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Schools in Jefferson County, KS

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Schools

3,123

Students

Districts

Top rankedMcLouth Elementary102^nd of 657 Kansas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

McLouth Elementary up 184 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Jefferson County North High 8.3 students per teacher

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2 schools 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
McLouth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	217 Summit Street	Mc Louth	66054	Jefferson County	McLouth	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 796-6152	221	20	11.1	54.8%	188 (85.1%)	3 (1.4%)	14 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.3%)	79.2	102^nd of 657 public elementary schools	84.5%		56.2	286^th of 656 public elementary schools	56.4%	184	63.3	63.1	64.0					63.4	50.0	55.3	76.0					59.1	72.0			72.0	$13,988	$1,735	$12,253
McLouth High	Public	9-12	217 Summit Street	Mc Louth	66054	Jefferson County	McLouth	No	No	No	No	(913) 796-6122	125	13	9.8	42.4%	111 (88.8%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.2%)	25.8	274^th of 340 public high schools	19.4%		32.3	235^th of 332 public high schools	29.2%	39							31.7	31.7							20.0	20.0			21.2	21.2	$17,759	$1,429	$16,330
McLouth Middle	Public	6-8	217 Summit Street	Mc Louth	66054	Jefferson County	McLouth	No	No	No	No	(913) 796-6122	91	9	10.0	46.2%	81 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	18.5	323^rd of 368 public middle schools	12.2%		24.3	299^th of 363 public middle schools	17.6%	24				27.3	21.2	35.3		27.9				18.6	15.2	29.4		20.9		26.5		26.5	$17,861	$1,421	$16,440
Jefferson West High	Public	9-12	619 Condray St	Meriden	66512	Jefferson County	Jefferson West	No	No	No	No	(785) 484-3331	247	20	12.1	30.0%	218 (88.3%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)	69.9	79^th of 340 public high schools	76.8%		49.6	161^st of 332 public high schools	51.5%	82							45.3	45.3							42.2	42.2			41.7	41.7	$17,364	$886	$16,478
Jefferson West Middle	Public	5-8	210 N Miller	Meriden	66512	Jefferson County	Jefferson West	No	No	No	No	(785) 484-2900	276	20	13.6	35.9%	240 (87.0%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.6%)	67.1	86^th of 368 public middle schools	76.6%		67.1	91^st of 363 public middle schools	74.9%	5			63.3	60.7	35.2	44.3		50.8			58.3	55.7	46.3	53.2		53.5	43.3	50.6		47.5	$14,860	$759	$14,100
Jefferson West Elementary School	Public	K-4	301 Main Street	Meriden	66512	Jefferson County	Jefferson West	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 484-2455	320	20	16.0	34.4%	278 (86.9%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.8%)	70.8	171^st of 657 public elementary schools	74.0%		74.8	142^nd of 656 public elementary schools	78.4%	29	59.7	58.5						59.2	50.7	60.4						55.0					$13,291	$1,251	$12,040
Jefferson West Preschool	Public	PK	500 E Sunflower Blvd	Ozawkie	66070	Jefferson County	Jefferson West	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(785) 484-2455	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Oskaloosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	404 Park Street	Oskaloosa	66066	Jefferson County	Oskaloosa Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 863-2254	255	27	9.3	54.5%	230 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.5%)	38.2	434^th of 657 public elementary schools	33.9%		44.4	370^th of 656 public elementary schools	43.6%	64	24.1	26.2	70.0	44.4				40.1	10.3	23.8	36.7	58.3				32.8	50.0			50.0	$17,758	$2,494	$15,264
Oskaloosa Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	404 Park Street	Oskaloosa	66066	Jefferson County	Oskaloosa Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 863-2281	247	27	9.2	52.6%	230 (93.1%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	30.3	259^th of 340 public high schools	23.8%		27.1	252^nd of 332 public high schools	24.1%	7					31.3	29.4	31.2	30.7					50.0	42.8	27.1	38.3		40.0	22.2	31.0	$17,749	$1,380	$16,368
Perry-Lecompton Middle	Public	5-8	408 Lecompton Rd	Perry	66073	Jefferson County	Perry Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 597-5159	234	17	13.8	39.7%	197 (84.2%)	7 (3.0%)	16 (6.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	33	259^th of 368 public middle schools	29.6%		47.5	180^th of 363 public middle schools	50.4%	79			60.4	34.9	38.5	44.3		44.1			43.4	34.9	23.1	23.7		31.3	52.8	32.8		42.1	$12,238	$2,559	$9,678
Perry Lecompton High	Public	9-12	404 Lecompton Rd	Perry	66073	Jefferson County	Perry Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 597-5124	268	19	14.0	29.9%	226 (84.3%)	3 (1.1%)	19 (7.1%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	54.7	151^st of 340 public high schools	55.6%		35.6	225^th of 332 public high schools	32.2%	74							39.3	39.3							39.3	39.3			32.1	32.1	$13,980	$2,523	$11,456
Perry Lecompton Virtual	Public	7-12	203 West Bridge Street	Perry	66073	Jefferson County	Perry Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(785) 597-5138	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Valley Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	700 Oak Street	Valley Falls	66088	Jefferson County	Valley Falls	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 945-3221	262	23	11.5	32.8%	232 (88.5%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	22.5	536^th of 657 public elementary schools	18.4%		41.8	395^th of 656 public elementary schools	39.8%	141	41.9	42.9	37.0	12.5	31.4	25.0		31.5	16.1	50.0	33.3	12.5	25.7	17.9		25.4	22.2	32.1		27.3	$15,475	$1,544	$13,931
Valley Falls High	Public	9-12	601 Elm Street	Valley Falls	66088	Jefferson County	Valley Falls	No	No	No	No	(785) 945-3229	122	12	10.0	29.5%	109 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	21.7	287^th of 340 public high schools	15.6%		20.4	273^rd of 332 public high schools	17.8%	14							26.1	26.1							26.1	26.1			15.6	15.6	$16,009	$605	$15,404
Jefferson County North High	Public	9-12	302 5th Street	Winchester	66097	Jefferson County	Jefferson County North	No	No	No	No	(913) 774-8515	117	14	8.3	31.6%	113 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	61.3	114^th of 340 public high schools	66.5%		55.7	132^nd of 332 public high schools	60.2%	18							44.8	44.8							31.0	31.0			41.7	41.7	$17,891	$386	$17,505
Jefferson County North Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Charger Lane	Nortonville	66060	Jefferson County	Jefferson County North	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 886-3870	338	25	13.3	38.2%	325 (96.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	61	239^th of 657 public elementary schools	63.6%		48.5	344^th of 656 public elementary schools	47.6%	105	76.2	52.8	33.3	44.7	44.1	29.0		45.2	76.2	52.8	36.7	45.8	38.2	12.9		42.5	60.0	22.6		41.0	$12,915	$439	$12,477

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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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