15,438	$476	$14,962
Burrton Middle School/High School	Public	7-12	105 E Lincoln	Burrton	67020	Harvey County	Burrton	No	No	No	No	(620) 463-3860	46	6	7.2	69.6%	39 (84.8%)	3 (6.5%)	4 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								25.0								35.0				$21,589	$70	$21,519
Kansas Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	150 Wildcat Ave	Elkhart	67114	Harvey County	Elkhart	No	No	Yes	No	(301) 202-4856	1,200	34	35.2		804 (67.0%)	69 (5.8%)	220 (18.3%)	23 (1.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (6.7%)								(n/a)	40.6	44.2	52.8	39.4	46.2	34.5	41.3	41.7	12.5	16.3	22.6	10.8	28.2	21.8	22.6	20.7	43.4	34.5	37.4	$5,242	$00	$5,242
Halstead Middle School	Public	4-8	221 West 6th Street	Halstead	67056	Harvey County	Halstead	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 835-2694	346	26	13.5	45.4%	282 (81.5%)	5 (1.4%)	39 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	55.7	142^nd of 363 public middle schools	60.9%		49.8	151^st of 362 public middle schools	58.3%	9		50.9	60.8	40.3	42.6	38.6		46.4		43.6	54.0	46.0	37.3	45.4		44.8	60.0	45.5	53.2	$12,099	$956	$11,142
Halstead High	Public	8-12	521 West 6th Street	Halstead	67056	Harvey County	Halstead	No	No	No	No	(316) 835-2682	240	22	10.7	39.2%	200 (83.3%)	3 (1.3%)	30 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	71.7	75^th of 332 public high schools	77.4%		57.1	116^th of 318 public high schools	63.5%	41							46.3	46.3							43.6	43.6				$15,320	$823	$14,496
Hesston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 E Amos	Hesston	67062	Harvey County	Hesston	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 327-7102	306	21	14.8	30.1%	251 (82.0%)	2 (0.7%)	30 (9.8%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	86.1	64^th of 656 public elementary schools	90.2%		87.3	62^nd of 653 public elementary schools	90.5%	2	63.2	70.5						67.4	64.9	73.1						69.6				$10,992	$620	$10,372
Hesston Middle	Public	5-8	200 N Ridge Road	Hesston	67062	Harvey County	Hesston	No	No	No	No	(620) 327-7111	273	16	16.8	25.6%	232 (85.0%)	7 (2.6%)	26 (9.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	89.5	27^th of 363 public middle schools	92.6%		87.3	26^th of 362 public middle schools	92.8%	1			63.2	64.6	62.7	62.5		63.2			60.3	50.8	67.2	70.8		62.5	69.1	58.3	63.6	$12,089	$643	$11,446
Hesston High	Public	9-12	200 N Ridge Road	Hesston	67062	Harvey County	Hesston	No	No	No	No	(620) 327-7122	274	23	11.7	23.7%	241 (88.0%)	3 (1.1%)	18 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	74.7	69^th of 332 public high schools	79.2%		82.4	37^th of 318 public high schools	88.4%	32							51.2	51.2							41.7	41.7				$11,371	$623	$10,748
Newton Senior High	Public	9-12	900 West 12th	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(316) 284-6280	932	75	12.5	51.7%	557 (59.8%)	15 (1.6%)	279 (29.9%)	15 (1.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.5%)	17.8	281^st of 332 public high schools	15.4%		40.7	200^th of 318 public high schools	37.1%	81							26.8	26.8							16.2	16.2				$14,421	$1,852	$12,569
Chisholm Middle School	Public	7-8	900 E. First	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(316) 284-6260	422	36	11.6	62.8%	248 (58.8%)	8 (1.9%)	131 (31.0%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.2%)	25.3	293^rd of 363 public middle schools	19.3%		20.7	313^th of 362 public middle schools	13.5%	20					34.6	23.6		29.2					22.1	22.2		22.1		33.7	33.7	$12,164	$1,849	$10,315
Slate Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	901 E. 4th	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 284-6550	236	21	11.4	69.1%	126 (53.4%)	1 (0.4%)	84 (35.6%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (8.1%)	39	421^st of 656 public elementary schools	35.8%		41.2	408^th of 653 public elementary schools	37.5%	13	37.5	50.0						43.6	20.9	51.3						35.0				$14,141	$4,956	$9,185
Northridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1900 Windsor Dr.	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 284-6540	345	19	18.4	71.9%	201 (58.3%)	7 (2.0%)	101 (29.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.3%)	25.3	509^th of 656 public elementary schools	22.4%		19.4	553^rd of 653 public elementary schools	15.3%	44	36.1	47.7						42.5	27.0	18.6						22.5				$8,442	$1,919	$6,524
Santa Fe 5/6 Center	Public	5-6	130 W. Broadway	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 284-6270	440	34	13.1	64.8%	264 (60.0%)	10 (2.3%)	129 (29.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.5%)								(n/a)			31.1	28.0				29.5			25.1	25.1				25.1	38.4		38.4	$9,100	$1,265	$7,836
Sunset Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	619 Boyd	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 284-6570	199	19	10.5	77.4%	140 (70.4%)	2 (1.0%)	37 (18.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.0%)	22	536^th of 656 public elementary schools	18.3%		18.6	559^th of 653 public elementary schools	14.4%	23	26.8	30.8						28.8	17.1	43.6						30.0				$13,175	$2,946	$10,229
South Breeze Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1020 Old Main	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 284-6560	316	24	13.2	62.0%	174 (55.1%)	16 (5.1%)	86 (27.2%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.8%)	18.7	556^th of 656 public elementary schools	15.2%		28.8	489^th of 653 public elementary schools	25.1%	67	34.4	41.3						37.3	17.5	19.6						18.3				$10,465	$2,399	$8,067
Opportunity Academy	Public	6-12	900 West Broadway	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(316) 284-6590	53	5	11.3	84.9%	34 (64.2%)	2 (3.8%)	14 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.7%)	4.1	325^th of 332 public high schools	2.1%		3.9	309^th of 318 public high schools	2.8%	16							12.5	14.3							6.3	9.5				$18,581	$4,169	$14,412
R L Wright Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 W 4th St	Sedgwick	67135	Harvey County	Sedgwick Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 772-5783	283	23	12.4	40.3%	236 (83.4%)	5 (1.8%)	24 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	66.8	202^nd of 656 public elementary schools	69.2%		69.5	169^th of 653 public elementary schools	74.1%	33	56.8	56.4	55.8	72.4				59.5	43.2	41.0	44.2	70.0				48.3	51.2		51.2	$13,347	$720	$12,628
Sedgwick High	Public	7-12	400 W 4th St	Sedgwick	67135	Harvey County	Sedgwick Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(316) 772-5783	238	22	10.9	36.1%	192 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.0%)	55.8	130^th of 332 public high schools	60.8%		66.1	81^st of 318 public high schools	74.5%	49					40.0	38.9	40.5	39.8					27.5	38.9	36.1	33.9		55.6	55.6	$15,789	$622	$15,167

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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.